Scouting the beach

Amphibious Scout Team 2 comes ashore on Royal Beach near Metchosin during Jointex littoral exercises.

Scouting the shoreline

Amphibious Scout Teams taking part in Jointex 13 make their way up the coast of Vancouver Island to practice littoral exercises in the waters off Metchosin.

Beach day

Sailors with the Royal Canadian Navy navigate rigid hull inflatable boats carrying soldiers from the Royal 22e Régiment, to conduct a beach landing exercise near CFB Esquimalt during Exercise Trident Fury.

Sky to sea with Trident Fury

Cpl Philippe Morin feels the wind pushing up on his flippers as he jumps out of a  Hercules aircraft near CFB Esquimalt during Exercise Trident Fury 13.

Flying the new naval ensign

The new naval ensign flies on HMCS Halifax after the colours ceremony held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Another bust for HMCS Toronto

HMCS Toronto provides cover during the naval boarding of a dhow in the Indian Ocean on May 6, 2013. Toronto’s boarding party recovered more than 315 kilograms of heroin during the search.

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  • Laden with gear, Amphibious Scout Team 1 swims ashore during littoral exercises off Metchosin.

    Surf to sand during amphibious exercise

    When spending a sunny spring day at the beach, one seldom expects to see groups of armed military personnel trudge up out of the surf.That’s what beach-side revellers in Metchosin would have seen last week as military members from the U.S. and Canada performed amphibious littoral exercises. “Littoral exercises take our troops from the wet [...]

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  • Capt Fahim Awan, LS Luis Lemus, MCpl Brad Axworthy, and MS Sarah Zimmer hold up boots and a sign, ready for their fundraising drive.

    Filling their boots for charity

    The third annual Nijmegen boot drive in support of the Military Families Fund and Soldier On is taking place May 14 from 6:30 to 8 a.m. at the entrance gates to Dockyard, Naden and Colwood. “We are hoping to raise between $5,000 and $6,000 this year for these charities,” said Nijmegen team leader, CPO2 Chris [...]

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  • LS Litter helps fellow diver LS Marc Andre Ouimet get into the water for a dive.

    In-depth training for clearance divers

    Nine sailors are hoping to join an elite group of divers this August by enduring the rigours of the year-long Royal Canadian Navy Clearance Diving Officer/QL5A Clearance Diver course. Last Tuesday off Brentwood Bay, Lookout joined the sea portion of the CUMA Rebreather phase from this specialty course to talk to the trainers and divers [...]

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