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FMF shops hit their mark for royal 21-gun salute
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Perched atop a bluff at Black Rock Naval Battery, a nine-member gun crew of Naval Fleet School (Pacific) fired off the traditional 21-gun salute with expert precision. The thunderous roar echoed across the Esquimalt Harbour for Princess Anne’s visit last month. The five-pound blank casing shells detonated from the barrels of three Quick-Firing 12-pounder, 12 […]
Les magasins de la FMF ont fait leur marque pour la salve royale de 21 coups de canon
Peter Mallett, Rédacteur en chef — Perché au sommet d’une falaise de la batterie navale de Black Rock, un équipage de neuf canons de l’École navale (Pacifique) a tiré la traditionnelle salve de 21 coups de canon avec une précision d’expert. Le tonnerre a résonné dans le […]
HMCS Calgary’s Change of Command
NCdt Shelby Andrews, HMCS Calgary — On May 13, the Officers and Crew of HMCS Calgary assembled in the Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess for the Change of Command ceremony, where Commodore (Cmdre) David Mazur presided over the transfer of Command from Commander (Cdr) Jeremy Samson, outgoing Commanding Officer (CO), to Cdr Matt Woodburn. Calgary’s outgoing and incoming COs have much in common as they […]
