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Members of Victoria's Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club provide musical accompaniment during a Lion Dance. Photo: Peter Mallett / Lookout

Lion dancers bring festive cheer for the Lunar New Year

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer —  A giant drum, hand-hammered gong and cymbals sounded at the main entrance of Rear-Admiral (RAdm) Christopher Robinson’s official residence as two brightly coloured red and yellow lions warmed up the mood on Feb. 14. The lion dancers from Victoria’s Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club have cleansed CFB Esquimalt of ‘bad mojo’ while […]

Members of CANSUBFOR HQ Det Halifax deliver mail, rations, and personnel to HMC Submarine Windsor in Halifax Harbour, with support from Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Granville. Photo: Lt(N) Halerewich.

Soutien au service silencieux

Lt(N) Christian Jax,  CANSUBFOR  — Napoléon a dit : “ Les amateurs discutent de tactique, les professionnels discutent de logistique “. Bien que peut-être simpliste, l’idée que l’on ne peut ignorer la logistique qu’à ses risques et périls est largement acceptée.   Petits mais puissants, les sous-marins n’ont pas la place de s’approvisionner en matériel […]

Members of CANSUBFOR HQ Det Halifax deliver mail, rations, and personnel to HMC Submarine Windsor in Halifax Harbour, with support from Canadian Forces Auxiliary Vessel Granville. Photo: Lt(N) Halerewich.

Supporting the Silent Service

Lt(N) Christian Jax,  CANSUBFOR  —    Napolean famously said, ‘The amateurs discuss tactics; the professionals discuss logistics’. While perhaps simplistic, the view that logistics are ignored only at one’s peril is widely accepted. Small but mighty, submarines do not have the space for additional supplies. They rely on the Canadian Submarine Force (CANSUBFOR) Logistical Department […]