All Entries Tagged With: "CFB Esquimalt"
“Can you hear me now?” NAV COMM RQS2 Training at NFSA
Master Sailor Danny Laplante, Naval Communicator Instructor, Naval Fleet School (Atlantic) — A unique training opportunity unfolded for seven students from the Naval Communicator (NAV COMM) Rank Qualification Sailor Second Class (RQS2) course in Halifax. Naval Fleet School Atlantic trialed a hands-on learning experience early within the overall NAV COMM training sequence of studies for […]
DND/CAF Eagle Staff
Indigenous soldiers brought valuable skills from their backgrounds, excelling as snipers and reconnaissance scouts. At least 50 were awarded medals for bravery, including Métis sniper Henry Louis Norwest, known for his remarkable patience and credited with 115 enemy kills before his death on Aug. 8, 1918. Despite past injustices, Indigenous soldiers enlisted again during WWII, […]
CFB Esquimalt Detachment Matsqui installs flood barrier to protect critical communications hub
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class L. Chance Sheffield — The CFB Esquimalt Detachment Matsqui (EDM) has installed a new flood barrier system to protect its vital communication infrastructure. This move comes in response to repeated flooding incidents that have threatened […]
