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Alan Dennis presents a painting of Royal Navy vessel HMS Griffin to Tatiana Robinson, CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum Curator, Nov. 17. Photo: Peter Mallett/Lookout

New Museum painting, a nod to the past

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer  — HMS Griffin returns to homeport  CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum now boasts another great addition to its collection: a historic painting of the Royal Navy (RN) vessel HMS Griffin. The acrylic on canvas rendering of the Griffin is the creation of Hugh Knollys, former Royal Navy (RN) Lieutenant-Commander and marine artist […]

Trial participant Corporal Quian Meftah of 35 Combat Engineer Regiment displays her C5B gas mask outside the gas hut, Nov. 29, 2023, at CFB Esquimalt's Damage Control Training Facility Galiano. Photo: Peter Mallett/Lookout

Canada leads the way in building better fitting respirators

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A made-in-Canada invention is poised to make respirators used in Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) training more inclusive for all Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.  The final testing phase for the C5B respirator occurred at CFB Esquimalt’s Damage Control Training Facility Galiano in Colwood at the end of November. Those leading the […]

Lookout Newspaper, January 15 2024

Volume 69, Issue 2, January 15, 2024

This week #LookoutNavyNews brings news of inventions and joy across all corners of the fleet. Read the full edition!