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Bridging Borders at Sea

Bridging Borders at Sea

HMCS Ottawa is currently taking part in multinational exercise La Perouse 25, centered around a French Carrier Strike Group. The exercise involves nine partner nations and takes place in the coasts and straits between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean: Malacca, Sunda, and Lombok. During the exercise, commanding officers from the different ships had […]

Representatives from HMCS Ottawa, the Town Council of Onagawa, and the Kanda family, surround the memorial to Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray VC, DSC, following the ceremony on Nov. 26 in Onagawa, Japan. Photo: Sailor 3rd Class Jacob Saunders.

HMCS Ottawa Honours Canadian War Hero in Onagawa, Japan

Defence Stories, Canada.ca  —  Members of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa, currently deployed on Operation Horizon, participated in a special ceremony in Onagawa, Japan, on Nov. 26, honouring a Canadian war hero. Lieutenant (Lt) Robert Hampton Gray, a Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve Pilot, received the Victoria Cross as a result of his actions and […]

Care packages collected by the Esquimalt MFRC and Cowichan Valley Hospital are packaged and sent off to HMCS Ottawa while deployed over the holidays. Photos provided.

Morale Mail, A Gesture of Gratitude for HMCS Ottawa

Paul Dagonese, Lookout Staff  —  As the holiday season approaches, a heartwarming collaboration between Island Health’s Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) and the Esquimalt Military Family Resource Center (MFRC) has ensured that the 250 sailors aboard His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa won’t feel forgotten while deployed far from home. A collection of care packages and handwritten […]