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Commander Darren Sleen (left) and Chief Petty Officer 1st Class André Aubry (right) invite Josée Lafontaine and Laura Brackenbury to cut the cake.

Naval Training Group turns ten!

NTG Public Affairs  —  “Everyone in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) shares the same professional goal: to force generate maritime capabilities for employment at the direction of the Government of Canada,” said Commander (Cdr) Darren Sleen, Commander Naval Training Group (CNTG), during a recent address. The assembly of military and civilian members gathered at Work Point’s […]

Captain (Navy) Kevin Whiteside with his family.

Five questions with CFB Esquimalt Base Commander Captain (Navy) Kevin Whiteside

Lookout Staff — Father’s Day Edition: Q. How do you balance being a father at home and a leader at the Base? Can you share some strategies you use to manage both effectively? A. It’s not easy and is something that requires constant focus. I am fortunate to have an incredible spouse who is an absolute superhero, who has somehow found a way to raise […]

Member’s of CANSUBFOR preparing the ELSS pod for transfer onto HMCS Chicoutimi. Photos supplied

HMCS Chicoutimi conducts pod posting exercise

CANSUBFOR  —  HMCS Chicoutimi conducted an Emergency Life Saving Stores (ELSS) pod posting exercise at the end of May. Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (CPO2) Nelson Harvey, exercise organizer and subject matter expert, said the exercise was intended to educate submariners on how to bring a container of essential supplies onto a submarine stuck on the ocean floor. […]