The Lookout
A trip from extreme depths to extreme altitude
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen his father suggested they run one of the most brutal marathons on Earth, a Canadian Submarine Force (CANSUBFOR) submariner knew it would be a challenge. Sergeant (Sgt) Quinn Musgrave, Chief Cook of HMCS Corner Brook, joined…
HMCS Regina returns from refit with a new patch
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHMCS Regina returned to the fleet after a maintenance period on May 19 with a new morale patch. Designed by Sailor First Class (S1) Marianne Maxwell, Weapons Engineering Technician with HMCS Regina, the patch signifies new beginnings for the…
Learning from our partners: Operation Regulus
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter completing a secondment with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)’s diving contingent, one Clearance Diver with Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) (FDU(P)) hopes to bring back some of their emergency procedures and tactical diving oxygen rebreather…
Base Clerk nominated to Sports Hall of Fame
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA well-known customer service support clerk from CFB Esquimalt is being recognized for his significant impact on the wheelchair sports community. Chris Daw from Supply Customer Account Services in HMC Dockyard has been selected for induction…
A boot, an axe and an iPad
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Sub-Lieutenant (SLt) Marty Hagen visited Yellowknife, N.W.T., during a namesake city visit with HMCS Yellowknife’s ship’s company, he did not expect to embark on a side quest. But, alas, on May 17, he found himself assisting Major…
HMCS Vancouver visits namesake city
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeven sailors from HMCS Vancouver conducted a namesake city visit March 2-3. The visit allowed members to share their experiences with Vancouverites during the ship’s previous year’s six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific. Lieutenant (Navy) Sean Ritchie,…
We are Family Dance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRadar, the Esquimalt Military and Family Resource Centre’s (MFRC) mascot, looks forward to a good boogie woogie with you! On March 11, all military and veteran-connected families are invited to celebrate families of all kinds and honour…
Putting the ‘why’ to the ‘how’: COPS II
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat measures should a Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV) crew put up to deter a potential attack from pirates? This is the type of simulated operations seven Naval Reservists from Quebec trained in during a specialized…
Shoot Like A Girl podcast says you can too
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaster Sailor (MS) Kate Gouthro loves listening to podcasts, but remembers saying she could never start a podcast because she is an introvert. Now, as a host of a women-centric podcast, she loves what she does.…
HMCS Ottawa hosts Lion’s share of Christmas
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChristmas cookies crumble onto HMCS Ottawa’s deck as seven daze-eyed children observe Sailor First Class (S1) Deryck Kent, a Marine Technician, in the Machinery Control Room (MCR). “This is what makes the ship run,” he says,…
