A test version of the CH148 Cyclone maritime helicopter, owned and operated by SIkorsky Aircraft Corporation, arrived for its first visit to 12 Wing Shearwater on February 19, 2010. The helicopter will remain in Shearwater for several weeks while conducting Ship Helicopter...
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A local hero has finally received his due. More than 90 years after Pte Jeremiah Jones single-handedly attacked and captured a German machine gun nest during the battle of Vimy Ridge, his family received his Canadian Forces Medallion for Distinguished Service....
A banner reading ‘Welcome home, Nova Scotia heroes’ was part of the rousing reception that greeted HMCS Halifax as the ship returned to Halifax from Haiti on March 2, 2010. Despite bitterly cold weather and wind, a large and noisy crowd of friends and family was on the jetty waving Canadian flags, cheering and applauding as the ship came alongside.
When Canada learned of the devastation in Haiti, the government was quick to respond, deploying several elements of the CF to aid in relief efforts. 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron at 12 Wing Shearwater sent the Helicopter Air Detachment (HELAIRDET) for HMCS Athabaskan. The HELAIRDET consists of a CH124 Sea King...
Lt Robert Hampton Gray, a Second World War naval aviator, has the distinction of being the last Canadian to be awarded the prestigious Victoria Cross. This summer, an expected 30,000 to 40,000 spectators will have the rare opportunity to see one of Gray’s aircraft, the Corsair, buzzing the skies over 12 Wing Shearwater....
Ensuring the security of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games is a massive task, one that the CF and other government partners have been working towards for years. For the Defence Team, combine this task with delivering on major international commitments—Afghanistan, Haiti, UN and NATO missions—and the...
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