#BravoZulu - Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Toronto returned to her home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia on January 18, 2015, after a successful seven month-long deployment in the Mediterranean Sea on Operation REASSURANCE, Canadas response to Russias military aggression towards Ukraine. Like and share to show your appreciation of the HMCS Toronto crew for their service! Quick facts: - HMCS Toronto and its helicopter air detachment were tasked to patrol the Mediterranean and Black Sea’s through the monitoring of shipping to help detect, deter and protect against terrorist activity as part of Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2). - HMCS Toronto seamlessly conducted joint operations with NATO allies throughout the deployment.Since deploying in July, the ship travelled more than 30,809 nautical miles in the Atlantic Ocean, and the Mediterranean and Black Seas. The ship’s helicopter detachment flew 181 sorties totaling more than 445 flying hours. Read full story: bit.ly/1yhm0bP
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 19:00:01 +0000
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