(Halifax) A second Canadian warship left the port of Halifax for a six-month deployment to North Atlantic and northern European waters in support of NATO.
Posted at 4:00 p.m.
HMCS Halifax will be a member of the 1er Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG1) as part of Operation REASSURANCE, “in support of NATO deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe”.
HMCS Montreal was deployed in January to the Mediterranean and Black Seas.
The frigate Halifax has 253 crew members. It will be deployed with an integrated air detachment operating a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter
According to National Defense Minister Anita Anand, Halifax’s contribution to NATO deterrence measures will help Europe maintain “its power and its sovereignty”.
Mme Anand added that the frigate will help Canada honor its commitments to NATO against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which she called “unwarranted and illegal.”
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