Ardesco ab Venter – CCG Dive Team’s turn to be rescued
The first part of the title, loosely translated from Latin, means Fire from the Belly. This was the motto of
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Author: RUSI(NS) Staff
Secure, Strong, Engaged – the New Canada Defence Policy
This past Friday, 9 June 2017, the Honourable Scott Brison, Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia, and President of
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Jetties, Piers and Wharfs
References: A. Harbours, Piers & Wharfs, Pile Buck, 1990 B. Breakwaters, Jetties, Bulkheads & Seawalls, Pile Buck, 1992 The terms
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Understanding Amphibious and Marine Force Structures
Ananda Narasimhan’s article “Should Canada create an amphibious force,” published on the NATO Association of Canada (NOAC) website on May
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Remembering Merchant Mariners
The first weekend of May each year, Canada remembers those who served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the Royal
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RCMP Human Remains Detection Dog – Innovative Research in Nova Scotia
by Blair Gilmore On May 10, 2017, as part of their Distinguished Speaker program, the Royal United Services Institute of
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Ship Sponsor
A “ship sponsor” is a representative of the authority who ordered the building of the ship, and is a tradition
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Hull Wraps for Canadian Warships
Normally an article about a paint scheme on the hull of a BC ferry would not draw the attention of
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Operation LENTUS 17-01 Canadian Armed Forces Assistance to New Brunswick in Response to Ice Storm January-February 2017
On 5 April 2017, Brigadier-General C.J. Turenne, Commander 5 Canadian Division and Deputy Commander Joint Task Force Atlantic, briefed the Royal
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Pals and Buddies – Canada, the First World War, and Vimy
On April 2, 2017, the Dalhousie Undergraduate History Society1 invited Honorary Colonel John Boileau2 to give a lecture entitled Canada
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A Tour of the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic)
On 15 February 2017, Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) [FDU(A)] hosted members of RUSI(NS), the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team and other
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