Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment
Canada is a signatory to a NATO Standardization Agreement which provides descriptions of types of naval and non-naval vessels for
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Author: RUSI(NS) Staff
Strategic Change and Canadian Shipbuilding
There is an increasing amount of commentary about the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). This discussion is mainly connected to the
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Simulated Diplomacy: Mock Afghan Village Demonstration at Canada’s Embassy in Washington, DC
The Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. launched a two-day conference about Canada’s operations in Afghanistan to inform U.S. legislators, U.S.,
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City’s Saviours: The Military Response to the Halifax Explosion
(Editor’s note: The following is the talk on the subject given by Colonel John Boileau, Canadian Army (retired), to members
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The National Shipbuilding Strategy Needs to be Revamped
In 2003 John Manley, then federal government Minister of Finance, said that shipbuilding in Canada was a “sunset industry” and
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Wendat Invocation for MV ASTERIX
On 20 July 2017, the Motor Vessel (MV) Asterix was ‘unveiled’ at an event similar to that of a ceremony
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Supporting Veterans in Long Term Care
On 18 October 2017, Lynne McCloskey, A/Director Long Term Care & Disability Benefits Directorate, Veterans Affairs Canada, briefed the Royal United
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Armoury and Armouries
An armoury is a place where weapons are stored. Two or more such places are armouries. In the USA, an
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ST ROCH Memorial
A message form Inspector Dan Tanner, RCMP (retired) and President of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. This
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HMCS ST JOHN’S and Operation REASSURANCE
The popular RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker series continued on 4 October 2017 with a presentation by Commander Sheldon Gillis. The charismatic
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Unveiling Ships
‘Unveiling’ seem to be coming a term increasingly used in shipbuilding, at least for Canadian government ships (though not for
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