Yesterday saw the Departure of the FGS Bonn from the dockyard. Today brought the arrival of USCGC Campbell. Campbell was last in Halifax back in Nov 2011. Us Budget constraints have reduced visits by US vessels in Recent years.
Approximately 900 personnel from the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal
Canadian Air Force are participating in a major fleet exercise this week
until March 14, 2014, off the Eastern seaboard. This exercise will also
see the contribution of United States Coast Guard vessel, USCG
Campbell, and the Federal German Ship (FGS) Bonn, a Berlin-class
replenishment ship
Participating units from Canada are Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Ships
Iroquois, Preserver, Ville de Quebec and Windsor, as well as a 14 Wing
Greenwood CP-140 Aurora aircraft and a 12 Wing Shearwater CH-124 Sea
King helicopter. This specific exercise also aims to prepare HMCS Ville de Quebec to
conduct pre-deployment training of a ship’s company in preparation for
future naval deployments.
