National Defence and the Canadian Forces
- 1 Minister MacKay marks the official opening of the William Hall VC Building.
- 2 The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, speaks to CAF members at the rotunda of the General Jean V. Allard Building at St-Jean Garrison during a ministerial announcement as part of his visit to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu on 10 May 2013.
- 3 Lieutenant Tobi Dwyer and a nurse at a Canadian Forces Health Services Centre
- 4 A member of the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) during Exercise TRIDENT FURY 13.
- 5 A United States Coast Guard H-60 Jayhawk helicopter.
Minister MacKay, accompanied by members of the Canadian Armed Forces, marks the official opening of the William Hall VC Building, the new Health Services Centre at 14 Wing Greenwood. Related information…
The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, speaks to CAF members at the rotunda of the General Jean V. Allard Building at St-Jean Garrison during a ministerial announcement as part of his visit to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu on 10 May 2013. Related information…
Lieutenant Tobi Dwyer (left) from Halifax Nova Scotia, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Atlantic, Captain Jennifer Drew (Centre) from Edmonton Alberta, a nursing officer at 1 Field Ambulance in Edmonton and Commander Todd Stein, an American ICU nurse, are treating a patient at the Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit (R3 MMU) in Afghanistan. 
After jumping into the Pacific Ocean near the shores of Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt British Columbia, a member of the Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) Clearance Divers places his weapon on his rucksac prior to his swim to the shore on May 7, 2013 to conduct a beach landing site reconnaissance during Exercise TRIDENT FURY 13. 
A United States Coast Guard H-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Air Station Sitka, Alaska, hovers over the deck of HMCS Edmonton as a USCG Rescue Swimmer and RCAF Search and Rescue Technician are hoisted on board, during a search and rescue exercise held on April 30, 2013, off the coast of Prince Rupert, B.C. Related information…Operations
Following a request from the French Government, the Canadian Government committed one RCAF CC-177 transport aircraft, in a non-combat role, to transport equipment into the Malian capital of Bamako. More…
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