Equipment

HMCS REGINA - HMCS Regina's helicopter "Drifter", a CH-124 Sea King hovers during a forecastle (foc'sle) transfer training exercise during Operation ARTEMIS in the Arabian Sea on September 22, 2012.

Operation ARTEMIS is the Canadian Forces (CF) participation in maritime security and counter-terrorism operations in the Arabian Sea region with the multinational coalition task force CTF 150, which operates under Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).

CMF is a multi-national naval partnership, which exists to promote security, stability and prosperity across approximately 2.5 million square miles of international waters in the Middle East, which encompass some of the world's most important shipping lanes. The presence of HMCS REGINA in the Arabian Sea region operating with CTF 150 also gives Canada the flexibility and capability to respond quickly to emerging crises in the region.

Photo: Corporal Rick Ayer, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia, © 2012 DND-MDN Canada

Trouty, Newfoundland — September 28, 2010, a CH-124 Sea King from 423 Squadron, Shearwater, Nova Scotia and staging out 9 Wing Gander, Newfoundland in support of the Hurricane Igor relief efforts, takes off from a river bed in the small community of Trouty, Newfoundland.

Trouty, Newfoundland — September 28, 2010, a CH-124 Sea King from 423 Squadron, Shearwater, Nova Scotia and staging out 9 Wing Gander, Newfoundland in support of the Hurricane Igor relief efforts, takes off from a river bed in the small community of Trouty, Newfoundland.

Operation LAMA (A) 02-10 is the Canadian Forces (CF) joint response led by Canada Command and conducted through Joint Task Force Atlantic (JTFA) to the devastation caused by Hurricane Igor to southern and eastern Newfoundland on 21 September 2010. The domestic humanitarian relief mission incorporated Canadian Forces land, maritime and air assets to deliver much needed assistance to isolated Newfoundland communities cut off by severe road damage.

Photo credit: MCpl Angela Abbey, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, © 2010 DND-MDN Canada

Resolute Bay, NU — August 19, 2011, a CH-124 Sea King helicopter, the air detachment for Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) St. John's, lands at Resolute Bay Airport during Operation NANOOK 11.

Resolute Bay, NU — August 19, 2011, a CH-124 Sea King helicopter, the air detachment for Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) St. John's, lands at Resolute Bay Airport during Operation NANOOK 11.

Operation NANOOK 11 is the centerpiece of three major sovereignty operations conducted annually by the Canadian Forces in Canada's North. Exercising Canada's Arctic sovereignty is a priority area of Canada's Northern Strategy and such operations enable the Canadian Forces to demonstrate its ability to operate effectively in the challenging environment of Canada's North.

Photo credit: MCpl Randy Burnside, © 2011 DND-MDN Canada

12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia — On October 11, 2012, Warrant Officer (WO) Alain AESOP from 406 Squadron, in the CH Sea King helicopter, guides Captain (Capt) Marlon Mongeon, student pilot, during a lifting barrels exercise. Photo Credit: Cpl Nedia Coutinho, 12 Wing Imaging Services, Shearwater, Nova Scotia, © 2012 DND-MDN Canada

Aircraft 801 in flight during the Ship Helicopter Operating Limitations II trials.

Team photo of Department of National Defence and Sikorsky personnel during maintenance demonstrations.

Aircraft 801 landing on HMCS Montréal during the second round of the Ship Helicopter Operating Limitations trials.