Canadian navy frigate deploys on 6-month counter terrorism mission
Last Sunday, HMCS Fredericton with her 245 servicemen and women departed from Halifax for a six-month deployment to the Middle East. Fredericton will be integrated into Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), which conducts counterterrorism and counterpiracy operations in the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean. Canadian officials claim that these naval missions are a continuous imperative to maintaining good order on the sea and preserving regional stability in and around the Middle East.
(Courtesy “Daily Intelligence Brief”. World Naval Edition, October 27 2009. Office of the Asia-Pacific Advisor, Maritime Forces Pacific, Canadian Navy)
October 29, 2009 at 1:08 pm