Canadian Task Group 301.1 is the Canadian Navy component of Operation HESTIA which includes the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan, the frigate HMCS Halifax and a Sea King helicopter air detachment under the leadership of Task Group Commander, Captain (Navy) Art McDonald.

Corporal Johanie Maheu

Leading Seaman Bradley Northrup, Naval Weapons Technician, loads ammunition rounds into a 57mm main gun hoist onboard Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Fredericton on 14 November 2009.

Corporal Shilo Adamson

As part of Operation NANOOK 09 soldiers from the Artic Response Company Group conducted an amphibious landing at Iqaluit. The troops were brought ashore in small boats from HMCS Toronto and the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Pierre Radisson.

Cpl Dany Veillette

HMCS Toronto navigates past an iceberg near Frobisher Bay off the coast of Baffin Island while conducting sovereignty patrols as part of Operation NANOOK 09.

Corporal Dany Veillette

A view of HMCS Toronto as the ship sails in Frobisher Bay off the coast of Baffin Island during Operation NANOOK 09.

Jacek Szymanski, DNPA

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Quebec docks in Old Montreal Port during the Great Lakes Deployment.

Jacek Szymanski, DNPA

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Quebec docks in Old Montreal Port during the Great Lakes Deployment.

Jacek Szymanski, DNPA

Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Quebec docks in Old Montreal Port during the Great Lakes Deployment.

Jacek Szymanski, DNPA

Cheers and applause for HMCS WINNIPEG as she sails past Duntz Head on her return.

Cpl Alex Croskery

The HMCS Montréal leaves Dundas Harbour on Devon Island after a refuelling stop during Operation Lancaster. The iceberg in the harbour is one of dozens that were constantly shifting position in the operation area.

Sgt Dennis Power