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OP LUSTRE
Credit: Sub-Lieutenant David Lewis
Operation LUSTRE is the Canadian Forces (CF) joint response led by Canada Command and conducted through Joint Task Force West (JTFW) to the flooding on the Assiniboine River in Southern Manitoba. This domestic humanitarian relief mission incorporates Canadian Forces Army, Navy and Air Force assets to deliver much needed assistance to communities affected by these floods.
In coordination with the Government of Canada and the Provincial Government of Manitoba, a high readiness Army unit based out of CFB Shilo, Manitoba, is deploying to the affected areas to assist in multiple tasks, including: the provision of planning and coordination assistance; provision of support to preserve essential infrastructure, reinforce existing dykes and observe and monitor the sandbag dykes; provision of essential logistical and material support; and assistance in the voluntary evacuation of civilians where the flood poses a threat to their lives.
© 2011, DND/MDN, Canada. By using this image, you agree to the following notices: www.forces.gc.ca/site/notices-avis-eng.asp.
Operation LUSTRE is the Canadian Forces (CF) joint response led by Canada Command and conducted through Joint Task Force West (JTFW) to the flooding on the Assiniboine River in Southern Manitoba. This domestic humanitarian relief mission incorporates Canadian Forces Army, Navy and Air Force assets to deliver much needed assistance to communities affected by these floods.
In coordination with the Government of Canada and the Provincial Government of Manitoba, a high readiness Army unit based out of CFB Shilo, Manitoba, is deploying to the affected areas to assist in multiple tasks, including: the provision of planning and coordination assistance; provision of support to preserve essential infrastructure, reinforce existing dykes and observe and monitor the sandbag dykes; provision of essential logistical and material support; and assistance in the voluntary evacuation of civilians where the flood poses a threat to their lives.
© 2011, DND/MDN, Canada. By using this image, you agree to the following notices: www.forces.gc.ca/site/notices-avis-eng.asp.
OP LOTUS
Credit: Combat Camera
Operation LOTUS 1-11 is the Canadian Forces (CF) joint response led by Canada Command and conducted through Joint Task Force East (JTFE) to the floods in Montérégie, Québec. The domestic humanitarian relief mission incorporates Canadian Forces Army, Navy and Air Force assets to deliver much needed assistance to communities affected by these floods.
In coordination with the Federal Government of Canada and the Provincial Government of Québec, approximately 500 members from the Land Domestic Task Force, based in Valcartier, along with approximately 100 reservists from the Territorial Battle Group, based in Montreal, are deployed in the affected areas. They are engaged in multiple tasks, including: protection of infrastructure by placing sandbags, assistance in the evacuation of people in the affected areas and the conduct of safety patrols.
© 2011, DND/MDN, Canada. By using this image, you agree to the following notices: www.forces.gc.ca/site/notices-avis-eng.asp.
Operation LOTUS 1-11 is the Canadian Forces (CF) joint response led by Canada Command and conducted through Joint Task Force East (JTFE) to the floods in Montérégie, Québec. The domestic humanitarian relief mission incorporates Canadian Forces Army, Navy and Air Force assets to deliver much needed assistance to communities affected by these floods.
In coordination with the Federal Government of Canada and the Provincial Government of Québec, approximately 500 members from the Land Domestic Task Force, based in Valcartier, along with approximately 100 reservists from the Territorial Battle Group, based in Montreal, are deployed in the affected areas. They are engaged in multiple tasks, including: protection of infrastructure by placing sandbags, assistance in the evacuation of people in the affected areas and the conduct of safety patrols.
© 2011, DND/MDN, Canada. By using this image, you agree to the following notices: www.forces.gc.ca/site/notices-avis-eng.asp.
NUNALIVUT 2010
Credit: DND
PO 2 R. Parker from HMCS CHIPPAWA surfacing after a dive in Alert using a LWSSDS (Light-Weight Surface-Supplied Diving System).
PO 2 R. Parker from HMCS CHIPPAWA surfacing after a dive in Alert using a LWSSDS (Light-Weight Surface-Supplied Diving System).
Credit: DND
MS Hart from HMCS MALAHAT is holding up the Navy flag outside the dive tent.
MS Hart from HMCS MALAHAT is holding up the Navy flag outside the dive tent.
Credit: Corporal Shilo Adamson, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. 18 April 2010, CFS Alert
Petty Officer 2nd class Igor Sevic (Left) and Master Seaman Dominic Thibeault, members of the Port Inspection Dive Team, rig an ice block in preparation for lifting and removal from a freshly cut dive site on the Dumbbell Bay sea ice during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
The Port Inspection Dive Team prepares a dive site on the sea ice in Dumbbell Bay during Operation NUNALIVUT 10. This operation marks the longest sustained Canadian Forces diving operation in the high Artic in history to date. During the three-week dive operation from 6 to 26 April 2010, the team estimates they will have conducted 75 dives totaling more than 50 hours of diving under the ice.
Petty Officer 2nd class Igor Sevic (Left) and Master Seaman Dominic Thibeault, members of the Port Inspection Dive Team, rig an ice block in preparation for lifting and removal from a freshly cut dive site on the Dumbbell Bay sea ice during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
The Port Inspection Dive Team prepares a dive site on the sea ice in Dumbbell Bay during Operation NUNALIVUT 10. This operation marks the longest sustained Canadian Forces diving operation in the high Artic in history to date. During the three-week dive operation from 6 to 26 April 2010, the team estimates they will have conducted 75 dives totaling more than 50 hours of diving under the ice.
Credit: Corporal Shilo Adamson, Canadian Forces Combat Camera April 22, 2010
Master Seaman Marie-Josée Martel, a member of the Port Inspection Dive Team, descends into the frigid waters on a morning dive under the sea ice of Dumbbell Bay near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
Master Seaman Marie-Josée Martel, a member of the Port Inspection Dive Team, descends into the frigid waters on a morning dive under the sea ice of Dumbbell Bay near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
Credit: Corporal Shilo Adamson, Canadian Forces Combat Camera April 22, 2010
Leading Seaman Timmothy Zurbriggen, a member of the Port Inspection Dive Team, gets into the frigid waters for a morning dive under the sea ice of Dumbbell Bay near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
Leading Seaman Timmothy Zurbriggen, a member of the Port Inspection Dive Team, gets into the frigid waters for a morning dive under the sea ice of Dumbbell Bay near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
Credit: Corporal Shilo Adamson, Canadian Forces Combat Camera April 22, 2010
Leading Seaman Timmothy Zurbriggen, a member of the Port Inspection Dive Team, gets into the frigid waters for a morning dive under the sea ice of Dumbbell Bay near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
Leading Seaman Timmothy Zurbriggen, a member of the Port Inspection Dive Team, gets into the frigid waters for a morning dive under the sea ice of Dumbbell Bay near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
Credit: Corporal Shilo Adamson, Canadian Forces Combat Camera. April 24, 2010
An Inukshuk located on Oopik Island, near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
An Inukshuk located on Oopik Island, near Canadian Forces Station Alert during Operation NUNALIVUT 10.
Operation NUNALIVUT 10 is one of three joint operations conducted annually by the Canadian Forces in Canada's North. It employs the unique capabilities of the Canadian Rangers in support of Joint Task Force North (JTFN) operations in the extreme environment of the high Artic. The operation ran from 6-30 April 2010 out of Alert, Canada's most Northerly permanently inhabited location.
- Date Modified:
- 2012-06-18
