A tough weekend for family and friends of fleet members onboard the HMCS Kingston and Summerside.
The ships left Halifax yesterday for a four-month deployment in the Baltic Sea and North Atlantic region as a part of Operation REASSURANCE.
They will be ready to respond in support of NATO Operations if needed.
HMCS Halifax and Montreal are currently stationed there but will return to Canada on July 1st.
Under Operation REASSURANCE, in support of NATO assurance and deterrence measures, the Canadian Armed Forces is maintaining a presence in European waters on a persistent rotational basis since 2014
This will be the first deployment on this Operation for both ships. HMCS Summerside will deploy with an embarked Royal Canadian Navy clearance diving team, supported by mine countermeasure search capabilities using autonomous underwater vehicles aboard HMCS Kingston.
“I am very proud of our team, our shipmates in HMCS Kingston, and members of the Fleet Diving Unit, deploying on Operation REASSURANCE. It is an honour to be part of Canada’s commitment to working with NATO allies in the region as we operate in the European region,” says Commander Jeffrey Anderson, Commanding Officer HMCS Summerside.
