By David Pugliese
Defence Watch
HMCS Regina returned to Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Wednesday after an eight-month deployment in support of Operations ARTEMIS and REASSURANCE.
HMCS Regina departed Esquimalt on January 6, 2014, for the Arabian Sea region in support of Operation ARTEMIS, the navy pointed out in its news release. HMCS Regina was re-tasked on April 30, 2014, to Operation REASSURANCE to join Standing NATO Maritime Forces in the Mediterranean Sea. That was to be part of Canada’s response to the crisis in Ukraine.
“The HMCS Regina’s deployments on Operation ARTEMIS and Operation REASSURANCE demonstrate Canada’s steadfast commitment to international peace and security …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
