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It is an Arleigh Burke. They do carry Tomahawk land attack missiles.

Didn't we pledge a rapid response force (not yet created or staffed) for UN peacekeeping ops?

My understanding is that, at the time Canada bought its C-17, while the end of the production run was in view, no closing down action had yet begun and it was still in full production. Had Canada asked for 12 to 15, it could easily have been handled by extending the forecasted date of the...

Yes. I am surprised the Coast Guard hasn't divested itself of those by transffering them to the naval reserve yet.

I'd like to point out that the Coast Guard does have some ships assigned to do constabulary work: Some of the mid-shore patrol vessels are assigned to carry RCMP officers on law enforcement taskings and as a result, carry two different government ID plates. The Coast Guard one and the RCMP one.

Technically, for the purposes of the laws I mentioned above, ORIOLE is a "warship". As such she is entitled to all the various immunities associated with a warship under those laws and should they be captured in wartime, all aboard would be considered P.O.W under the Geneva Conventions.

So basically, we'll buy specialized equipment and train like crazy to "master" disaster relief for five years, won't be called upon to actually do it so people will forget about it, then the equipment will fall into disrepair and be left aside and we'll all go back to actual military work ...

There is a difference between the legal definition of a "warship" for the purpose of the Law of the Sea or for the purpose of the Law of Armed Conflicts and what makes a naval vessel a "combatant" vs "non-combatant" for our own internal operations purposes. When interacting with civilian...

So basically they are arguing we should go the nuclear attack submarine route. ;)

Jezebel!!!!

Well, if the gas tank was full, got split and there was a spark, it wasn't an explosion but you get one hell of a fireball in a hurry and to the uneducated, its' "an explosion". P.S.: That's usually how I get my burn pile going: about a gallon of gasoline and throw in a lit ball of newspaper...

I was, of course, referring to the time not long ago when the Admiral decided to park half the MCDV along the wall so he could man the main fleet and was quickly overridden by politicians in Ottawa who don't know any better. Parking ships alongside used to be a time tested way of dealing with...

Yep! Try that one in Canada and see what happens.

The equipment wasn't soaked, we were ...

It depends on how you mean this. If you mean that because the Reg Force Major is on full time he/she can accomplish more, then yes, fine. But if you means that it is because he/she is Reg Force vs. Res Force, then I think you may be in for a surprise. My personal experience is that Res Force...

HDW is three times the size of HAIDA. How many times do we have to explain to you landlubbers that size for ships is based on displacement, not length/width/height.

When did they build those funky looking decorative container cranes on the waterfront trail?

I thought Masset (Haida Gwai?) had been shut down?

Ah! The Montreal downtown development model is spreading.

I didn't see any specific location in the article, other than CFB Halifax, which could include anything from the main base to the old FF/DC school or even Shearwater for that matter.