Preparations are underway onboard HMCS Montreal as the crew gets ready for a six-month deployment.
The ship’s company of nearly 240 will set sail on Wednesday for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea as part of a NATO training mission in Central and Eastern Europe.
This is HMCS Montreal’s first time joining “Operation Reassurance.”
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The training mission is currently the country’s largest international military operation.
“HMCS Montreal will deploy with a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter from 12 Wing Shearwater, making it the seventh Cyclone to conduct flight operations as part of Op REASSURANCE,” the Royal Canadian Navy says in a news release.
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The ship replaces HMCS Fredericton, which arrived back home on December 17th.
Families will not be allowed to gather on the pier due to COVID-19 restrictions, but they’ll wave goodbye as the frigate sails past the Halifax waterfront.
The ship will set sail at 10 a.m.
