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HMCS WINNIPEG FAMILY BRIEF

WELCOME TO THE

21 September 2015

Command Team

CDR PASCAL BELHUMEURCommanding Officer

LCDR KEVIN WHITESIDE

Executive Officer

CPO1 MICHEL VINCELETTE

Coxswain

Since the Last Brief…

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Porto, Portugal

El Ferrol, Spain

London, England

Lisbon, Portugal (anchor)

Port Visit to Porto, Portugal24 to 31 Aug 2015

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August Fleet 5K Run

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Tours

Working TogetherNRP Don Francisco De Almeida

HNOMS Fridtjof Nansen

ESPS Blas De Lezo

FNS La Motte Picquet

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The Crew

Why We’re Here

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Port Visit in El Ferrol, Spain4 to 6 September 2015

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Port Visit in El Ferrol, Spain4 to 6 September 2015

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The Crew

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Replenishment at Sea with Royal Fleet Auxiliary WAVERULER

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Port Visit in London, England 14 to 19 September 2015

Achievements

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• Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR• Joined SNMG1 • HLTA Chalks 3 & 4• Defence and Security Equipment

International exhibition• Sailed through the English Channel and

the Thames

…Maintaining

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Promotions

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CRCN Coin Presentations

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Sea Service Insignia Presentations

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Interesting FactsVisitorsDuring port visits, Winnipeg given more than 5,000 ship tours to guests.

Miles Traveled:Winnipeg has travelled more than 19,100 nm travelled which is equivalent to driving from Esquimalt to Halifax more than five times.

Sailing days:• Pacific Ocean: 14 days• Atlantic Ocean: 19 days• Mediterranean Sea: 39 days

Time Zone changes:• Hours ahead of Victoria: 8

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Sailing milestones…Thus far Winnipeg has sailed past the following historical battle grounds w/ CAF/ Naval significance.• English Channel • Beaches of Normandy• Trafalgar • Bay of Biscay• Juno Beach

Deployment MilestoneAs of September 10, Winnipeg has completed one third of it’s deployment

Number of times the XO has said “Awesome” over the main Broadcast:• Approximately 240 times

Staying Fit at Sea…

…withPSP Staff Sylvain Verrier

Thank you for the Crafts & Care Packages!

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The Crew receives your gifts

Credits

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Photographs…Cpl Stuart MacNeil…Image TechAnd LS Dom Tetreault…NavComm

Slides…PO1 Brian Whitman…MFRC Rep

“Fun facts” & Public Affairs Info…SLt Jamie Tobin…PAO

“Awesome’s” … LCdr Kevin Whiteside… XO