Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec and its Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter air detachment (HELAIRDET) have completed their six-month deployment with Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2). The ship returned today to its home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

HMCS Ville de Québec, a Halifax-class frigate, has a crew of approximately 240 personnel of all ranks. This includes an enhanced naval boarding party and a CH-148 Cyclone HELAIRDET. This was the first operational deployment for the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter and the first time that HMCS Ville de Québec had deployed on Operation Reassurance. Read the rest of the story . . .