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In an early trial by  the Royal Canadian Navy, the ScanEagle UAV flies for the first time from the  deck of a Canadian warship.

October 29, 2009

From left: ING Engineering employees  Garth Matheson, a field service representative, and Pat Brophy, Director of UAV  Services, operate the support legs of the ScanEagle recovery system, preparing  it to be secured to the flight deck of HMCS Charlottetown.

November 7, 2011

Aboard HMCS Charlottetown, the ship's UAV team and civilian technicians from ING Engineering place the launch and recovery equipment for the ScanEagle UAV on the flight deck: the catapult launcher on the starboard side, and the recovery system - a device based on the Insitu SkyHook — on the port side.

November 7, 2011

The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Colonel-in-Chief of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry and a past Governor General of Canada, shakes hands with BGen Aminullah Patyani, Commander of the Kabul Military Training Centre. Ms Clarkson is accompanied by LCol Ralph Sears, the senior member of the Canadian team of advisors deployed at KMTC. Ms Clarkson spent three days in Kabul to visit with members of her regiment currently serving with the Canadian Contribution Training Mission–Afghanistan as training advisors and support staff at Afghan National Army training establishments.'

January 22, 2012

From left: CPO1 Simon LePage and Cdr Wade Carter, respectively Coxswain and Commanding Officer of HMCS Charlottetown, greet their Commodore Ben Bekkering of the Netherlands (right), on his arrival aboard for his first visit as commander of the task group Charlottetown thas been assigned to while deployed on Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR.

January 24, 2012

Commodore Ben Bekkering of the Royal Netherlands Navy, commander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1, addresses the crew of HMCS Charlottetown.

January 24, 2012

With the NATO flag flying from a port halyard, HMCS Charlottetown participates in manoeuvres with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in preparation for Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR.

January 26, 2012

MWO Willy MacDonald (second from left) and Maj Jon Hamilton (second from right) with graduates of the ANA Basic Warrior Training course at the Kabul Military Training Centre.

January 5, 2012

Pte Mohammed Khalil, the 100,000th ANA recruit to complete literacy training at the Kabul Military Training Centre, displays his certificate during the graduation parade.

July 28, 2011

ANA recruits at the Kabul Military Training Centre improve their literacy skills.

December 17, 2011

A graduate of ANA Basic Warrior Training shows his certificate to fellow soldiers during the graduation parade at the RMTC-West.

December 29, 2011

Governor General David Johnston (left centre) acknowledges the Royal Salute from the Guard of Honour on arrival aboard HMCS Vancouver with the Chief of the Defence Staff, Gen Walt Natynczyk, and Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay for a holiday visit with the ship’s company.

December 22, 2011

With her crew formed up on the flight deck for the ceremony marking the end of Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the frigate HMCS Vancouver steams in formation with the amphibious warfare ship San Giusto (L9894) from Italy (left) and the frigate Gelibolu (F493) from Turkey.

October 31, 2011

During a practice shoot conducted while HMCS Vancouver patrols her area of responsibility, Pte Ben McLachlan (right) and OS Sabre Deguara fire the .50 caliber machine gun at an air target.

October 29, 2011

LGen Stuart Beare, Commander CEFCOM

December 22, 2011

As rounds from other gun positions continue to strike the target, two Afghan gun crews and their safety officer complete their fire mission during an ANA Artillery School live-fire exercise.

December 4, 2011

After firing his 122-mm D-30 howitzer, an Afghan artillery sergeant ejects the shell casings while the safety officer (visible to the left of the gun barrel) observes the fall of shot.

December 4, 2011

Lt Simon Frewin (left) of the Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery watches over Afghan artillery officers working with firing tables and calculating the safety parameters — elevation and arcs of fire — of a live-fire exercise with 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

December 4, 2011

An Afghan lieutenant-colonel delivers a safety briefing to senior NCOs in training at the ANA Artillery School during a live-fire exercise with 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

December 4, 2011

Artillery mentor Bdr Jason Pridham (right) confirms with Afghan sergeants in training at the ANA Artillery School that their gun is aimed correctly during a live-fire exercise with 122-mm D-30 howitzers.

December 5, 2011