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Waking Giant 2022
This CAF naval exercise "Waking Giant " hosted multiple government departments, including the Canadian Coast Guard, 17 Wing Winnipeg, 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, 38 Service Battalion, and representation from all Naval Reserve Divisions throughout Ontario and Manitoba. There was divers, helicopters, and over 150 sailors, soldiers, and aviators in attendance performing a variety of activities.
Canada's Reserve Forces a vital part of our Defense Forces for over 200 years. Part Time Defenders trained for Full time Defense. Always Among the First to Punch Back ~ Among the First to give Their All.
The Naval Reserve will celebrate a big milestone in 2023, marking 100 years of
service to Canada.
There will be commemorative events and activities throughout the year, most
of them conducted locally by Canada’s 24 Naval Reserve Divisions, located in
most major cities nation-wide. Some events will also be national in scope
The RCNVR became the backbone of the RCN, recruiting sailors from across the
country. During the Second World War, the RCN needed to expand rapidly.
From its modest beginnings of six ocean-going ships and 3,500 sailors of all
ranks at the outbreak of the war, it grew into a large and capable fighting force.
By the end of the Second World War, Canada had the third largest navy in the
world, with 95,000 men and women in uniform, and 434 commissioned vessels
including cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes and auxiliary vessels.
Approximately 77,000 of these were members of the RCNVR or the Women’s
Royal Canadian Naval Service, the RCN’s separate service for women, created to
recruit women so that men could go to sea.
In addition to commemorating the past 100 years, the centennial will also
recognize the contributions of our current sailors, while looking to the future as
well. Today, the Naval Reserve has a strength of 4,100 sailors across 24 divisions
from Victoria to St. John’s, N.L.
22SE0601W-SharpenAI-Standard
Waking Giant 2022
This CAF naval exercise "Waking Giant " hosted multiple government departments, including the Canadian Coast Guard, 17 Wing Winnipeg, 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron, 38 Service Battalion, and representation from all Naval Reserve Divisions throughout Ontario and Manitoba. There was divers, helicopters, and over 150 sailors, soldiers, and aviators in attendance performing a variety of activities.
Canada's Reserve Forces a vital part of our Defense Forces for over 200 years. Part Time Defenders trained for Full time Defense. Always Among the First to Punch Back ~ Among the First to give Their All.
The Naval Reserve will celebrate a big milestone in 2023, marking 100 years of
service to Canada.
There will be commemorative events and activities throughout the year, most
of them conducted locally by Canada’s 24 Naval Reserve Divisions, located in
most major cities nation-wide. Some events will also be national in scope
The RCNVR became the backbone of the RCN, recruiting sailors from across the
country. During the Second World War, the RCN needed to expand rapidly.
From its modest beginnings of six ocean-going ships and 3,500 sailors of all
ranks at the outbreak of the war, it grew into a large and capable fighting force.
By the end of the Second World War, Canada had the third largest navy in the
world, with 95,000 men and women in uniform, and 434 commissioned vessels
including cruisers, destroyers, frigates, corvettes and auxiliary vessels.
Approximately 77,000 of these were members of the RCNVR or the Women’s
Royal Canadian Naval Service, the RCN’s separate service for women, created to
recruit women so that men could go to sea.
In addition to commemorating the past 100 years, the centennial will also
recognize the contributions of our current sailors, while looking to the future as
well. Today, the Naval Reserve has a strength of 4,100 sailors across 24 divisions
from Victoria to St. John’s, N.L.