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Master Sailor Sergio Lorenzo, a Marine Technician and Fire Fighter on board HMCS WINNIPEG, teaches Attack Team Leader training to other crew members to keep personnel trained and ready during Operation PROJECTION while sailing in the South China Sea on October 14, 2022.
Photo: S1 Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician
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Le matelot chef Sergio Lorenzo, technicien de marine et pompier à bord du NCSM WINNIPEG, donne de la formation sur le rôle de chef d’équipe d’attaque à d’autres membres de l’équipage afin d’assurer la formation et l’état de préparation du personnel au cours de l’opération PROJECTION, alors que le navire se trouve dans la mer de Chine méridionale, le 14 octobre 2022.
Photo : Mat 1 Melissa Gonzalez, technicienne en imagerie des Forces armées canadiennes
Officers from Titan - the North West Regional Crime Unit - and Greater Manchester Police have taken part in raids targeting people suspected of being involved in a £300 million pound drugs conspiracy.
Police executed warrants at a number of addresses in Altrincham, Prestwich, Salford and Bolton in the early hours of Wednesday 2 July 2014.
A quantity of cash and drugs have been seized and are being examined to identify what they are.
Eight men were arrested on suspicion of drugs trafficking offences and three women were arrested on suspicion of possessing Class B drugs.
This morning’s raids have been part of an extensive investigation into the supply of Class A, B and C drugs across the North West by officers from Titan.
Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, Titan’s head of operations said: "The coordinated arrests this morning come as a result of an intensive and painstaking 12 month long investigation by my team.
“Our actions have delivered a massive blow against the organised criminals operating in the Manchester and North West region, and we continue to send a strong message to others involved in this type of crime that we will act on information we receive and we will be knocking on your door.
“We remain committed to tackling those involved in drugs offences by dismantling their hierachies and putting those involved before the courts.
"I would urge decent, law-abiding members of the community who have information about criminality where they live to share that information with their local police force or Crimestoppers so that positive action can be taken."
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
HMCS FREDERICTON participates in the Spanish Navy led Exercise FLOTEX-23 with other vessels from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 in the Mediterranean Sea on 09 June 2023, while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Le NCSM FREDERICTON participe à l’exercice FLOTEX-23 dirigé par la marine espagnole avec d’autres navires du 2e Groupe maritime permanent de l’OTAN, dans la Méditerranée, le 9 juin 2023, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE.
Photo: Caporal Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
This month saw the operation return to Trafford.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) WINNIPEG participates in a firing exercise with USS Curtis Wilbur during Exercise KEEN SWORD as part of Operation PROJECTION-NEON on 5 November 2020.
Photo: Sailor 1st Class Valerie LeClair, MARPAC Imaging Services
Le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) WINNIPEG participe à un exercice de tir avec l’USS Curtis Wilbur au cours de l’exercice KEEN SWORD, dans le cadre de l’opération PROJECTION-NEON, le 5 novembre 2020.
Photo : Matelot de 1re classe Valerie LeClair, Services d’imagerie des FMAR(P)
Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) prepare to aid a role playing injured civilian during a simulated civil disturbance at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California, July 3, 2019. The ABCT Soldiers deployed for Operation Hickory Sting to the NTC for the best, most current combat training available in the U.S. Army preparing them for deployment overseas later this fall. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs)
Members of HMCS CALGARY conduct a Refueling at Sea (RAS) with USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8) a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship of the United States Navy in the Arabian Sea during Operation ARTEMIS and part of Combined Task Force 150, on May 5, 2021.
Please credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres d’équipage du NCSM CALGARY effectuent un ravitaillement en mer (REM) avec l’USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8), un navire transporteur de marchandises sèches de la classe Lewis and Clark de la marine américaine, lors d’opérations menées par la Force opérationnelle multinationale 150 dans la mer d’Arabie, au cours de l’opération ARTEMIS, le 5 mai 2021.
Photo : Caporal Lynette Ai Dang, Forces armées canadiennes
A member of 1 Platoon, Alpha Company (A Coy), 1 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (1 PPCLI), looks through a C79 optical sight while conducting woods clearing drills in the Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area in Poland during Operation REASSURANCE, October 25, 2016.
Photo: Cpl Jay Ekin, Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force Imagery Technician
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Major Scott Purcell, Operation LENTUS Task Force Iqaluit Commander, meets Amy Elgersma, Chief Administrative Officer at City of Iqaluit, and other city workers to discuss plans for the Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit operations during Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on October 31, 2021.
Please credit: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le major Scott Purcell, commandant de la Force opérationnelle Iqaluit de l’opération LENTUS, rencontre Amy Elgersma, directrice principale de la ville d’Iqaluit, et d’autres employés de la ville pour discuter des plans relatifs aux opérations du système de purification d’eau par osmose inverse au cours de l’opération LENTUS, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 31 octobre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
A Medical Technician waits on standby while HMCS MONTREAL conducts a replenishment at sea with SPS CANTABRIA, during Operation REASSURANCE on June 09, 2022.
Photo by: Corporal Braden Trudeau Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician
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Une technicienne médicale est en attente lors d’un ravitaillement en mer entre le NCSM MONTREAL et le SPS CANTABRIA, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 9 juin 2022.
Photo : Caporal Braden Trudeau, technicien en imagerie des Forces armées canadiennes
Today, Tuesday 6 December 2011, police have raided the homes of those suspected of drug dealing across the three Manchester divisions (North Manchester, south Manchester and Metropolitan divisions).
Hundreds of officers have been involved in the strikes for Operation Audacious, which took place at just after 6am, including specialist officers from GMP’s tactical aid, mounted, dogs and firearms units, as well as divisional and neighbourhood officers.
The actions of these officers were watched by more than 130 members of the community, who, in a first for GMP, were invited along so they could witness first-hand how police are putting a stop to drugs activity in their neighbourhood.
These observers included residents, people from local schools, community centres, business owners and councillors.
Drugs workers will also be on hand throughout the day to offer services to any prisoners that currently use drugs and who may want help to stop.
Over the past few months, officers have been building intelligence passed on from the local community on those who are suspected of street drug dealing, culminating in the largest single drugs strike that GMP has done in one day.
Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson, Divisional Commander for North Manchester said: “Cracking down on drugs in our communities is a big priority for GMP and I hope today shows the people of Manchester just how seriously we are committed to this cause.
“Drugs are a major driving force behind many other crimes such as burglary, robbery and vehicle crime, and that is why we are determined to root out all those involved in this trade, from the addicts to the sellers to those who are bringing the drugs in.
"Today’s strikes have taken months in the planning and will have caused significant disruption to the users and suppliers of illegal drugs in Manchester. With the public’s help, this work will continue.
“Let today be a stark warning to anyone involved in drugs activity that not only will they end up behind bars, but through Proceeds of Crime Act legislation, they will also end up out of pocket."
Neighbourhood police officers will be available throughout the day at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre, where they will be speaking to people about today’s operation and encouraging people to pass on information about suspected drugs activity in their area.
More than 3,000 leaflets will also be distributed to residents in areas where raids have taken place.
Anyone can follow the progress of Operation Audacious throughout the day via twitter, at #OpAudacious.
If anyone has any information on those involved in the sale and supply of drugs in their area, locations where drug dealing is taking place, or those who they believe may be using drugs, please contact the police so something can be done about it.
Information can be passed on to police directly by calling the new non-emergency number, 101, or by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
Master Sailor Jason Taylor, Marine Technician aboard HMCS FREDERICTON, operates the flying control position during flying stations as the main link between the helicopter crash rescue firefighters and the rest of the air operations team, while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE on 17 April 2023 in the Mediterranean Sea.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Le matelot chef Jason Taylor, technicien de marine à bord du NCSM FREDERICTON, est aux commandes dans le poste de contrôle de vol lors d’opérations aux postes d’envol; il assure la liaison entre les pompiers chargés du sauvetage en cas d’écrasement d’hélicoptère et le reste de l’équipe des opérations aériennes, pendant le déploiement dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 17 avril 2023, dans la Méditerranée.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.
This month (June 2022) saw the operation take place in Bolton.
The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.
Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.
More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk
Combat System Engineers onboard HMCS Winnipeg conduct CIWS maintenance and loading during Operation PROJECTION while sailing in the pacific ocean on October 25, 2022.
Photo: S1 Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician
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Des ingénieurs des systèmes de combat à bord du NCSM Winnipeg effectuent la maintenance et le chargement du système d’arme de combat rapproché (CIWS) au cours de l’opération PROJECTION, alors qu’ils naviguent dans l’océan Pacifique, le 25 octobre 2022.
Photo : Mat 1 Melissa Gonzalez, technicienne en imagerie des Forces armées canadiennes
Police will be targeting wanted offenders as part of month-long crackdown on crime.
The initiative codenamed Operation Olympus will see over 250 local officers from across the Force and specialist units including traffic, tactical aid and the ANPR intercept teams target offenders for a range of offences including domestic abuse, sexual offences and general criminality.
The days of action, which will focus on known and wanted criminals are being held across the Force’s 11 divisions from 3 to 20 February.
Greater Manchester Police Superintendent Craig Thompson, operational lead, said: “Operation Olympus sends a clear message to criminals that there will be no hiding place for them and that the safety of our community comes first and will always be our priority. We will leave no stone unturned and will use all of our disruption tactics to make life difficult for them.
“By using all of our resources during the month we will put a stop to their criminal ways and show them that there’s always a place for them in our cells.”
For live updates from the operation follow #OpOlympus from the GMP twitter accounts. You can find your local Twitter account by visiting: www.gmp.police.uk/socialmedia.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Private Étienne Masse from the 6th Battalion Royal 22nd Regiment (St-Hyacinthe) validates a resident's information at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic during Operation VECTOR, in Drummondville, QC, January 19, 2022.
Photo: Mcpl Richard Hallé, 35 CBG Public Affairs
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Le soldat Étienne Masse du 6e Bataillon, Royal 22e Régiment (St-Hyacinthe) valide les informations d'un résident à une clinique de vaccination contre la COVID-19, au cours de l’opération VECTOR, à Drummondville, QC, le 19 janvier 2022.
Photo: Cplc Richard Hallé, section Affaires publiques 35 GBC
A member of the Enhanced Naval Boarding Party from Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship WINNIPEG crests the hanger top while conducting drills during Operation CARIBBE on 5 July 2015.
Photo: OP Caribbe, DND
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Un membre de l’équipe améliorée d’arraisonnement de navires du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté WINNIPEG atteint le toit du hangar lors de l’exécution d’exercices dans le cadre de l’opération CARIBBE, le 5 juillet 2015.
Photo : Op Caribbe, MDN
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A Canadian Armed Forces soldier from the enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Latvia gives orders during a trench clearing exercise held at Camp Ādaži on May 27, 2018.
Photo: Cpl Desiree T. Bourdon, Task Force Latvia Public Affairs
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Un soldat des Forces armées canadiennes faisant partie du groupement tactique responsable de la présence avancée renforcée en Lettonie donne des ordres lors d’un exercice de nettoyage de tranchées qui se déroule au Camp Ādaži, le 27 mai 2018.
Photo : Cpl Desiree T. Bourdon, Affaires publiques, Force opérationnelle de Lettonie
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Members of the United States Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team board the Motor Vessel ASTERIX during a Search and Rescue (SAR) exercise as part of Operation NANOOK 20 on August 22, 2020.
Photo: MCpl Manuela Berger, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des membres de l’équipe d’intervention et de sécurité maritimes de la Garde côtière des États-Unis montent à bord du MV ASTERIX lors d’un exercice de recherche et sauvetage (SAR) au cours de l’opération NANOOK 20, le 22 août 2020.
Photo : Cplc Manuela Berger, Forces armées canadiennes
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A sailor of HMCS FREDERICTON conducts a Helicopter In-Flight Refuelling (HIFR) for the Ship Without Air Detachment certification (SWOAD) with the support of the embarked Air Detachment during Operation REASSURANCE in the Ionian Sea on 21 March 2023.
Photo: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Un marin du NCSM FREDERICTON procède au ravitaillement en vol d’un hélicoptère (HIFR) en préparation à l’entraînement d’accréditation SWOAD (navire sans détachement aérien) avec l’aide du détachement aérien embarqué au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, dans la mer Ionienne, le 21 mars 2023.
Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) aircraft technicians change a wheel on a RCAF CC-177 Globemaster aircaft parked at a Royal Air Force Base in the Mediterranean during Operation IMPACT on September 6, 2014.
Photo: MCpl Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Canadian Forces Combat Camera
Des techniciens en aviation de l’Aviation royale canadienne (ARC) changent une roue sur un CC-177 Globemaster de l’ARC stationné à une base de la Royal Air Force en Méditerranée durant l’opération Impact, le 6 septembre 2014.
Photo : Cplc Marc-Andre Gaudreault, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes
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The Navigation Officer of HMCS SUMMERSIDE uses navigation equipment during the arrival into Halifax, Nova Scotia following Operation CARIBBE on December 8, 2020.
Photo: Lt Sheila Tham, Public Affairs Officer
L’officier de navigation du NCSM SUMMERSIDE utilise l’équipement de navigation lors de l’arrivée du navire à Halifax, en Nouvelle Écosse, à la suite de l’opération CARIBBE, le 8 décembre 2020.
Photo : Lt Sheila Tham, officière des affaires publiques
The crew of HMCS FREDERICTON stand at attention on the flight deck during the Battle of Britain ceremony on September 13, 2021, off the coast of Scotland.
Photo: Cpl Laura Landry, Canadian Armed Forces
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Les membres d’équipage du NCSM FREDERICTON se tiennent au garde à vous lors de la cérémonie de la bataille d’Angleterre se déroulant le 13 septembre 2021, sur le pont d’envol du NCSM FREDERICTON, au large des côtes de l’Écosse.
Photo : Cpl Laura Landry, Forces armées canadiennes
Members of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, India Company navigate through flooded segments of the highway during Operation LENTUS near Burton, New Brunswick, 27 April 2019.
Photo: Corporal Brett White-Finkle, 5th Canadian Division Headquarters, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Des membres de la Compagnie India du 2e Bataillon du Royal Canadian Regiment se promènent sur des tronçons de route inondés au cours de l’opération LENTUS près de Burton, au Nouveau Brunswick, le 27 avril 2019.
Photo : Caporal Brett White-Finkle, Quartier général de la 5e Division du Canada, Halifax, Nouvelle Écosse
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Members of the Nepali Army are being transported by a CC-130J Hercules from 436 Transport Squadron deployed as part of Operation PRESENCE Uganda, Tactical Air Detachment Goma at Bunia National Airport, in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo on 2 December 2021.
Photo: Sergeant Vincent Carbonneau, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres de l’armée népalaise voyagent à bord d’un avion CC-130J Hercules du 436e Escadron de transport déployé au sein du détachement aérien tactique de Goma dans le cadre de l’opération PRESENCE – Ouganda, à l’aéroport national de Bunia, à Bunia, en République démocratique du Congo, le 2 décembre 2021.
Photo : Sergent Vincent Carbonneau, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes
Members from 4 Engineer Support Regiment set up onion bladders for Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit operations as part of Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on November 1, 2021.
Please credit: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres du 4e Régiment d’appui du génie installent des réservoirs souples lors de la mise en place du système de purification d’eau par osmose inverse au cours de l’opération LENTUS 21, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 1er novembre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
Officers from Titan and Greater Manchester Police have taken part in raids targeting a £10 million pound money laundering operation.
Police executed warrants at a number of addresses in Cheetham Hill, Salford and Hale Barns, Altrincham, Openshaw, Bolton, Oldham and Sale in the early hours of Tuesday 2 November 2014.
Officers have seized high value cars including Porsches, a Range Rover and a Mercedes, alongside designer handbags and shoes, perfume and a significant amount of cash and laptops.
Seven men and two women aged between 27 and 50 have been arrested on suspicion of international money laundering and remain in police custody for questioning.
This morning’s raids have been part of an eight-month investigation into money laundering by organised crime groups across Europe by officers from Titan, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, Titan’s head of operations said: "The coordinated arrests come as a result of an extensive and thorough eight month long investigation by my team.
“This investigation into money laundering that has a reach far wider than just Manchester, with criminal operations reaching as far as Paris, and we believe as much as £10 million may have been moved.”
“Along with our colleagues from Greater Manchester Police, HMRC, DWP and also the French Police, we have taken a significant step today in dismantling organised crime groups who are damaging communities with illegal money laundering, and the other crime this funds.
“We have seized a number of high-value cars today, which I hope will show the public that we will and do strip criminals of their assets.
“I send the message to people involved in this type of crime: your actions will eventually catch up with you and we will knock on your door.
"I would urge decent, law-abiding members of the community who have information about criminality where they live to share that information with their local police force or Crimestoppers so that positive action can be taken."
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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A Canadian Armed Forces sniper fires his weapon at a target 1400m away while conducting a firing range exercise with other nations during Exercise IRON SWORD at General Silvestras Žukausas Training Area in Pabradė, Lithuania, on November 10, 2015 during Operation REASSURANCE.
Photo: Corporal Nathan Moulton, Valcartier Imagery Section
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Un tireur d’élite des Forces armées canadiennes tire avec son arme sur une cible située à 1 400 m lors d’un exercice de tir avec les autres pays au cours de l’exercice IRON SWORD, sur le terrain d’entraînement du Général Silvestras Žukausas à Pabradė, en Lituanie, le 10 novembre 2015, dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE.
Photo : Caporal Nathan Moulton, Section d’imagerie de Valcartier
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HMCS MONTREAL conducts a replenishment at sea with ITS Vulcano during Operation REASSURANCE, in the Mediterranean Sea on March 15, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Braden Trudeau Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le NCSM MONTREAL effectue un ravitaillement en mer avec le navire italien ITS Vulcano au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, dans la Méditerranée, le 15 mars 2022.
Photo : Caporal Braden Trudeau, Forces armées canadiennes
Canadian Armed Forces soldiers from Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry instruct members of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on trench warfare during Operation UNIFIER on May 15, 2023, in the United Kingdom.
Photo: Master Sailor Valerie LeClair, Canadian Armed Forces photo
Des membres du Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry des Forces armées canadiennes donnent de l’instruction aux membres des forces armées ukrainiennes sur la guerre des tranchées au cours de l’opération UNIFIER, le 15 mai 2023, au Royaume Uni.
Photo : Matelot chef Valerie LeClair, Forces armées canadiennes
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) today, 12 November 2014, held a community event in Piccadilly Gardens following the recent success of Operation Mandera.
The event comes as 13 men received drug dealing sentences during a busy 5 week period in September and October 2014. Between them, these 13 men received 230 months imprisonment and 8 Criminal Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (CRASBO).
The cumulative prison time handed out to drug dealers arrested as part of Operation Mandera in 2014 currently stands at 21 years and 5 months.
As well as speaking to members of the public, officers handed out leaflets filled with information on Operation Mandera and some details about the more prolific offenders who have been sentenced.
The event has been funded by cash and assets seized from criminals – including drug dealers arrested in the gardens – under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA).
Operation Mandera was launched in 2013 following feedback from the community, to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime in Piccadilly Gardens.
The operation consists of enforcement work from GMP’s City Centre Neighbourhood Policing team, carried out alongside initiatives from partners including Manchester City Council's Neighbourhood Delivery, CCTV and Community Safety teams.
This year has been a busy one so far for the team who have made 40 arrests for drug dealing, resulting in 21 sentences. Of the 21 sentenced, 15 have were sent to prison and 9 have received CRASBOs banning them from entering Piccadilly Gardens for 2 years after they are released from prison.
Inspector Phil Spurgeon said: “We know that Piccadilly Gardens presents some long-standing and fairly unique crime and anti-social behaviour challenges but we have been working incredibly hard with our partners over the last 18 months to make the area safer.
“Our work tackling cannabis dealing in Piccadilly Gardens has not always been seen by the public so it was important that we came back to tell them that we listened and took positive action.
“We’re particularly pleased that we have been able to harness the community's support and concerns, to secure long prison sentences and CRASBOs for a large number of drug dealers.
“We know that we have more work to do, but today’s event is about reassuring the community that alongside our partners, we are committed to making Piccadilly Gardens safer.”
Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Jim Battle said: “Operation Mandera sends a clear message to drug pedlars that they will be arrested and prosecuted for plying their evil trade in the city centre.
“It also sends a strong message to the public that Greater Manchester Police will act on their information and concerns and mount successful actions to remove drug dealers from the streets of Manchester.
“Members of the public have seen a difference and I am determined to make sure this successful operation is lasting and that there will be no return for these criminals to Piccadilly Gardens.”
Councillor Bernard Priest, deputy leader of Manchester City Council, said: "Piccadilly Gardens is an area of the city centre enjoyed by families and people who want to make use of our open spaces, and our work with the police demonstrates that we will not tolerate those who have the audacity to try to use the area for drug dealing and other criminal activities.
“Not only have these people been given lengthy custodial sentences, but we have issued orders ensuring they will go straight back to jail if they dare to venture there again.
"We'll be in Piccadilly Gardens to reassure people who want to use this area that we aren't going away, and anyone with information about antisocial or criminal behaviour should contact us or the police."
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
A cordon that was in place as police investigating the attack on the Manchester Arena examined a car in Rusholme has been lifted.
The white Nissan Micra has now been seized by police and enquiries concerning the vehicle are on-going. A search is continuing at Devell House.
Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson, Head of the North West Counter Terrorism Unit said: “This is potentially a significant development in the investigation. The car is a white Nissan Micra that has been located at Devell House, not far from Banff Road.
“We appreciate the road closures and evacuation has led to disruption and we would like to thank local people for their understanding while this police activity has been on-going.
We are also really grateful for the public’s continued help in what is a very fast moving investigation and again we appeal for the public to contact us with any information, however small you believe it may be, about Abedi’s movements.”
Anyone with information should call the Anti-Terrorist Hotline in confidence on 0800 789321. If you have any images or footage that you believe can assist us then upload them to Ukpoliceimageappeal.co.uk or Ukpoliceimageappeal.com.
Four people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to crackdown on drug dealing and organised crime in Tameside.
They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided nine addresses just after 7am today, Wednesday 4 June 2014.
Officers from Tameside’s neighbourhood policing teams launched the operation, codenamed Operation Suffield, as their response to the growing problem of drugs in the area.
These arrests came after months of investigations by officers from the Tameside division and Serious Crime Division into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.
In the raids this morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after officers executed warrants across the Hattersley area of Tameside.
More than 70 officers were involved in the raids and included officers from the neighbourhood policing teams, Serious Crime Division, tactical aid units and dog handlers.
Extra officers from Tameside’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be patrolling the area for today and the next few days to provide a visible presence and reassurance to the community.
Detective Inspector John Charlton for Tameside Division, said: “Today shows that the desire to rid our communities of the blight of drugs is continuous and we will go back and keep tackling the issue in the same area as many times as necessary until the problem is dealt with.
“This operation has taken months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force and the National Crime Agency.
“Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough and I hope that today’s action highlights how seriously we take these crimes.
“It also sends a message out that we will not let people profit from spreading their misery in our neighbourhoods and we will continue to use all the powers and resources available to put people before the courts.”
If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.
People with any concerns can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team directly about any issues related to crime or anti-social behaviour on:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team on 0161 856 9350.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Members of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Toronto conduct a rescue exercise involving transportation to a hospital in Riga, Latvia during Operation REASSURANCE on 28 August 2020.
Photo Credit: Cpl White-Finkle, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Master Sailor Matthew Skinner, Preventive Medicine Technician, applies reagent into the water samples from the Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit to test for bacteria during Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on November 7, 2021.
Photo by: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le matelot chef Matthew Skinner, technicien en médecine préventive, verse un réactif dans les échantillons d’eau provenant du système de purification d’eau par osmose inverse afin de déterminer la concentration de bactéries, au cours de l’opération LENTUS, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 7 novembre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
Flags fly near Juno Beach in France during a training flight as part of Operation REASSURANCE,
25 October 2021.
Please credit: Cpl Laura Landry, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Drapeaux flottants près des plages de Juno, en France, lors d'un vol d'entrainement, dans le cadre de l'opération REASSURANCE, le 25 octobre 2021.
Photo : Cpl Laura Landry, Forces armées canadiennes
HMCS WINNIPEG diving team gears up, inspects, and provides maintenance to the ship while at the port in Thailand during Operation PROJECTION on Friday, October 7, 2022.
Photo: S1 Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Les membres de l’équipe de plongée du NCSM WINNIPEG se préparent, inspectent, et assurent la maintenance du navire dans un port en Thaïlande, au cours de l’opération PROJECTION, le vendredi 7 octobre 2022.
Photo : Mat 1 Melissa Gonzalez, Forces armées canadiennes
Her Majesty's Canadian Ship FREDERICTON conducts a liquid replenishment at sea with German supply ship FGS SPESSART during Operation REASSURANCE on March 2, 2015.
Members of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) practice urban operational tactics during a simulated house clearing mission with the Polish Army from 7th Battalion 25 Air Calvary, located at Wedrzyn's training base in Poland on February 5, 2015 as part of Operation REASSURANCE.
Photo: Land Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
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Des membres du 3e Bataillon, The Royal Canadien Regiment (3 RCR) mettent en pratique des tactiques opérationnelles en milieu urbain lors d’une simulation de mission de nettoyage de maisons avec des membres du 7e bataillon, 25e brigade de la cavalerie aérienne de l’Armée polonaise, à la base d’entraînement de Wedrzyn, en Pologne, le 5 février 2015, lors de l’opération Reassurance.
Photo : Force opérationnelle terrestre – Op Reassurance, MDN
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Police in Bolton have today arrested 15 people in connection with drug dealing in the borough.
This morning’s warrants, which targeted those suspected of selling Class A drugs in the town centre at night time, follow months of intelligence gathering and planning by police in Bolton.
More than 20 raids were carried out in the early hours of Thursday 10 September 2015, in areas across Bolton including Halliwell, Breightmet and Stoneclough, organised by officers from Bolton’s Operation Challenger team, which is a specialist team targeting those involved in organised criminal activity.
More than 200 officers from various units across GMP were involved in the raids, in which 13 men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. A man and a woman were also arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis. Another man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer.
They have been taken into police custody and will be questioned by detectives later today.
Quantities of cannabis and cocaine were recovered from several addresses and a firearm was seized from a property in Halliwell.
Superintendent Andrea Jones from GMP’s Bolton division said: “This morning’s arrests are the result of the community standing shoulder to shoulder with the police to take a strong stance against those involved in drug related activity in Bolton.
“The warrants carried out today are just the first phase of this operation, which will now see us working with local partner agencies including housing, licensing, revenue and customs and other departments to see if people are in breach of local authority housing agreements, benefit fraud, business licenses etc.
“The work of organised crime groups is constantly changing in their attempt to stay ahead of the police, and Operation Challenger sees GMP working together with other agencies to tackle serious and organised crime, so that all aspect of criminals’ lives are targeted, making it much harder for organised crime groups to operate.
“We cannot do this alone though and we need the public’s support to continue to provide us with information about illegal activity in their neighbourhood. I would like to thank our communities across Bolton for their support so far and assure people that this is not just a one off in tackling those blighting our night time economy in the town centre and surrounding areas.”
Programme Challenger was launched in Greater Manchester in 2012 and has become internationally recognised as a good model of effective organised crime policing. The operation has now been launched in Bolton and through collaboration with partner agencies and the general public, Challenger uses various intelligence-led methods to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups across Bolton and Greater Manchester.
Anyone with information that they wish to pass to the Operation Challenger team in Bolton is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously with information on 0800 555 111.
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 ships, TCG TURGUTREIS and USS VICKSBURG perform maneuvers with Her Majesty's Canadian Ship FREDERICTON as part of Operation REASSURANCE on January 17, 2015.
Photo: Maritime Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
Le TCG TURGUTREIS et l’USS VICKSBURG, les navires du 2e Groupe de la Force navale permanente de l’OTAN exécutent des manœuvres avec le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté FREDERICTON, le 17 janvier 2015, dans le cadre de l’opération Reassurance.
Photo : Force opérationnelle maritime – Op Reassurance, MDN
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Soldiers from the 2nd and 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, instruct Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits on Tactical Combat Casualty Care, in the United Kingdom during Operation UNIFIER on May 13, 2023.
Photo: Master Sailor Valerie LeClair, Canadian Armed Forces photo
L’image a été modifiée numériquement pour des raisons de sécurité opérationnelle.
Des soldats du 2e et du 3e Bataillon, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, donnent une instruction sur le secourisme en situation de combat à des recrues des forces armées ukrainiennes dans le cadre de l’opération UNIFIER au Royaume-Uni, le 13 mai 2023.
Photo : Matelot-chef Valerie LeClair, Forces armées canadiennes
Four people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to crackdown on drug dealing and organised crime in Tameside.
They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided nine addresses just after 7am today, Wednesday 4 June 2014.
Officers from Tameside’s neighbourhood policing teams launched the operation, codenamed Operation Suffield, as their response to the growing problem of drugs in the area.
These arrests came after months of investigations by officers from the Tameside division and Serious Crime Division into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.
In the raids this morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after officers executed warrants across the Hattersley area of Tameside.
More than 70 officers were involved in the raids and included officers from the neighbourhood policing teams, Serious Crime Division, tactical aid units and dog handlers.
Extra officers from Tameside’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be patrolling the area for today and the next few days to provide a visible presence and reassurance to the community.
Detective Inspector John Charlton for Tameside Division, said: “Today shows that the desire to rid our communities of the blight of drugs is continuous and we will go back and keep tackling the issue in the same area as many times as necessary until the problem is dealt with.
“This operation has taken months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force and the National Crime Agency.
“Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough and I hope that today’s action highlights how seriously we take these crimes.
“It also sends a message out that we will not let people profit from spreading their misery in our neighbourhoods and we will continue to use all the powers and resources available to put people before the courts.”
If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.
People with any concerns can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team directly about any issues related to crime or anti-social behaviour on:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team on 0161 856 9350.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Twenty people have been arrested following the latest phase of an operation to tackle the sale of stolen metal in Greater Manchester.
Earlier today, Wednesday 22 May 2013, Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police executed a number of warrants at scrap metal dealers across the area as part of an intelligence-led Operation Alloy day of action.
Raids were executed at scrapyards in Rochdale, Bury, north Manchester, Oldham, Bolton and Salford.
The initiative also saw officers search the home addresses of those arrested as well as a number of partner agencies assist in the search of recycling yards and the recovery of potentially stolen metal.
Superintendent Craig Thompson, who leads Greater Manchester Police's Operation Alloy team, said: "Since Operation Alloy was launched more than two years ago, we have made huge inroads into tackling metal theft.
"However, despite a sharp drop in incidents of metal theft, we know there is still a culture that exists among thieves who believe they can off-load stolen metal onto scrapyards.
"Any scrapyard dealer who knowingly accepts stolen goods or pays cash for metal is propagating this cycle of criminality, creating a market for thieves for prosper, and that is exactly why we have taken this action today. If a burglar knows he can sell stolen metal to a rogue dealer, it will entice them into committing offences that can cause real hardship to businesses and victims.
"For example, if a pensioner has her boiler stolen in winter they will be unable to heat their home which could put their life in danger. We also know of businesses that have been forced to shell out hundreds of thousands of pounds to pay for repairs as a direct result of metal thieves. The knock-on effect of that is to put people's jobs on the line as businesses struggle to fund those repairs, so the human cost of what these rogue dealers are doing should not be underestimated.
"It is important to stress that of the 70 scrapyards across Greater Manchester, the vast majority have worked hand-in-hand with police and are fully compliant with all the legislation. They have helped us to create a hostile environment that has made it very difficult for thieves to off-load stolen metal.
"What today is all about is targeting those rogue dealers who are suspected of lining their own pockets and making huge swathes of cash by knowingly selling stolen metal. In terms of officer numbers and the sheer scale of the investigation, this is the biggest operation ourselves and British Transport Police have run which shows our determination to tackling metal theft."
When Operation Alloy was originally launched in August 2011 the region was recording up to 900 incidents of metal theft per month, a number which has now been reduced to about 200 per month.
T/Chief Superintendent Pete Mason, BTP's North West Area Commander, said: "Today's warrants are the culmination of a year-long joint investigation into the trade in stolen metal across Greater Manchester.
"Metal theft is a serious issue which has a major impact on the lives of those living and working in Greater Manchester.
"Whether thieves target railway cable, power lines, electrical substations or lead from homes or business, the impact felt by communities is marked and causes not only disruption but also financial loss and potential risk of harm.
"Thankfully, during the past 12 months, there have been significant reductions in the number of thefts recorded - due, in part, to legislative change which has gone hand in hand with enforcement activity under Operation Alloy."
T/Chief Supt Mason added: "Unfortunately, despite this recent success, the issue has not gone away and some scrap metal recyclers are keeping the market for stolen metal alive by continuing to flout the law and purchase metal with a 'no questions asked' attitude.
"This has to stop and GMP and BTP, together with partner agencies across the region, will continue to work together to take action against both thieves and unscrupulous scrap metal dealers."
Steve Cox, future network manager for Electricity North West, the company which owns and maintains the regional power network, said: "We have been working closely with Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police and today's successful day of action highlights our commitment to crack down on this very serious crime.
"Metal theft not only affects us, your network operator, but also communities and residents, who could be left without power in their homes.
"These thieves, who are breaking into our substations or stealing from our overhead lines, are putting themselves and others in great danger and it causes thousands of pounds worth of damage.
"We are investing a lot of money and resources into putting a stop to metal theft in our region once and for all, but we would still urge people to get in touch if they hear or see anything suspicious."
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Canadian Armed Forces medical personnel are checked for body fluid residual after personal decontamination during Operation SIRONA pre-deployment training with their British counterparts at the Army Medical Services Training Centre in Strensall, UK on December 11, 2014.
Photo: Sgt Yannick Bedard Canadian Forces Combat Camera
Des membres du personnel médical des Forces armées canadiennes font l’objet d’un examen visant à détecter tout liquide organique résiduel à la suite d’une décontamination individuelle, au cours de l’entraînement préalable au déploiement en vue de l’opération SIRONA avec leurs homologues britanniques, au Centre d’instruction des services médicaux de l’armée, à Strensall, au Royaume-Uni, le 11 décembre 2014.
Photo : Sgt Yannick Bedard, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes
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Officers from Titan and Greater Manchester Police have taken part in raids targeting a £10 million pound money laundering operation.
Police executed warrants at a number of addresses in Cheetham Hill, Salford and Hale Barns, Altrincham, Openshaw, Bolton, Oldham and Sale in the early hours of Tuesday 2 November 2014.
Officers have seized high value cars including Porsches, a Range Rover and a Mercedes, alongside designer handbags and shoes, perfume and a significant amount of cash and laptops.
Seven men and two women aged between 27 and 50 have been arrested on suspicion of international money laundering and remain in police custody for questioning.
This morning’s raids have been part of an eight-month investigation into money laundering by organised crime groups across Europe by officers from Titan, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, Titan’s head of operations said: "The coordinated arrests come as a result of an extensive and thorough eight month long investigation by my team.
“This investigation into money laundering that has a reach far wider than just Manchester, with criminal operations reaching as far as Paris, and we believe as much as £10 million may have been moved.”
“Along with our colleagues from Greater Manchester Police, HMRC, DWP and also the French Police, we have taken a significant step today in dismantling organised crime groups who are damaging communities with illegal money laundering, and the other crime this funds.
“We have seized a number of high-value cars today, which I hope will show the public that we will and do strip criminals of their assets.
“I send the message to people involved in this type of crime: your actions will eventually catch up with you and we will knock on your door.
"I would urge decent, law-abiding members of the community who have information about criminality where they live to share that information with their local police force or Crimestoppers so that positive action can be taken."
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
A rescue swimmer onboard Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Moncton swims to Oscar, a training dummy as part a man overboard drill during Operation CARIBBE on March 14, 2016.
Photo: DND Image Tech, Formation Imaging Services, CFB Halifax
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Un nageur sauveteur du Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) Moncton nage en direction d’Oscar, le mannequin d’entraînement, dans le cadre d’un exercice d’homme à la mer au cours de l’opération CARIBBE, le 14 mars 2016.
Photo : Tech Image MDN, Services d’imagerie de la formation, BFC Halifax
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