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VOLUME 71 NUMBER 8 | APRIL 20, 2026
MORALE & WELFARE NEWS | CFB ESQUIMALT, VICTORIA, B.C.
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Esquimalt USAR Team Builds Readiness with Rope Rescue Training Archana Cini Lookout Newspaper Contributions by Master Sailor Connor Nijsse, USAR Performing rescues from high atop the mast of His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Calgary, members of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team put their skills to the test. Over 10 days, eight members of the team completed an intensive Rope Rescue and Confined Space course, working toward National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1006 certification. The training, delivered in partnership with civilian agency Ronin Rescue, marked a focused opportunity to sharpen a critical capability within the team’s broader disaster response skillset. Supported daily by two civilian instructors and military personnel gaining on-the-job experience alongside them, the training saw participants progressing through multiple certification levels while also building competency in confined space operations. Training took place across six different locations, including Fleet Maintenance Facility’s (FMF) dry dock and HMCS Calgary, exposing participants to a range of real-world scenarios.
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Rescue squad members Sailor 1st class (S1) Nathan Anderson, Patrol Craft Training Unit (PCTU), and S1 Jung Hwang, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Calgary, function as stretcher attendants extracting a casualty from the Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) Dry Dock on March 26. Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class (PO2) Kevin McCarthy