Today, the crew of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ville de Québec have bid farewell to their families and loved ones at a departure ceremony held at His Majesty's Canadian Dockyard Halifax in Nova Scotia.
HMCS Ville de Québec will sail tens of thousands of kilometers while deployed on Operation HORIZON, Canada's forward-presence mission to the Indo-Pacific region to promote peace, stability, and the rules-based international order.
The ship will also join the United Kingdom's (UK) multinational Carrier Strike Group (CSG) off the coasts of Europe and proceed to the Indo-Pacific region. The UK CSG will bring together like-minded partners from around the globe in a demonstration of military interoperability in support of European security and a free and open Indo-Pacific. The complex security environment in the Indo-Pacific, with linkages to Arctic and Euro-Atlantic security, demands that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) remain an active and reliable partner that contributes to peace and security in the region.
Operation HORIZON demonstrates the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) ability to sustain naval operations in the Indo-Pacific. Canada's commitment to global collaboration and broader diplomatic and military partnerships is strengthened by working alongside international allies and like-minded partners.
