Naval training on Okanagan Lake ends, military crews return to CFB Esquimalt – Okanagan
A five-day military training exercise on Okanagan Lake ended the same day the Canadian Forces Snowbirds soared overhead, entertaining large crowds in Kelowna.
On Saturday, the Department of National Defense said a naval security team conducting three-boat navigation and tactical training was returning to its home base on Vancouver Island.
According to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the team is based in Esquimalt and is specially trained to provide additional land and sea security to deployed naval assets.
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« The exercise included approximately 20 coxswains, crew and support personnel from the RCN, » the Department of National Defense said.
Once the training is over, the RCN said the public may see an increased military presence along local highways as the convoy of boats and support vehicles return to Victoria.
« Major vehicle movements involving drills are carefully planned and tightly controlled to ensure public safety at all times, » the Department of National Defense said.
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