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English/Anglais HS2011-E001-009 17 March 2011 Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) CHARLOTTETOWN Leading Seaman (LS) Mikael Tardif hoists the NATO Flag as HMCS Charlottetown joins Standing NATO Maritime Group 1. HMCS Charlottetown departed its home port of Halifax on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 as part of the Canadian military's contribution to the Government of Canada's response to the situation in Libya. HMCS Charlottetown is now operating under Operation Mobile with Canada's NATO partners in the Mediterranean Sea. Its presence demonstrates Canada's willingness and ability to assist in North Africa by creating a sustained maritime presence in the region while providing a range of readily deployable capabilities to the Government of Canada. Photo by: Corporal (Cpl) Chris Ringius, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax © 2011 DND-MDN Canada French/Franais HS2011-E001-009 17 mars 2011 Navire canadien de Sa MajestŽ (NCSM) CHARLOTTETOWN Le Matelot de 1re classe (Mat 1) Mikael Tardif hisse le drapeau de lÕOTAN alors que le NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN se joint au 1erÊ Groupe de la Force navale permanente de lÕOTAN (SNMG1). Le NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN a quittŽ son port dÕattache, ˆ Halifax, le mercredi 2 mars 2011, pour participer ˆ lÕintervention militaire du Canada en Libye. Le NCSM CHARLOTTETOWN prend part ˆ lÕopŽration Mobile avec les partenaires de lÕOTAN du Canada dans la mer MŽditerranŽe. Sa prŽsence dŽmontre la volontŽ et la capacitŽ du Canada ˆ prter main-forte en Afrique du Nord en assurant une prŽsence maritime prolongŽe dans la rŽgion et en offrant des forces prtes ˆ se dŽployer. Photo : Caporal (Cpl) Chris Ringius, Services dÕimagerie de la formation, Halifax, © 2011 DND-MDN Canada