Royal Canadian Navy, other Armed Forces partners ready for COVID-19 response for coastal communities if required

The Royal Canadian Navy's Esquimalt based HMCS Regina is one of two
ships on stand by for any COVID-19 response that may be required by
coastal communities in British Columbia

The motto for the Royal Canadian Navy is ReadyAyeReady, and that is their standing order during this uncertain period during the response to the COVID-19 response.

Earlier this week National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and the Chief of Defence Staff General Johnathan Vance hosted a media briefing to outline some of the steps of preparation the the Canadian military have put in place should the call to aid civil power ever comes in.

For British Columbia, among the planning underway has been the designation of two ships, HMCS Regina and HMCS Brandon, which have been tasked as response ships, ready to sail upon notification to any community that may require assistance.

As part of the designation of the ships company towards the response, both have been put into isolation to avoid any potential spread of the COVID-19 virus to their vessels.

Any call for assistance will be evaluated according to need.

British Columbia will also have access to a range of air assets and land forces if required.

On Monday, the Department of Defence also outlined that its Reserve Forces and those of the largely Indigenous member Canadian Rangers have now been brought into full time service.

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You can review the Wednesday update for Royal Canadian Navy personnel here.

More notes on the ongoing response provincially and federally can be reviewed here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.