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By SLt David Lewis
 Credit: SLt David Lewis Naval Reserve Commander Cmdre David Craig views the recently-breached dike on the Assiniboine River in Manitoba. |
Recently, Naval Reserve commander Commodore David Craig visited the area. Sailors from 21 of the 24 Naval Reserve Divisions (NRDs) in Canada are assisting in the flood protection efforts.
Most are being housed at HMCS Chippawa, the NRD in Winnipeg. Cmdre Craig was briefed on operations by Captain(N) Paul Dempsey, the Maritime Component Commander of Op LUSTRE, and then toured the facility. Chippawa classrooms and offices are serving as dormitories, with cots in every available area.
Cmdre Craig then headed to 17 Wing Winnipeg in a CH-146 Griffon helicopter, overflying flooded farmlands. The chopper set down on a muddy road and the commodore greeted the blue-shirts on the dike. His first question was about water – not floodwaters, but whether his sailors had enough drinking water. Did they have latrine facilities? Did they have rain gear?
The naval reservists had already placed tens of thousands of sandbags along the river's edge. Surrounded by muddy boots and tired shoulders, Cmdre Craig expressed his pride in them and the incredible job they were doing. The sailors' warm smiles revealed their appreciation of his encouragement.
As he reboarded the Griffon, the sailors turned back to their sand-bagging mission, moving the long white line of sandbags toward a weak spot in the dike.
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