Approximately 60 members attending the November meeting at the Chiefs & POs' Mess to hear our guest speaker for the evening, VAdm Ron Lloyd, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.  

VAdm Lloyd spoke of the current state of the RCN, highlighting current operational successes, including recent drug seizures made by vessels participating in OP CARIBBE and the deployment of HMC frigates and submarines.  He also discussed the navy's leadership in the use of analytics technologies to ensure that resource expenditures are directly linked to naval priorities.   He also demonstrated the versatility of the new Naval Combat Dress.   A lively question and answer period followed.

At this meeting, branch vice president Tim Addison was presented with the NAC Silver Medal for his work in planning and executing the Battle of the Atlantic Gala Dinner over the past three years.  Steve King and Nick Leak were presented with NAC Bronze Medals in recognition of their work as Membership Director and Special Events coordinator respectively.