L Cdr Bill Sanson is a member of the present-day Canadian Forces, serving in the Canadian Navy, where he helps to respond to the many crises where intervention is necessary.  As L Cdr Sanson notes, Canada is a maritime nation, and the nature of the interconnected maritime world makes the Canadian Navy very relevant, from the Arctic to the Caribbean and beyond.  L Cdr Sanson has participated in missions protecting Canada’s Arctic sovereignty, and he has taken part in anti-drug initiatives like Operation Caribbe in the south seas.  Other missions include the NATO-run Operation Reassurance in eastern Europe, and Operation Artemis, a naval initiative which was part of Canada’s response to the war on terror.  L Cdr Sanson is proud of his naval journey, and we were proud to host him and the other Canadian Forces officers who visited us courtesy of the CFC in April 2017.