Combat Engineers, Corporal Johnny Chisholm (left) and Sapper Shane Parr (right), Combat Engineers from 4 Engineer Support Regiment, Gagetown, New Brunswick and Chris Hiscock, a Heavy Equipment operator contracted by the Newfoundland Government, survey their progress in moving dirt in preparation for bridge building in the small community of Trouty in eastern Newfoundland.
The military was asked to assist with civil powers after Hurricane Igor passed the southern shores of Newfoundland knocking out power and washing out numerous bridges with over 200mm of rain.
28 September 2010 Trouty, Newfoundland
With team work, Engineers from 4 Engineer Support Regiment, in Gagetown, New Brunswick and 56 Engineer Squadron, from St. John’s Newfoundland, assemble a Medium Girder Bridge (MGB) to reconnect the small community of Trouty when the main bridge was destroyed in Hurricane Igor.
Operation LAMA (A) 02-10 is the Canadian Forces (CF) joint response led by Canada Command and conducted through Joint Task Force Atlantic (JTFA) to the devastation caused by Hurricane Igor to southern and eastern Newfoundland on 21 September 2010. The domestic humanitarian relief mission incorporated Canadian Forces land, maritime and air assets to deliver much needed assistance to isolated Newfoundland communities cut off by severe road damage.
More than 1,000 members from the Air, Land and Maritime components of the CF, in coordination with the Federal Government of Canada and the Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, are engaged in multiple tasks on Op LAMA (A) 02-10, including: delivering critical supplies such as food, water, medical supplies and fuel; providing medical evacuation; assisting in moving power crews and materials to repair power grids; delivering generators and re-supplying fuel to main communications nodes; assisting with bridging and road repair and transporting engineering analysis teams.
All photos Canadian Forces Combat Camera
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