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| | Canadians protecting Afghanistan in the name of freedom |
 | | On October 8, 2001, the Halifax was ordered to leave her Atlantic duties with NATO's Standing Naval Force Atlantic and "proceed with all haste" to the Arabian Sea where she joined the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Battle Group. |
 | | On an overcast, windy fall day in Halifax, the crews said goodbye to family, friends, and those thousands lining the shores of Halifax and Dartmouth, as is the tradition in this old navy city." Operation Apollo, Departure...Canada responds. |
 | | HMCS Toronto (foreground) in formation with the USS Jarrett (background) and a ship from the Navy of Bahrain, all on patrol in the northern Arabian Sea. |
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