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==History== | ==History== | ||
Victoria Station was established on 10 January, 2017 as part of an initiative to start several proto-stations outside of the continental US, in an effort to grow the organization.<ref name="ND17JA06">[[Naval Directive 17JA-06]]</ref> Upon establishment, the three vessels of [[Task Group 94.1]] were transferred over to the Station; in the beginning, {{gns|Jason Mueller|SD-36}}, {{hms|Avalon|CL-395}}, and {{hms|Callisto|BC-722}} were the lifeblood of the station, under Commodore Robert Demkiw. These were joined by {{hms|Centaur|CLAC-02}} on 09 June, 2018.<ref name="ND18JUN02">[[Naval Directive 18JUN-02]]</ref> while ''Avalon'' upgraded to {{hms|Justicar|CA-404}}.<ref name="BSD170503">[[BuShips Directive 1705-03]]</ref> Commodore Mark Gledhill assumed command of the station on 03 July, 2020, and has remained in command since. <ref name="ND20JY01">[[Naval Directive 20JY-01]]</ref> | Victoria Station was established on 10 January, 2017 as part of an initiative to start several proto-stations outside of the continental US, in an effort to grow the organization.<ref name="ND17JA06">[[Orders:Naval Directive 17JA-06]]</ref> Upon establishment, the three vessels of [[Task Group 94.1]] were transferred over to the Station; in the beginning, {{gns|Jason Mueller|SD-36}}, {{hms|Avalon|CL-395}}, and {{hms|Callisto|BC-722}} were the lifeblood of the station, under Commodore Robert Demkiw. These were joined by {{hms|Centaur|CLAC-02}} on 09 June, 2018.<ref name="ND18JUN02">[[Orders:Naval Directive 18JUN-02]]</ref> while ''Avalon'' upgraded to {{hms|Justicar|CA-404}}.<ref name="BSD170503">[[Orders:BuShips Directive 1705-03]]</ref> Commodore Mark Gledhill assumed command of the station on 03 July, 2020, and has remained in command since. <ref name="ND20JY01">[[Orders:Naval Directive 20JY-01]]</ref> | ||
Victoria Station has been a patron of conventions in British Columbia for many years, including the now-defunct VCON in Vancouver, Curious ComicCon in Nanaimo, and CoVaCon in Courtney/Comox. | Victoria Station has been a patron of conventions in British Columbia for many years, including the now-defunct VCON in Vancouver, Curious ComicCon in Nanaimo, and CoVaCon in Courtney/Comox. | ||