Since its departure in June, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver has hosted the first Air Operations Officer (AOO) to sail aboard a ship since the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) announced the establishment of the occupation in 2019. No stranger to firsts, Captain (Capt) Martin O’Hanley earned his AOO qualification as part of the initial cadre trained in 2021. Now, thanks to a joint effort between 12 Wing and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Capt Martin is the first AOO to embark a HMC Ship while deployed on a named international operation.