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The Canadian special forces public relations machine is in full drive these days.

Witness the latest media report about what is being termed a “daring parachute drop” of Canadian special forces soldiers into the ocean, so the commandos could link up with the submarine, HMCS Windsor.

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It happened last fall during a NATO exercise and is now being touted by Canadian Special Operations Forces Command or CANSOFCOM.

“Well beyond swimming distance to the coast, it seemed like an act of dangerous derring-do, even for special forces soldiers,” the Toronto Star reported Sunday.

Canadian special forces jumped from a C-130, landed in the water, and then clambered on board HMCS Windsor. In another drill they launched their inflatable rafts off HMCS Windsor.

In addition, special forces personnel conducted similar trials off the coast of Nova Scotia last year, according to CANSOFCOM. “It takes a lot of courage to jump out the back of an airplane when all you see is water around you and just trust that something will pop up. It was pretty amazing,” Maj.-Gen. Mike Rouleau, commander of Canadian Special Operations Forces Command told the Toronto Star.