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Operation Nanook
Operation Nanook, one of three major recurring sovereignty operations conducted annually by the Canadian Forces in Canada's Arctic took place from August 6 to 26.
Canadian Air Force crew helps NATO deliver humanitarian aid to Pakistan
A Canadian Air Force pilot and two Canadian loadmasters serving with the NATO Airborne Early Warning Force Command in Germany have helped deliver aid to flood-stricken Pakistan.
Only wreckage found in search for downed chopper
Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Rangers and Air Force crews searched for a missing Bell 206 Longranger helicopter and its pilot flying out of Clyde River, Nunavut.
Minister of National Defence visits Operation Nanook
The Honourable Peter MacKay has wrapped up his participation in Operation Nanook 10, the centrepiece of three major sovereignty operations conducted every year by the Canadian Forces in Canada's North.
Joint exercise “builds” on Air Force partnership with Air National Guard
You could call it a “bridge-building” exercise between Canada’s Air Force and the U.S. Air National Guard.
Twin Otter Delivers on Operation Nanook 10
The CC-138 Twin Otter has been the face of Canada’s Air Force operations in the Arctic for decades, and as Operation Nanook 10 takes flight, this aircraft is quickly demonstrating why it is considered the workhorse of the North.
Australian Air Force hosts international strategic dialogue
Canada’s Chief of the Air Staff, Lieutenant-General André Deschamps, joined colleagues from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia at a series of key strategic meetings in Australia.
Globemaster aircraft resupplies CFS Alert at the top of the world
Three-for-one is a pretty good deal, and that is exactly what Canadians stationed at Canadian Forces Station Alert, the world’s most northerly permanently inhabited location are getting.
Globemaster aircraft resupplies CFS Alert at the top of the world
Due to its extreme northern location, CFS Alert must be resupplied by air, which is done largely through a bi-annual resupply operation called Boxtop.