Nanook 2009

Operation Nanook is an annual military exercise of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. The exercise is intended to train the different elements of the Canadian Armed Forces (Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy) along with other government organizations, such as the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Mounted Police in disaster training and sovereignty patrols in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and northern Canada.

The following is a list of annual exercises that comprise Operation Nanook:

Operation Nanook 2007 was the 2007 joint exercise of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard to train for disaster and sovereignty patrols in the Arctic. Similar exercises have been conducted every year since.

Elements of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police joined with elements of the Canadian Forces in the exercise. The Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton, the Kingston-class coastal defence vessel HMCS Summerside, the Victoria-class submarine HMCS Corner Brook, CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft, reservists from the local Canadian Rangers, and Primary Reserve soldiers from across Canada composed the Canadian Forces component.

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