Operation Nanook (2007)
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Operation Nanook 2007 was the 2007 annual joint exercise of Canada
's Maritime Command and the Canadian Coast Guard
to train for disaster and sovereignty patrols in the Arctic.
Similar exercises were held in 2008
and 2009
.
Elements of the Canadian Coast Guard
and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
joined with elements of the Canadian Forces
in the exercise.
The frigate HMCS Fredericton
the minesweeper HMCS Summerside
, the submarine HMCS Corner Brook, Aurora maritime patrol aircraft, reservists from the local Canadian Rangers
, and Primary Reserve soldiers from across Canada composed the Canadian Forces component.
During the exercise the Summerside played a drug smuggling vessel, nicknamed the MV Rusty Bucket.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's Maritime Command and the Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...
to train for disaster and sovereignty patrols in the Arctic.
Similar exercises were held in 2008
Operation Nanook (2008)
Operation Nanook 2008 was a joint exercise of Canada's Maritime Command and the Canadian Coast Guard, held in August 2008.Canada conducted similar joint exercises, also named "Operation Nanook", in 2007 and 2009....
and 2009
Operation Nanook (2009)
Operation Nanook 2009 was the 2009 annual joint exercise of Canada's Maritime Command and the Canadian Coast Guard to train for disaster and sovereignty patrols in the Arctic.Similar exercises were held in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011....
.
Elements of the Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...
and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
joined with elements of the Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
in the exercise.
The frigate HMCS Fredericton
HMCS Fredericton
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Fredericton. , a Flower class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic. , a Halifax class frigate commissioned in 1995.-References:*...
the minesweeper HMCS Summerside
HMCS Summerside
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Summerside. , a Flower class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Battle of the Atlantic. , a Kingston class patrol vessel in the Canadian Forces, commissioned in 1999....
, the submarine HMCS Corner Brook, Aurora maritime patrol aircraft, reservists from the local Canadian Rangers
Canadian Rangers
The Canadian Rangers are a sub-component of the Canadian Forces reserve that provide a military presence in Canada's sparsely settled northern, coastal, and isolated areas. Formally established on May 23, 1947, a primary role of this part-time force is to conduct surveillance or sovereignty...
, and Primary Reserve soldiers from across Canada composed the Canadian Forces component.
During the exercise the Summerside played a drug smuggling vessel, nicknamed the MV Rusty Bucket.