Operation Nanook (2012)

For other uses, see Operation Nanook.
HDMS Knud Rasmussen and USCGC Juniper, during Operation Nanook 2012.

Operation Nanook 2012 was a military training exercise held in Canada's Arctic in August 2011.[1] It was the sixth annual exercise. Vessels from the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard and the Royal Danish Navy participated in the exercise.

One scenario simulated intercepting a "vessel of interest" in Baffin Bay.[1] Another scenario had Canadian Armed Forces simulate being dispatched to a northern community, Tsiigehtchic, to assist the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with a "security event".

References

  1. 1 2 "Evolution of Operation NANOOK". Prime Minister's Office (Canada). 2012-08-24. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-21. As in previous years, this year’s Operation NANOOK will aim to provide a visible presence in the Arctic and demonstrate Canada’s ability to respond to situations and emergencies in the region. Operation NANOOK 12 is centred on two scenario-driven events in two separate locations in Canada's high North. The first involves the deployment of land and air forces to the Western Arctic to assist the RCMP in a security event in Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories. The second involves the deployment of CAF land, sea, air and special operations forces to the East to the Hudson Bay/Hudson Strait and Churchill, Manitoba, to intercept a vessel of interest.

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