Operation Support

Operation SUPPORT is the name given to Canadian Forces activities directly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The CF had two immediate goals: to provide support for stranded aircrew and passengers from diverted commercial flights, and to increase emergency preparedness. Transport Canada called their operation Yellow Ribbon.

Stranded travellers were received at several CF bases and stations, including Goose Bay, Gander and Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Halifax, Shearwater and Aldershot, Nova Scotia. Also, CF units in the Atlantic region provided thousands of beds and ration packs; nine CF transport aircraft delivered about 8,800 cots, 8,300 blankets and 55 support personnel to places where commercial flights had been diverted. CF aircraft also transported Canada Customs and Revenue Agency officials to those locations so stranded travellers could clear Customs and enter Canada — many of them to accept the hospitality of the communities in which they found themselves.

Several steps were taken to increase emergency preparedness. Additional CF-18 fighters were assigned to NORAD. The Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) was placed on stand-by at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario. Also, HMC Ships Preserver, Iroquois and Ville de Québec were put in a higher state of readiness in case they were required to go to a U.S. port to provide humanitarian assistance.

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Timeline	Planning September 11, 2001 World Trade Center collapse Remainder of September October Post-October

Victims	Casualties

Hijacked airliners	American Airlines Flight 11 United Airlines Flight 175 American Airlines Flight 77 United Airlines Flight 93 Suspected hijackings Korean Air Flight 85 Delta Air Lines Flight 1989

Crash sites	World Trade Center The Pentagon Stonycreek / Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Aftermath	Immediate repercussions Closings and cancellations Detentions Communication Post-9/11 Economy Local health Airport security Reactions Conspiracy theories Rudy Giuliani Unsuccessful terrorist plots

Cultural effects	Cultural references Songs Comics Books Entertainment Humor Lost artworks

Response	U.S. government response U.S. military response War on Terror Afghanistan North-West Pakistan Rescue and recovery effort Financial assistance Operation SUPPORT Operation Yellow Ribbon Memorials and services World Trade Center Health Program

Perpetrators	Responsibility Motives Hijackers 20th hijacker Trials

Inquiries	U.S. Congressional Inquiry September 11 intelligence before the attacks 9/11 Commission Report Criticism PENTTBOM

Miscellaneous	War games Patriot Day The Falling Man Tourist Guy hoax Iraq War August 2001 CIA warning Twin Towers 2

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