As global attention remains focused on the Middle East, a parallel contest of influence is unfolding in the Far North, where NATO troops have recently carried out a large-scale exercise simulating a Russian invasion. Armoured vehicles, ships, helicopters, and thousands of soldiers braved sub…
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut — Over the past three months, Canadian soldiers conducted a more than 3,100-mile snowmobile patrol in extreme Arctic conditions, traveling from Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to Churchill, Manitoba.
A member of Task Force Grizzly arrives for final remarks Feb. 20 after a week of arctic training as the Canadian Armed Forces deploy for Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
The aurora borealis appears Feb. 18 above a tent belonging to the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
A member of 41st Canadian Brigade Group, part of Task Force Grizzly, looks on with ice buildup around his mask Feb. 15 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
The aurora borealis appears Feb. 18 above a tent belonging to the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
A member of Task Force Grizzly arrives for final remarks Feb. 20 after a week of arctic training as the Canadian Armed Forces deploy for Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
A member of 41st Canadian Brigade Group, part of Task Force Grizzly, looks on with ice buildup around his mask Feb. 15 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
