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.
Members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, part of Task Force Grizzly, patrol on skis Feb. 16 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills 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.
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 service member practices through-the-ice rescue Feb. 20 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to annual Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills 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.
A service member practices through-the-ice rescue Feb. 20 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to annual 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.
Members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, part of Task Force Grizzly, patrol on skis Feb. 16 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills 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.
