Operation Nanook

Operation Nanook is an annual exercise of the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic.

List of annual exercises part of Operation Nanook:

2007

Operation Nanook 2007 was the 2007 annual joint exercise of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard to train for disaster and sovereignty patrols in the Arctic.[1][2] Similar exercises have been conducted every year since.

Elements of the Canadian Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police joined with elements of the Canadian Forces in the exercise.[2] The frigate HMCS Fredericton the minesweeper HMCS Summerside, the submarine HMCS Corner Brook, CP-140 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 Summerside played a drug smuggling vessel, nicknamed MV Rusty Bucket.[2]

2008

HMCS Toronto, CCGS Pierre Radisson, and bergy bit, in Frobisher Bay during Operation Nanook 2008.

Operation Nanook 2008 was a joint exercise of Canada's Maritime Command and the Canadian Coast Guard, held in August 2008.[3] Canada conducted similar joint exercises, also named "Operation Nanook", in 2007 and 2009.

The exercise was held from August 11 to August 25, 2008. Two Canadian navy ships and two airforce planes, a CC-138 Twin Otter and a CP-140 Aurora, took part in the exercises in the Canada's Arctic. The frigate HMCS Toronto, the minesweeper HMCS Shawinigan and the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker CCGC Pierre Radisson travelled along the Hudson Strait. The Operation extended to Davis Strait, and Frobisher Bay during the annual Operation.

There have been 18 such humanitarian operations since 2002. As more Arctic ice melts, the ships sail through uncharted waters. Emergency response times were tested for such potential disasters as oil spills, or rescue operations such as responding to cruise ship emergencies.

General Walter J. Natynczyk, Canada's chief of Defence staff, the Honourable Peter MacKay, Defence Minister as well as Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, and Steven Fletcher, Member of Parliament for Charleswood–St. James–Assiniboia and Parliamentary Secretary for Health, flew to Iqaluit, Nunavut to officially launch the exercise on August 19, 2008 and observe the process.

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.

The operation ran from August 6, 2009 to August 28, 2009.[4][5][6] In addition to the CCGC Pierre Radisson the operations had the participation of elements of the Canadian Rangers, Primary Reserve soldiers from across Canada, a force of reservists composed of local residents of Nunavut, the frigate HMCS Toronto and the submarine HMCS Corner Brook, and Canadian Forces aircraft.

General Walter J. Natynczyk, Chief of Canada's Defence Staff attended the exercise.[7] On August 23, 2009 Natynczyk met in Iqaluit with Admiral Tim Sloth Jørgensen Chief of Denmark's Defence staff.

2010

HDMS Vædderen, HMCS Montréal, USS Porter proceed abreast during Operation Nanook (2010).
HDMS Knud Rasmussen participating in Operation Nanook 2010.

Operation Nanook 2010 was the 2010 annual joint exercise of Canada's Maritime Command and the Canadian Coast Guard to train for disaster and sovereignty patrols in the Arctic.[8][9][10][11] Similar exercises were held in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The operation ran from August 6, 2010 to August 26, 2010.[8][10] Members of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve took part in ground exercises in conjunction with Canadian Rangers. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper traveled to the Arctic.[8][9] Unlike previous exercises, foreign services participated.

Participating forces

The Royal Danish Navy sent HDMS Vædderen and HDMS Knud Rasmussen.[11][12] Vædderen is a frigate-sized Thetis-class ocean patrol vessels, launched in 1996. Knud Rasmussen was commissioned in 2008, the lead ship of a class specifically designed to patrol Baffin Bay.

The United States sent USS Porter and USCGC Alder. USS Porter is a United States Navy guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1999. USCGC Alder is a United States Coast Guard buoy tender homeported in Duluth, Minnesota, on the Great Lakes.

Canada sent HMCS Montréal, HMCS Goose Bay, HMCS Glace Bay, and CCGS Henry Larsen. Montréal is a Halifax-class frigate, commissioned in 1993. Goose Bay and Glace Bay are Kingston-class coastal defence vessels, commissioned in 1996 and 1998. Henry Larsen was the only icebreaker among the vessels.

Commentary

The Russian newspaper Pravda described the exercise as "saber rattling".[8]

2011

HMCS Summerside and USCGC Willow during Operation Nanook 2011.

Operation Nanook 2011 was a military training exercise held in Canada's Arctic in August 2011.[13] [14] It was the fifth such annual exercise. Vessels from the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard and the Royal Danish Navy participated in the exercise.

Two scenarios in the exercise had military and civilian personnel simulate reacting to air and maritime emergencies. [15] While the exercise was being conducted, a commercial airplane (First Air Flight 6560) crashed while approaching Resolute Bay Airport, and the military personnel involved in the exercise assisted in rescue and recovery operations.[16]

2012

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 2012.[17] 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.[17] 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".

2014

Operation Nanook 2014 is the eighth annual Arctic joint training exercise run by the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard.[18][19] Royal Danish Navy and the United States Navy vessels participated. The Canadian Rangers will participate. Overall approximately 1000 participated including include local officials.

The training included several scenarios, including sending boarding parties to an uncooperative vessel, and the simulation of rescuing the complement of a grounded cruise ship.[19] [18]

2016

Operation Nanook 2016 was the tenth annual Arctic joint training exercise run by the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26]


Most previous Operation Nanook took place mainly in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, while this one's events were set farther west, around Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, and Whitehorse, Yukon.[25]

HMCS Moncton visited Churchill, Manitoba, North America's only deepwater port on the Arctic Ocean connected to the North American railway grid.[26]

Mieke Coppes noted that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on a state visit overseas during the 2016 Operation Nanook, while previous Prime Minister Stephen Harper had attended all previous operations.[20] Coppes pointed out that the cruise ship Crystal Serenity was transitting the Northwest Passage with a thousand tourists, asserting this sign of global warming should put a greater priority on the exercises.

References

  1. ↑ "HMCS Fredericton participates in Iqaluit Community Days" (PDF). The Maple Leaf. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  2. 1 2 3 Robert Frank (2007-09-05). "Canada Command completes largest deployment to date in the North" (PDF). The Maple Leaf. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. ↑ "News and events: January 2008 – 31 December 2008". Canadian Armed Forces. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03.
  4. ↑ Elizabeth Thompson (2009-08-20). "Military takes Arctic trip: Operation Nanook 09 let Canadian Rangers, regular Forces members exchange skills". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03.
  5. ↑ Elizabeth Thompson (2009-08-20). "Military takes Arctic trip: Operation Nanook 09 let Canadian Rangers, regular Forces members exchange skills". Edmonton Sun. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03.
  6. ↑ Jeri Grychowski (September 2009). "CF exercise in the Arctic—OP Nanook 09". Trident News. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12.
  7. ↑ "The Danish Chief of Defence, Admiral Jørgensen, pays a visit to Nunavut and Greenland to plan for future defence of the region". Canadian American Strategic Review. 2009-08-20. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Arctic: Canada's Sabre-Rattling and Russia’s Strategic Interests". Pravda. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-22. The recently completed Operation Nanook (August 6 to 26), an operation which Canada began after Russia made claims to Arctic territories in 2007, involved an unprecedented degree of collaboration among military forces from Canada, the USA and Denmark: NATO member states. Yet is there not a commercial interest behind the sabre-rattling? mirror
  9. 1 2 Anita Dey Nuttall (2010-08-28). "Canada stakes a claim to Arctic power, influence: Military operation, policy announcements show Ottawa's resolve". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2010-09-20. As the Canadian military exercise Operation Nanook 10 drew to a close this week and Prime Minister Stephen Harper travelled in Canada's North, the federal government made two key announcements that sum up the country's main Arctic priorities. mirror
  10. 1 2 Jordan Woodman (2010-08-26). "The CH-146 Griffon makes its debut at Op Nanook". Aviation.ca. Retrieved 2010-09-20. This year the CH-146 Griffon helicopter took part in Operation Nanook for the first time, providing a tremendous boost to the air component of this annual Canadian Forces (CF) northern sovereignty operation. mirror
  11. 1 2 "Canada Command - OP Nanook". Canadian Forces. 2010-08. Retrieved 2010-09-22. Check date values in: |date= (help) mirror
  12. ↑ "100816-G-4702D-012 Operation Nanook". Ninth District Public Affairs, US Coast Guard. Retrieved 2010-09-22. mirror
  13. ↑ Stephanie Young (2011-08-23). "Operation Nanook 2011". Coast Guard Compass. Retrieved 2014-02. While Operation Nanook trained arctic operators it also focused on the partnerships that are so critical in performing missions in the cold, ice-infested environment. The international operation, designed to enhance maritime interoperability, featured the Canadian navy, army and air force, Danish military components, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and numerous other forces. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Operation Nanook". Arctic Journal. 2011-09. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-21. Since 2006, the federal government continues to increase its capabilities and operational expertise and capacity in affirmation of its Arctic Sovereignty strategy. This summer, Canada Command (Canadian Military headquarters in Ottawa) with the assistance of Joint Task Force North, based in Yellowknife, again conducted one of three annual Arctic safety and security exercises. This year, Operation Nanook 2011 patrolled the air, land and seas Since 2006, the federal government continues to increase its capabilities and operational expertise and capacity in affirmation of its Arctic Sovereignty strategy. This summer, Canada Command (Canadian Military headalong the extensive coastlines of Labrador, Baffin Island, and in the central High Arctic on and off Cornwallis Island. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ↑ "Evolution of Operation NANOOK". Prime Minister's Office (Canada). 2012-08-24. Retrieved 2014-08-21. Operation NANOOK 11 took place in the vicinity of Resolute Bay, Nunavut, from August 5 to 26, 2011, and consisted of two parts. The first, a sovereignty and presence patrolling exercise, was conducted in cooperation with the United States Coast Guard and the Royal Danish Navy. The second, a Canadian exercise that included simulated air disaster and maritime emergencies, demonstrated our country’s ability to respond to emergency situations in the North. The largest and northernmost Canadian Arctic military operation in history, Operation NANOOK 11 involved the participation of more than 1,100 CAF personnel and 180 members of the CCG.
  16. ↑ "Training, luck guided Resolute Bay air disaster response: military". 28 September 2011.
  17. 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.
  18. 1 2 "Operation NANOOK 14". Arctic Journal. 2014-08-20. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-20. Operation NANOOK 14, the premier annual Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operation held in Canada’s North, will take place in Nunavut from August 20–29. This operation showcases CAF personnel working in close partnership with other federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments and agencies as well as aboriginal communities and the militaries of other Arctic nations.
  19. 1 2 "Op Nanook gets underway Wednesday near Iqaluit: Exercises to include simulated search and rescue of fishing boat, cruise ship grounding". CBC North. 2014-08-19. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. About 800 military personnel are expected to take part. The military plans to use up to 35 ATVs and eight helicopters. Other aircraft will include C-17 Globemasters and C-130 Hercules, as well as Twin Otters from 440 Transport Squadron in Yellowknife.
  20. 1 2 Mieke Coppes (2016-09-05). "Analysis: Questioning the Relevance of Canada’s Operation Nanook". News deeply. Retrieved 2017-01-22. But there are two reasons why one should take notice of this year’s operations. First of all, as the prime minister’s office has confirmed, Prime Minister Trudeau was not present.
  21. ↑ Mike Rudyk (2016-09-02). "Operation Nanook comes to a close for another year". CBC News. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  22. ↑ David Pugliese (2016-08-21). "Operation Nanook 2016 now underway". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
  23. ↑ "Troops arrive in Rankin Inlet Aug. 9 to start Operation Nanook 2016". Nunatsiaq online. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2017-01-22. If you’re planning to go out on the land near the Nunavut communities of Rankin Inlet or Chesterfield Inlet later this month, be prepared to encounter warring soldiers, helicopters, all-terrain-vehicles, Twin Otters and Royal Canadian Navy vessels.
  24. ↑ "Operation Nanook 2016 underway in Canada's North". National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-01-22. The operation comprises two scenarios. In one scenario, Canadian Armed Forces members will conduct Arctic security exercises in and around Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, from August 24 to 29 which will include patrols, search and rescue training, and simulated combat exercises. The other scenario, in the Whitehorse and Haines Junction areas of Yukon, from August 21 to September 2, 2016, will see a whole-of-government response to a simulated earthquake.
  25. 1 2 "Operation NANOOK". National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces. 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2017-01-22. Approximately 850 Canadian sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen and civilians participated in Operation NANOOK from August 21 to September 2, 2016 in and around the Whitehorse and Haines Junction area of Yukon as well as in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. The Canadian Armed Forces deployed land, maritime, and air components including military command, staff and support personnel. Civilian participants from several federal and territorial organizations also participated.
  26. 1 2 "Royal Canadian Navy's HMCS Moncton pays visit to Port of Churchill: Churchill mayor says navy ship a positive sight after port shuts down". CBC News. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2017-01-22. HMCS Moncton was one of two navy vessels patrolling the Hudson Bay over the last week as part of the operation said Rear-Admiral John Newton, commander of Joint Task Force Atlantic and Maritime Forces.
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