Serving Canadians

From coast to coast, the air force is at work every day here at home, through our 13 Wings (bases) stationed across the country. Whether it's defending Canadian airspace, flying search and rescue missions that save lives, intercepting Aircraft or ships carrying illegal drugs or providing relief during national disasters like floods or ice storms, we play a direct role in keeping Canada and Canadians safe.

Some of the air force's research discoveries have benefits that filter down to many people -- for example, studies on flight in adverse weather conditions that have yielded information useful to commercial airlines. Through the famous Snowbirds, we demonstrate to Canadians and others just how good our armed forces training and technology is, entertaining millions of people every year in the process.