Charged with the responsibility of training aircrew and technical support personnel for employment on the Hercules and Polaris Aircraft, 426 Squadron carries out some 109 serials of 35 different courses every year. It graduates approximately 900 personnel annually.

In 1995, the school underwent extensive renovations, allowing the majority of Squadron members to work in one building. The acquisition of state-of-the-art computerized training aids and ADP equipment made it an extremely well equipped training facility.

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The mandate to train aircrew and technicians also provides extensive opportunities for the Squadron to participate in many current theatres of operation around the world.

In Spring 2000, the Squadron completed an upgrade to it flight simulator. The changes included a new motion base, new visual system and upgraded avionics equipment.

Also in 2000, the Squadron unveiled its new totem pole through a project jointly funded by our Squadron Association and the Canadian Millennium Partnership Program and opened a new building housing the Cargo Compartment Trainer.