Exercise NARWHAL

Photo IS2004-2123a: Sgt Frank Hudec, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

19 August, 2004
Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada

Crew members load cargo nets aboard HMCS Montreal's Sea King helicopter at the Pangnirtung airport during Exercise NARWHAL, taking place August 13-24 in the Cumberland Peninsula area of Baffin Island.

The mission of Exercise NARWHAL, which involves about 600 CF personnel, is to train and conduct joint sovereignty operations in a remote northern area.

CF participation includes Headquarters, CF Northern Area; the frigate HMCS Montreal; G Company, 2RCR; 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron from Petawawa and 440 Transport Squadron from Yellowknife; the Canadian Rangers; and the Canadian Forces Experimentation Centre. This is the largest exercise Canada has ever run in the Arctic.