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Current Operations

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More than 3,000 Canadian soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel are deployed overseas on operational missions. On any given day, about 8,000 Canadian Forces members - one third of our deployable force - are preparing for, engaged in or returning from an overseas mission.

Since 1947, the CF has completed 72 international operations. That figure does not include current operations, or the many CF operations carried out in Canada.

Here is a list of all current CF operations:

- CF International Operations as of 1 November 2007 -
Arabian Gulf Region & Southwest Asia
Approx. Pers.
Mission
2,500
The Canadian contribution to the NATO led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
OP ATHENA
Afghanistan
15
Canadian Support to the National Training Centre, Combined Joint Task Force 76 (CJTF-76) and Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan (CSTC-A, formerly the Office of Security Cooperation - Afghanistan).
OP ARCHER
Afghanistan
22
Canadian Strategic Advisory Team providing support to the Afghan Government.
OP ARGUS
Afghanistan
7
OP FOUNDATION
Tampa, Florida / Bahrain
1
Balkans
Approx. Pers.
Mission
8
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Headquarters Sarajevo (NHQSa)
OP BRONZE
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Caribbean
Approx. Pers.
Mission
4
CF Contribution to the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti Headquarters (MINUSTAH HQ)
OP HAMLET
Haiti
Middle East
Approx. Pers.
Mission
250
Canada’s maritime contribution to the continuing U.S.-led campaign against terrorism known as Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.
OP ALTAIR
2
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
OP GLADIUS
Golan Heights
28
Multinational Force and Observers (MFO)
OP CALUMET
Sinai
8
UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
OP JADE
Jerusalem
5
OP PROTEUS
Jerusalem
1
UN Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
OP SNOWGOOSE
Cyprus
211
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1
OP SEXTANT
Africa
Approx. Pers.
Mission
10
UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
OP CROCODILE
Democratic Republic of the Congo

 

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CF Operations in Sudan

11
International Military Advisory Training Team (IMATT)
OP SCULPTURE
Sierra Leone
3,127
Total
Date Modified: 2007-11-01
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