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Defence Watch recently visited Operation NUNALIVUT 2018. About 350 Canadian Forces members are taking part in Operation NUNALIVUT 2018. The annual sovereignty operation in the High Arctic is taking place this year in Resolute Bay and Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. Op NUNALIVUT 2018 started February 23 and will wrap up March 21.

The operation is commanded by Joint Task Force (North) and involves regular and reserve forces personnel from the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force. On the ground – 2nd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, the Arctic Response Company Group from 38 Canadian Brigade Group and the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group have been conducting Arctic survival training, sovereignty patrols, and support to scientific research in both Resolute Bay and Cambridge Bay.

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One of the camps set up by 2PPCLI, the Canadian Rangers and the Arctic Response Company is at Intrepid Bay, about a 20-minute flight by Twin Otter from Resolute Bay. The troops commanded by Maj. Jason Hudson are conducting Arctic survival training as well as sovereignty patrols. The Rangers are key to teaching the soldiers about living and surviving in the Arctic. I’ll have more details in a later article on Op NUNALIVUT but for now here are some photos from the Intrepid Bay camp:

Photos by David Pugliese