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HMCS Fredericton joins Exercise JOINT WARRIOR today along with various international military forces gathering for the semi-annual exercise, the Canadian Forces said in a news release.

Two RCAF CP-140 Auroras will also take part to the exercise.

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Frederictonand other Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) warships, as well as the two RCAF CP-140 Auroras, will participate in the semi-annual training exercise conducted in the coastal waters off the United Kingdom from April 12 to 23, the news release noted. The training is designed to provide NATO and non-NATO forces a multi-warfare environment in which to prepare for global operations.

More details from the news release:

Under the command of SNMG2, HMCS Fredericton will exercise with more than 50 warships in support of 15 countries making it the biggest in the history of the multinational exercise.

Participating ships will conduct a large spectrum of naval exercises including Maritime Interdiction Operations, Air Defence Exercises and Casualty Exercises while operating in an simulated unstable political environment.