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Operation Noble Defender

Canadian NORAD Region

March 16, 2022 | 0:52

Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighters start engines and taxi for air operations at 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, on March 16, 2022, during NORAD Operation Noble Defender.

NORAD Operation NOBLE DEFENDER 22-2 is an air defence operation that runs from from March 14 to 17, 2022, involving a variety of military aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and United States Air Force. Personnel and aircraft are based out of Canadian Forces Station Alert, Nunavut; Whitehorse, Yukon; Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; and 5 Wing Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.