Operation Nanook (2010)
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Operation Nanook 2010 was the 2010 annual joint exercise of Canada's Maritime Command and the Canadian Coast Guard to train for disaster and sovereignty patrols in the Arctic.[1][2][3][4] Similar exercises were held in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The operation ran from August 6, 2010 to August 26, 2010.[1][3] Members of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve took part in ground exercises in conjunction with Canadian Rangers. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper traveled to the Arctic.[1][2] Unlike previous exercises, foreign services participated.
Participating forces
The Royal Danish Navy sent HDMS Vædderen and HDMS Knud Rasmussen.[4][5] Vædderen is a frigate-sized Thetis-class ocean patrol vessels, launched in 1996. Knud Rasmussen was commissioned in 2008, the lead ship of a class specifically designed to patrol Baffin Bay.
The United States sent USS Porter and USCGC Alder. USS Porter is a United States Navy guided missile destroyer commissioned in 1999. USCGC Alder is a United States Coast Guard buoy tender homeported in Duluth, Minnesota, on the Great Lakes.
Canada sent HMCS Montréal, HMCS Goose Bay, HMCS Glace Bay, and CCGS Henry Larsen. Montréal is a Halifax-class frigate, commissioned in 1993. Goose Bay and Glace Bay are Kingston-class coastal defence vessels, commissioned in 1996 and 1998. Henry Larsen was the only icebreaker among the vessels.
Commentary
The Russian newspaper Pravda described the exercise as "saber rattling".[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Arctic: Canada's Sabre-Rattling and Russia's Strategic Interests". Pravda. 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
The recently completed Operation Nanook (August 6 to 26), an operation which Canada began after Russia made claims to Arctic territories in 2007, involved an unprecedented degree of collaboration among military forces from Canada, the USA and Denmark: NATO member states. Yet is there not a commercial interest behind the sabre-rattling?
mirror - 1 2 Anita Dey Nuttall (2010-08-28). "Canada stakes a claim to Arctic power, influence: Military operation, policy announcements show Ottawa's resolve". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
As the Canadian military exercise Operation Nanook 10 drew to a close this week and Prime Minister Stephen Harper travelled in Canada's North, the federal government made two key announcements that sum up the country's main Arctic priorities.
mirror - 1 2 Jordan Woodman (2010-08-26). "The CH-146 Griffon makes its debut at Op Nanook". Aviation.ca. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
This year the CH-146 Griffon helicopter took part in Operation Nanook for the first time, providing a tremendous boost to the air component of this annual Canadian Forces (CF) northern sovereignty operation.
mirror - 1 2 "Canada Command - OP Nanook". Canadian Forces. 2010-08. Retrieved 2010-09-22. Check date values in:
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(help) mirror - ↑ "100816-G-4702D-012 Operation Nanook". Ninth District Public Affairs, US Coast Guard. Retrieved 2010-09-22. mirror