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OP Nunakput 09

Operation NUNAKPUT 09 is one of three major sovereignty operations conducted annually by the Canadian Forces in Canada's North. The operation runs from 13 July to 21 September 2009, in Canada’s western arctic.

Operation NUNAKPUT 09 is a sovereignty operation taking place in Canada’s western Arctic region in the Beaufort Sea from July 13th to September 21st 2009. Canadian Forces participation in the operation is in support of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

In addition to asserting Canadian sovereignty, Operation NUNAKPUT 09 is also aimed at enhancing military capabilities in operating in Canada’s North, and further developing important working relationships with other government departments specifically the RCMP.

Canadian Forces Sovereignty Operation in the Western Arctic Concludes Today

Members of the Aklavik Ranger Patrol and the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group pose near an Inukshuk at the BAR-1 North Warning System Radar site, approx. 25 km east of the Yukon/Alaska border, during Operation NUNAKPUT 09.

Photo supplied by: Sgt Kevin Stevens, 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group

Operation NUNAKPUT 09 is one of three major sovereignty operations conducted annually by the Canadian Forces (CF) in Canada's North.

This integrated operation involved the CF working in close coordination with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO). The RCMP conducted small boat patrols along the MacKenzie River, with the DFO assisting the patrols upon the arrival of the RCMP in the Beaufort Sea. The CF contribution to this year's operation was carried out by the Canadian Rangers, and focussed primarily on reconnaissance and information gathering.

NUNAKPUT 09, which is under the command of Joint Task Force North (JTFN), began on 13 July and will end on 21 September 2009. As one of six regional commands reporting to Canada Command in Ottawa, JTFN is responsible for the conduct of all CF routine and contingency operations in the North. (More)

Publication Date : 21 September 2009

Aklavik, NWT

Canadian Rangers from Aklavik, NWT viewing the Arctic coastline and the western side of the Northwest Passage with a monocular near BAR-1 during Operation NUNAKPUT 09.

Photo supplied by: Sgt Kevin Stevens, 1^st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group

Publication Date : 17 September 2009

Inukshuk at the BAR-1

Operation NUNAKPUT 09 - An Inukshuk at the BAR-1 North Warning System Radar site, approx. 25 km east of the Yukon/Alaska border.

Photo supplied by: Sgt Kevin Stevens, 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group

Publication Date : 01 September 2009

Aklavik, NWT

Canadian Rangers from Aklavik, NWT viewing the Arctic coastline and the western side of the Northwest Passage with a monocular near BAR-1 during Operation NUNAKPUT 09.

Photo supplied by: Sgt Kevin Stevens, 1^st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group

Publication Date : 31 August 2009