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The same day 439 "Tiger" squadron was reformed from elements of the existing Base Flight Bagotville, [11] flying the CT-133 Silver Star and CH-118 Huey. The CT-133 fleet was retired in 2001 [12] and in 1996 439 squadron's four CH-118s were replaced by three CH-146 Griffons. In July 1996, the base helped locals during the Saguenay flood.
Installations of the United States Air Force in Canada (29 P) Pages in category "Foreign military bases in Canada" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
List of military installations in Newfoundland & Labrador Name Location Operator Branch Date Coordinates Ref; Allan's Island Radar Station: Allan's Island
Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay. A Canadian Forces base or CFB (French: base des Forces canadiennes, BFC) is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces.For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units (e.g., army regiments, navy ships, air force wings).
A special mission unit (SMU), at one time referred to as a "tier 1" unit, [1] is a designation for the United States military's most highly secretive and elite special operations forces. [2] The term special missions unit is also used in Australia to describe the Special Air Service Regiment .
The air station was used to base convoy protection, coastal patrol and anti-submarine aircraft, both land-based aircraft and seaplanes. While NAS Argentia was nominally an independent facility from Naval Station Argentia, both facilities are largely viewed as one. Beginning that summer, USS Prairie was used to house Flag Headquarters at the base.
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Canada's participation in the Afghanistan war (2001–2014) saw over 160 Canadian deaths, the largest for any single Canadian military mission since the Korean War in the early 1950s. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Alongside many domestic obligations and a few ongoing peacekeeping missions, the Canadian Armed Forces are currently deployed in multiple foreign ...