A service member practices through-the-ice rescue Feb. 20 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to annual Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills.
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The aurora borealis appears Feb. 18 above a tent belonging to the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
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A member of Task Force Grizzly arrives for final remarks Feb. 20 after a week of arctic training by the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, part of Task Force Grizzly, patrol on skis Feb. 16 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
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A member of 41st Canadian Brigade Group looks on with ice buildup around his mask Feb. 15.
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut — Over the past three months, Canadian soldiers conducted a more than 3,100-mile snowmobile patrol in extreme Arctic conditions, traveling from Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to Churchill, Manitoba.
The aurora borealis appears Feb. 18 above a tent belonging to the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, part of Task Force Grizzly, patrol on skis Feb. 16 as Canadian Armed Forces deploy to Operation Nanook-Nunalivut drills in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.