RCAF CF-18 Arrive in Thule for NORAD Ex AMALGAM DART [Image 1 of 4]

THULE AB, GREENLAND

03.20.2021

Photo by CANR NORAD 

North American Aerospace Defense Command

RCAF CF-18s from 3 Wing Bagotville arrived at Thule AB, Greenland, during North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, AMALGAM DART, March 20, 2021. The exercise will run from March 20-26 and range from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland and extend south down the Eastern Atlantic to the U.S. coast of Maine. Amalgam Dart 21-2 provides NORAD the opportunity to hone homeland defense skills as Canadian, U.S., and NATO forces operate together in the Arctic. A bi-national Canadian and American command, NORAD employs a network of space-based, aerial and ground-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft, controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. NATO E-3 Early Warning Aircraft, Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft, CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft, CC-130 Search and Rescue and tactical airlift aircraft, CC-150T air refueled, and CH-149 Cormorant Search and Rescue helicopters; as well as U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft, KC-10 Extender refueler, KC-46 Pegasus, KC-135 Stratotanker, as well as C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft will participate in the exercise. (Photo credit: (CAN) Master Corporal Gary Clavé)

• Date Taken: 03.20.2021
• Date Posted: 03.21.2021 21:22
• Photo ID: 6565357
• VIRIN: 210320-O-D0430-3001-C
• Resolution: 6580x5264
• Size: 1.96 MB
• Location: THULE AB, GL