Annual NORAD Exercise Commences in Labrador
Testing bi-national coordination and readiness
(firmenpresse) - WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/16/14 -- The Canadian NORAD Region is hosting the flying portion of the NORAD exercise VIGILANT SHIELD from 20-26 October 2014 at 5 Wing Goose Bay, in Newfoundland and Labrador.
This year''s annual exercise, held at 5 Wing Goose Bay, will include about 550 participants from the Canadian Armed Forces, the United States Air Force, and the United Stated Air National Guard.
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"The mission fulfilled by NORAD in the defence of North America requires a tremendous amount of coordination and cooperation between Canada and the United States. It is a great pleasure for me, as the commander of the Canadian region, to host such a significant flying exercise where our personnel will be able to demonstrate their operational excellence during exercise VIGILANT SHIELD."
Major-General David Wheeler, Commander, 1 Canadian Air Division / Canadian NORAD Region
"The deployment of such a large number of aircraft and personnel to 5 Wing Goose Bay for the field training exercise of VIGILANT SHIELD will allow our Wing to demonstrate its ability to serve as a valuable training ground in support of NORAD''s mission and showcase our own critical role in the defence of North America as a Forward Operating Location. It is with pride that our Wing continuously supports Canadian Armed Forces and allied training objectives."
Lieutenant-Colonel Luc Sabourin, Commander, 5 Wing Goose Bay
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Captain Alexandre Cadieux
Canadian NORAD Region Public Affairs
(709) 896-6928
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Datum: 16.10.2014 - 09:00 Uhr
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