CAF 101 – Operations
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North America
| Op NANOOK | episodic | High Arctic | CAF contribution to defence, security, and WoG operations |
| Op LIMPID | 0 | Canada | Multidomain detection of threats to Canada’s security |
| Op LENTUS | As needed | Canada | Assistance to Disaster Response in Canada |
South America
| Op CARIBBE | episodic | Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific | Episodic contribution to US led counter narcotics operations |
| Op GLOBE | 1 | Haiti | CAF support to the GAC led Inter Departmental Task Force-Haiti (IDTF-Haiti) |
Europe
| Op REASSURANCE LTF | 803 | Latvia | Framework nation leading multinational battle group |
| Op REASSURANCE ATF | 51 | UK | Provide air policing and tactical airlift in support of NATO and Ukraine |
| Op REASSURANCE MTF | 257 | Europe | RCN contribution to NATO maritime surveillance (Standing NATO Maritime Group) |
| Op KOBOLD | 5 | Kosovo | CAF contribution to NATO-led KFOR to maintain a safe and secure environment in Kosovo |
| Op UNIFIER | 339 | Poland/UK | Provision of trg to Ukrainian soldiers |
| Op SNOWGOOSE | 1 | Cyprus | UN mission to monitor political developments affecting the status quo in Cyprus |
Indo Pacific
| Op PROJECTION AP | *episodic | South China Sea | Conduct presence operations in support of DND/CAF and GoC objectives |
| UNITED NATIONS COMMAND | 8 | Korea/Japan | Canada’s persistent contribution to the multinational United Nations Command based in the Republic of Korea. |
| Op NEON | *episodic 55 | Asia Pacific Ocean | Canada’s episodic contribution to a US-led multinational effort to support the monitoring of UN Security Council sanctions imposed against North Korea |
| Op HORIZON (Replacing Op PROJECTION Fall 2023) | - | Indo Pacific | Implement defence elements of Indo-Pacific Strategy: deploy more naval assets, participate in more multilateral exercises, strengthen mil-mil cooperation |
Africa
| Op PRESENCE-UGANDA | *episodic | Uganda | Deployment of TAL Det providing airlift support to UN PSO in Africa |
| Op PRESENCE-TRG SUPPORT |
*episodic | Entebbe | Support to UN Engagement Platoon Program |
| Op PRESENCE-ELSIE | *episodic | Ghana | CTAT deployment to assist GAF with increasing meaningful participation of women in the UN PSO |
| Op FULCRUM | *episodic | Sahel | Engagements with NIGER, participating in US Ex FLINTLOCK |
| Op NABERIUS | *episodic | Niger | Capacity building activities with NIGER |
| Op CROCODILE | 8 | DR Congo | Staff officers and training support to UN operations in the DRC |
| Op PROJECTION-WA | *episodic | Gulf of Guinea | Forward naval power projection including participation in joint and regional exercises |
| Op FREQUENCE | *episodic | Sahel Region | RCAF strategic airlift support to France’s Op BARKHANE |
| Op PRESENCE-TSPO | *episodic | Zambia and other | Support to the UN Office of Integrated Training Services to develop a UN Infantry Training Program |
| Op SOPRANO | 10 | South Sudan | Staff officers and military liaison supporting cease-hostilities agreement |
| Op PRESENCE-MALI | 4 | Mali | Staff officers supporting MINUSMA HQ |
| Op SAVANNE | 311 | Sudan | Contribute to support Canadian and DND/CAF objectives whereby CAF forward presence will help contribute to support the Rules Based Order. |
Middle East
| Op FOUNDATION | 14 | Tampa/Qatar/ Bahrain/UAE |
Staff officers, specialist support, and liaison to US counter-terrorism operations |
| Op ARTEMIS | *episodic | Arabian and Red Seas, Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean | RCN and RCAF contribution to CMF mission to secure Middle Eastern waters |
| Op JADE | 4 | Israel / Lebanon | United Nations Truce Supervision Organization mission to observe and supervise regional cease-fire between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria and to implement the Armistice Agreements |
| Op CALUMET | 52 | Sinai Egypt | Provision of critical mission support to independent peacekeeping operation between Egypt & Israel |
| Op IMPACT | >300 | Iraq/Kuwait/Leb/Jordan | CAF support to defeat DAESH in Iraq and Syria as well as build security force capacity |
| Op PROTEUS | 23 | Jerusalem | Provision of training and advice to improve capacity of Palestinian Authority Security Forces |