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A Flight Engineer in the cockpit of a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora communicates with techs on the ground via hand signal during a pre-flight inspection. The #RCAF CP-140 Detachment is deployed to Iceland for #NATO ’s Exercise #DYNAMICMONGOOSE . #WeAreNATO
Members of the Canadian Army jump from a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147F Chinook during the Basic Tactical Aviation Course, practicing the insertion of troops via helicopter into a river in an area of operations of Garrison Petawawa. #RCAF #TacticalAviation
Around midnight, Royal Canadian Air Force #424Sqn and Canadian Coast Guard were tasked to assist a vessel with complete electrical failure that was taking on water. CCG responded by zodiac and assisted the vessel to shore while a CH146 🚁 stayed as top cover until the situation stabilized. #RESCUE
On May 4 a #RCAF CH-147F Chinook delivered supplies to #33TBG during Ex #TrilliumVenture in Mattawa. The 🚁 loaded the cargo at Jack Garland Airport with help from #22Wing and used the HUSO method to transport 3 loads to a community in simulated crisis. Royal Canadian Air Force 4 Cdn Div / 4 Div CA
#DYK SAR in Canada is a shared responsibility between federal, provincial, territorial & local governments? Royal Canadian Air Force & @CoastGuardCan are responsible for #SAR on federal waters and cases involving aircraft in distress, while provinces are responsible for humanitarian missions.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou ! As we celebrate #RCAF100 let's channel our inner space adventurers! With Astra the Eagle, 3 Canadian Space Agency and our friends at Canadian Space Agency, we're ready to explore new frontiers. May the 4th be with the RCAF as we boldly go where no eagle has gone before!🦅