Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord)

Joint Task Force North Op Nanook: Meeting Northern Challenges with Regional Collaboration

LCol Steve Burke Director of Operations Joint Task Force North , NT Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) JTFN Area of Responsibility

40% of ’s landmass 75% of Canada’s coastline 72 Communities = .3% of Canada’s population

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CAF Roles in the North

Demonstrate Support Exercise Contribute to Visible and Northern Surveillance Whole of Persistent Peoples and and Control Government Presence Communities Cooperation

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Vision Mission Statement

The , integral to Canada and JTFN will enable the Canadian an approach to North America, Armed Forces mandate through necessitates defence across all operations in our Area of domains enabled by partnerships. Responsibility and, in collaboration with partners, will support security JTFN will provide an effective & safety in achieving government operational HQ to leverage these priorities in the Arctic. partnerships ISO CJOC, to: • plan; • command and control; and • support and execute operations and training throughout the North.

4 Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) CAF Presence in Canada’s North

• CAF, including through NORAD, operates from a number of locations in the North.

• Permanent presence includes JTFN, 1 CRPG, 440 Squadron, LER, CAF-ATC

• Southern-based CAF elements operate in the Arctic on activity- basis

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Collaboration and Partnership in Action

6 Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)

Forward Operating Locations (FOLs) Sites

7 Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) Op NANOOK - Components

MCC led activity - High Arctic Joint defence presence on the NWP and security operation Build capability in the North, Multinational participation ensuring RCN’s readiness Demonstrate capacity to Build interoperability with project and sustain forces in allies the High Arctic Complement Op LIMPID and NUNAKPUT

Joint CAF and WoG Op WoG Op rotating between territories to address key Domain awareness built threats identified by through projection and territorial EMO sustainment of forces in a series of presence activities JTFN facilitates a joint and on the NWP interagency operation to foster robust pre-crisis Complements Op LIMPID communication and TTPs and TUUGAALIK Public Safety Canada is a key partner

8 Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) -NUNALIVUT 21 (Feb - Mar) OP NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 21 will integrate partners in a joint-combined land domain defence and security operation in the High Arctic designed to foster greater combined ? and joint interoperability. The primary focus Op will be exercising mission support concepts NUNALIVUT and interoperability with international partners. Science will be integrated.

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Operation NANOOK-TATIGIIT 21 OP NANOOK-TATIGIIT 21 will address the

Government of ’s desire to prepare the Op TATIGIIT 21 Whole of Government for the possibility of a cruise ship incident that delivers some large number of passengers to a small community on hours’ notice. At sea there will be a concurrent MRO rehearsal, separate from the onshore portion due to COVID considerations.

Onshore At Sea

10 Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) Operation NANOOK-NUNAKPUT 21

OP NANOOK-NUNAKPUT 21 will integrate Northern partners in a series of presence activities along the NWP supported by the , the the Op , the Coast Guard, NUNAKPUT Transport Canada and Indigenous Government agencies to develop domain awareness, foster greater interoperability and increase overall readiness.

RCM

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Operation NANOOK-TUUGALIK 20 OP NANOOK-TUUGALIK 20 Integrated multi- national partners in a combined joint- maritime domain operation in Northern , Nunavut and Greenland AO’s Op TUUGALIK 20 designed to foster greater combined and joint interoperability. The Royal Canadian Navy was joined by the , the French Navy, and the

12 Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord) Arctic Security Working Group

ASWG is the biannual opportunity to gather the whole of government with academia to discuss issues of shared interest and create linkages. 13 Joint Task Force (North) Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord)

Questions?

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