Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) is deploying to the North Atlantic Ocean for a multi-month patrol. While underway, crew members will support the annual, Canadian-led, multi-national set of exercises and activities called Operation Nanook. Northland's crew will integrate into a combined task force with the Royal Canadian navy, Royal Danish navy and U.S. Navy for enhanced maritime domain awareness while conducting a series of exercises and sharing best practices to combat illegal,... read more
Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) is deploying to the North Atlantic Ocean for a multi-month patrol. While underway, crew members will support the annual, Canadian-led, multi-national set of exercises and activities called Operation Nanook. Northland's crew will integrate into a combined task force with the Royal Canadian navy, Royal Danish navy and U.S. Navy for enhanced maritime domain awareness while conducting a series of exercises and sharing best practices to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU-F). Coast Guard participation in OPNANOOK 2024 supports U.S. national objectives to foster increased Atlantic Arctic security cooperation with our Northern allies and enhance our collective response capabilities in the region. show less