NORAD Arctic Air Defense Exercise - AMALGAM DART 20-5 [Image 3 of 9]

YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA

08.20.2020

Photo by CONR-1AF (AFNORTH) 

North American Aerospace Defense Command

Canadian Armed Forces members erect the arresting gear in preparation for the take off a CF-18 fighter aircraft from the Royal Canadian Air Force and F-15 fighter aircraft from the United States Air Force, as part of Ex AMALGAM DART, in Yellowknife, NT, on August 20, 2020.

North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart 20-05 will be conducted August 17-21 with flights ranging from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland.

Amalgam Dart 20-05 provides NORAD the opportunity to hone air defense skills as Canadian and U.S. forces operate together in the Arctic. A bi-national Canadian and American command, NORAD employs a network of space-based, aerial and ground-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft, controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft, CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft , and a CC-150T air refueler; as well as U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft, KC-10 refueler, and C-17 transport aircraft will participate in the exercise.

• Date Taken: 08.20.2020
• Date Posted: 08.21.2020 13:48
• Photo ID: 6323456
• VIRIN: 200821-F-ZZ999-103
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 1.7 MB
• Location: YELLOWKNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CA