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440 (T) Squadron

Joint Task Force North (JTFN)

The Joint Task Force North (JTFN) motto is Custos Borealis, meaning Guardians of the North. The JTFN coordinates Canadian Forces operations in the Arctic, including the Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut - an immense area covering almost 4 million square kilometers of land. These highly specialist and professional personnel operate in some of the most severe weather conditions Canada has to offer. JTFN units include the Canadian Rangers and the 440 Transport Squadron. Go to the website

440 “Vampire” Transport Squadron

The 440 Squadron conducts operations in the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. The Squadron’s badge is a bat against a cloud, adopted when 440 was an all-weather fighting squadron in the 50’s, suggestive of flying in darkness and in periods of bad weather. The badge is just as applicable today

as the 440 Squadron operates four CC-138 Twin Otters daily in some of the harshest weather conditions on the planet. Go to the website

Canadian Rangers - 1st CRPG

The Canadian Rangers are highly skilled part-time reservists in the Canadian Forces who provide a military presence in remote, isolated and coastal communities across Canada. The 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group is made up largely of Inuit and is responsible for patrolling Canada’s North, including Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon Territory. They are the “eyes and ears in the north” and are easily recognizable by their red sweatshirts and ball caps. Go to the website

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