Canadian Forces operations

For information on each Canadian Forces operation around the world, click on the blue dots.

World Map Op BOXTOP Op POSEIDON Op FOUNDATION Op HAMLET Op KOBOLD Op CROCODILE Op SAFARI Op SCULPTURE Op SATURN Op SNOWGOOSE Op PROTEUS Op GLADIUS Op JADE Op SAIPH Op ATHENA Op LAMA Op CARIBBE Op NUNALIVUT Op CALUMET Op PALACI Op ATTENTION Op MOBILE Op DRIFTNET Op JAGUAR

Operation     Location    Description Personnel   
ATHENA
(Joint Task Force Afghanistan)		 Afghanistan Op ATHENA: The Canadian contingent in International Security Assistance Force. 1,538
ATTENTION Afghanistan Canada’s participation in the NATO Training Mission–Afghanistan, which delivers training and professional development services to the national security forces of Afghanistan, especially the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police. 606
BOXTOP Canada - CFS Alert & 8 Wing Trenton A biannual replenishment operation for the world's most northern permanently inhabited location, CFS Alert, Nunavut. Due to its remote location and inaccessibility, CFS Alert must be resupplied by air, which is currently done by personnel and aircraft from 8 Wing Trenton. N/A
CALUMET Egypt - Sinai Peninsula Canada's contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai Peninsula. 28
CARIBBE Caribbean Basin and East Pacific Ocean A Canada Command counter narcotics operation, is Canada's contribution to an ongoing U.S.-led, multi-national effort to stop drug trafficking in the waters of the Caribbean Basin and East Pacific. N/A
CROCODILE Democratic Republic of the Congo Canada's support to the U.N. peace-support mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 12
DRIFTNET North Pacific Ocean, Canada Operation DRIFTNET is a Canadian Forces domestic operation in support of Fisheries and Oceans Canada to halt the destructive effects of illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing on the high seas. N/A
FOUNDATION United States - Tampa, Florida Canada's liaison team at the headquarters of U.S. Central Command. 3
GLADIUS Israel and Syria Canada's contribution to UNDOF, the U.N. mission on the border between Israel and Syria. 2
HAMLET Haiti - Port-au-Prince Canada's participation in the United States Stabilization Mission in Haiti. 10
JADE Israel, Syria, Lebanon Canadian military observers serving with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, the U.N.'s oldest peace-support mission. 7
JAGUAR Jamaica Operation JAGUAR is Canada’s contribution of military aviation and search-and-rescue capability to support the Jamaica Defence Force 65
KOBOLD Kosovo - Pristina The Canadian team serving with KFOR, the NATO force in Kosovo. 5
LAMA Canada - Wide Op LAMA is the code name for Canadian Forces' support to civil authorities for hurricane recovery efforts anywhere in Canada. Under Op LAMA, the CF may provide support to all three levels of government - federal, provincial and municipal. N/A
MOBILE Libya Canada’ participation in the NATO-led effort to impose on Libya the arms embargo and no-fly zone authorized by U.N. Security Council, which called on the international community to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas in Libya. 655
NUNALIVUT Canada - CFS Alert, Nunavut, and surroundings An annual major sovereignty and security operation in Canada's High Arctic. N/A
PALACI Canada - Rogers Pass, British Columbia The Canadian Forces assistance to Parks Canada to prevent large avalanches through Rogers Pass, protecting travellers and keeping Trans-Canada Highway 1 and CP rail links between British Columbia and the rest of Canada clear. N/A
POSEIDON Canada - West Coast Canadian Forces' support to Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP for counter-illegal migrant operations on the West Coast is named Op POSEIDON. N/A
PROTEUS Jerusalem The Canadian team working with the Office of the U.S. Security Coordinator to build security capacity in the Palestinian Authority. 18
SAFARI Sudan Canada's contribution of military observers to the U.N. peace-support mission in southern Sudan. 30
SAIPH Arabian Sea, Horn of Africa, Persian Gulf Canada's periodic participation in counter-terrorism operations in the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf, and counter-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa. 3
SATURN Sudan - Darfur Canada's support to the U.N.-African Union mission in Darfur. 3
SCULPTURE Sierra Leone - Freetown Canada's participation in the British-led military advisory and training mission in Sierra Leone. 8
SNOWGOOSE Cyprus Canada's contribution to UNFICYP, the U.N. force in Cyprus. 1