I just heard about it now, to all intents and purposes the operation is finished or I would have posted it in LBN.
Apparently in a detailed article in the Comox Valley Echo (a small town newspaper) it shows how they turned Vancouver Island into North & South Korea, they "re-grid" the island to the exact same longtitudal and latitudal co-ordinates including targets as the Korean penisula. They apparently illustrated in the article a detailed picture of the Island transposed as North & South Korea complete with the known targets.
This newspaper doesn't have a website. I'll see if I can get a copy of it.http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/mspa_news/news_e.asp?id=114CANADIAN NAVY LEADS MAJOR MULTI-NATIONAL NAVAL-AIR EXERCISE
ESQUIMALT B.C.- Canadian Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard units will work together with naval and air assets from the United States in the largest exercise of its kind to take place off the West Coast of Vancouver Island from May 16 to 27. The task group for the exercise Trident Fury, organized by the navy’s Maritime Forces Pacific, will be under Canadian leadership, commanded by Commodore Roger Girouard, Commander of Canadian Fleet Pacific. The exercise is aimed at advancing Canada’s ability to respond to offshore threats and unlawful acts from within a coalition environment.
Over 2000 personnel will participate in the exercise Trident Fury, composed of five Canadian navy vessels, three Canadian Coast Guard vessels, three US navy vessels, and air assets including CF-18s and United States Air National Guard F-16 and F-15 fighter aircraft, KC-135 air to air refuelling aircraft, NATO Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACs) and others. The close coordination between the Canadian navy, air force and US assets during this exercise will demonstrate the benefits of joint operations, and the importance of close cooperation with our allies as outlined recently in the Defence Policy Statement.
The scenarios for exercise Trident Fury have been designed around the implementation of a United Nations Security Council Resolution. This will increase the interoperability of coalition forces by developing coordination and communications in support of shared national maritime requirements. It also helps Canadian sailors to maintain the skills that are required to work in a task group environment during international operations.
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And this is pretty weird...U.S. serviceman stabbed five times in dispute, airlifted to Victoria hospital COURTENAY, B.C. (CP) - A military mechanic from the U.S. Air National Guard is in stable condition in a Victoria hospital after suffering stab wounds to his lower neck, back and chest in this Vancouver Island city on Thursday.
The 28-year-old victim and a colleague from the 173 Fighter Wing based in Klamath Falls, Oregon had been going for a meal when a truck pulled up. A man jumped out and attacked the victim who was not in uniform. A fight ensued and the attacker stabbed the serviceman five times with a knife. He fled before the RCMP could arrive.
http://www.recorder.ca/cp/National/050526/n0526133A.htmlJust what are they up to?