Operation MOBILE

Returning from Trapani, Italy, seven CF-188 "Hornet's" land at their home base, the 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, in Bagotville, Quebec November 4, 2011.

 

Operation MOBILE is the Canadian Forces’ participation in Operation UNIFIED PROTECTOR, the NATO-led effort, as authorized in U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 of 17 March 2011, to impose upon Libya an arms embargo, a no-fly zone and to protect civilians and civilian-populated areas in Libya.

 

Task Force Libeccio is the Air Component of Operation MOBILE and it is composed of the Task Force Headquarters, based in Napes, Italy; the Air Coordination Element, based in Poggio-Renatico, Italy; and the Sicily Air Wing, based out of two locations in Sicily, Italy. There are approximately 350 personnel deployed to Italy as part of Task Force Libeccio.

 

Sicily Air Wing is made up of four air operations flights and two close support flights, which include: a CP-140 Flight, based at Sigonella, Sicily; and a CF-18 Flight, a CC-150T Flight, a CC-130T Flight, an Operational Support Flight and a Mission Support Flight, all based at Trapani-Birgi, Sicily.

 

In addition to the support furnished to Operation MOBILE by Task Force Libeccio, HMCS Vancouver is currently conducting presence and surveillance patrols under CJTF Unified Protector, through the NATO Maritime Component Commander and Combined Task Group (CTG) 455.01 deployed in the Mediterranean.

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