Canadian traffic technicians deployed as part of Operation IMPACT work in partnership with the United States Air Force, United States Army and the Royal Danish Army to load a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130 Hercules at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, on March 27, 2020. The plane will deliver supplies to Coalition members in other parts of the Middle East.

Image by: Cpl Nicolas Alonso

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Les techniciens des mouvements canadiens déployés dans le cadre de l'opération IMPACT travaillent en partenariat avec l’armée et l’aviation américaines, ainsi que l’Armée royale danoise, pour charger un CC-130 Hercules de l’Aviation royale canadienne à la base aérienne Ali Al Salem (Koweït) le 27 mars 2020. L'avion livrera du matériel aux membres de la coalition dans d'autres régions du Moyen-Orient.

Image par : Cpl Nicolas Alonso

The Maryland National Guard’s 32nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team conducted training at Garrett College and Garrett County Airport August 20-24, 2012 in Western Maryland. The 32nd WMD-CST's mission was to build a partnership with local responders and assess the team's response and travel time. The Survey Team checked for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) threats and collected samples. Spc. April-Mae Ridenour (left) and Cpl. Jeffrey Jones of the 32nd CST, do a final equipment check as they prepare to enter a building at Garrett College during training Operation Deep Water at Deep Creek Lake, Md.

HMCS CALGARY’s boarding party team and command team stand with heroin seized during counter-smuggling operations in the Arabian Sea during OPERATION ARTEMIS and as part of Combined Task Force 150, on June 6, 2021.

Please credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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L’équipe d’arraisonnement du NCSM CALGARY et l’équipe de commandement du navire posent avec l’héroïne saisie lors d’opérations de lutte contre la contrebande menées par la Force opérationnelle multinationale 150 dans la mer d’Arabie, au cours de l’opération ARTEMIS, le 6 juin 2021.

Photo : Caporal Lynette Ai Dang, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.

This month saw the operation take place in Bury.

The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.

Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.

More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk

French and Chad military participate in a flag ceremony to commemorate the launch of Operation Barkhane. Operation Barkhane is an anti-terrorist operation in Africa's Sahel region beginning in July 2014. It consists of a 3,000-strong French force, which will be permanent and headquartered in N’Djamena, Chad. The operation has been designed with five countries, and former French colonies, that span the Sahel: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. (U.S. Army Africa photos by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Martin S. Bonner)

To learn more about U.S. Army Africa visit our official website at www.usaraf.army.mil

Join the U.S. Army Africa conversation on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArmyAfrica

A French Navy NH90 helicopter from NATO Task Force 473 conducts drills with HMCS REGINA during Operation ARTEMIS in the Pacific Ocean on April 23 2019.

Photo: Corporal Stuart Evans, BORDEN Imaging Services

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Greater Manchester Police has launched a major operation that will see more than 50 officers a day, alongside Manchester City Council and university staff carry out a number of tactics to tackle student-related crime.

Statistics show that 1 in 10 students will become a victim of crime while studying in Manchester, so this operation aims to ensure the 70,000 students descending on universities across the city have a safe and enjoyable experience.

"Greater Manchester is a fantastic place for people to study and we want to welcome new and returning students. However, many students become so busy enjoying their new lives that they forget personal safety issues.

"We understand that crime prevention will not be one of their top priorities, but unfortunately some criminals do see students as easy targets. In particular, over the last three years, 16 per cent of burglaries within the city of Manchester involved students," said Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson heading up the operation.

"We will be doing everything in our power to prevent students becoming victims of crime by working with the universities to provide students with advice on keeping themselves and their property safe and ensuring those responsible are caught and brought to justice."

Over the coming months Operation Safe Return will see GMP working alongside Manchester City Council and staff at each university carrying out high-profile patrols on foot, bicycles and in vehicles, targeting the main hotspot areas.

Video cameras will be used to gather intelligence and known offenders of student crime will be targeted. PCSOs will be visiting the homes of students who live in vulnerable areas to carry out crime prevention surveys and provide advice.

Officers will also deliver face-to-face talks to welcome new students to the city and urge them to become more security savvy. While other students will be shown a DVD, including information about how to keep themselves and their property safe.

Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson continues: "There are some really simple steps that students can take to protect themselves becoming a victim of crime. Our advice is that while out and about, you should keep to well-lit areas, stay in groups and keep valuables such as phones and MP3 players out of sight.

"At your student accommodation, make sure that doors and windows are locked - even when you are in and remember to set the alarm. If you're going out at night, leave a light on to give the impression someone is home."

Cllr Jim Battle, Manchester City Council's Deputy Leader, said: "Manchester is a great city for students, and we want to send out a clear message that by sticking to a few simple steps, they can make sure they remain safe during their time here."

Posters advising students on how to stop themselves falling victim to robbery and burglary will be displayed around the university campus' and in the residential areas. Crime prevention messages will also be displayed on lamppost banners down the Oxford Road corridor.

Students are also encouraged to register their valuables on www.immobilise.com. It's a quick, easy and free way of logging the details of your property on a national database that police can access and compare against items that have been found or recovered from suspected criminals.

For more advice on keeping safe, students can log on to: www.manchester.gov.uk/StudentSafety

Canadian Armed Forces members provide support to a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Saint-Georges en Beauce, Quebec during Operation VECTOR, January 8, 2022.

Please credit: Pte Kelly-Ann Lepage, Valcartier Imaging Section, Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes prêtent main forte à une clinique de vaccination à Saint Georges, en Beauce (Québec), dans le cadre de l’opération VECTOR, le 8 janvier 2022.

Photo : Sdt Kelly-Ann Lepage, Imagerie Valcartier, Forces armées canadiennes

A total of 30 arrests were made and cash, drugs and vehicles were seized in Tameside as part of GMP's force-wide initiative, Operation Avro.

Dozens of raids were carried out, thousands of pounds of goods were seized and 30 suspects were arrested on suspicion of a range of offences following a blitz on crime in the district yesterday (17 February 2022).

Almost 200 officers from across the force were involved in the operation - maximising resources from across our districts and specialist units - and flooded the city with a surge of activity, including warrants, arrests, community engagement, traffic enforcement, and crime-prevention advice along with partners including Tameside Council. Weapon sweeps, high visibility patrols, multi-agency checks on premises' and businesses and vehicles were seized as part of the widespread effort to take proactive action on crime in the district.

Tameside is the fifth district to hold Operation Avro - following Salford, Trafford, Manchester and Stockport.

A number of warrants were carried out in Hyde, Droylsden, Dunkinfield and Ashton including addresses in Booth Close, Stalybridge, where three men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences and cannabis plants were found.

At an address on Market Street, Droylsden, a man was arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault and theft of a motor vehicle after a suspected stolen vehicle with keys was located and seized.

Multi-agency teams also carried out vehicle safety checks, taxi and private hire vehicle safety checks, scrap metal and waste carrier compliance checks and visited licensed premises across the borough. Partners from HMRC carried out the checks on taxis and six were found to have failed due to defects - being ordered to fix them before being allowed to carry passengers.

At nine of the 10 off licence and convenience stories visited by Tameside Council's licensing team, suspected illegal tobacco was found and seized.

On Mottram Road in Stalybridge, a traffic operation led to 82 speeding offences being recorded, along with 26 traffic offences reported, five vehicle seizures and two arrests.

Chief Superintendent Rob Cousen, from GMP's Tameside district's commander, said: "This action is more than a one-off - it's all part of the new era GMP is now in where we're arresting more criminals, seizing more assets and deploying more officers into our neighbourhoods.

"We're absolutely determined to make Tameside the safest place possible to live, work and visit and Operation Avro is just one of the steps we're taking to ensure this happens.

"This day of action has led to some impressive results thanks to the work of our officers and partners across the district and we will continue to crack down on those causing the most harm to our communities by bringing those responsible to justice.

"I'd like to reassure the communities in Tameside that we will listen to your concerns and act on them - anyone with any information or concerns can get in touch with local officers."

Tameside Council Executive Leader Cllr Brenda Warrington said: “The day of action supports our wider, ongoing multi-agency work - as part of Operation Safer Tameside - to take a robust, partnership approach to tackling issues of concern in our local community.

"We are determined to make our communities feel safe and protected and it’s great to once again see such positive results and feedback.”

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk

Members of HMCS FREDERICTON install the awning on the flight deck prior to hosting a reception for the Canadian Embassy in Split, Croatia during Operation REASSURANCE, on 12 March 2023.

Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Des membres d’équipage du NCSM FREDERICTON installent l’auvent sur le pont d’envol en préparation à une réception pour l’ambassade du Canada, à Split, en Croatie, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 12 mars 2023.

Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes

Three people have been arrested after early morning warrants were executed in Manchester.

Earlier this morning (Friday 29 November 2019), officers executed warrants at two addresses in Cheetham Hill and made three arrests in relation to an ongoing firearms investigation.

The action comes after GMP launched a dedicated operation – codenamed Heamus - earlier in the month. The operation is set to tackle a dispute between two local crime groups, following a series of firearms discharges which have taken place since the beginning of September 2019.

Superintendent Rebecca Boyce, of GMP’s City of Manchester division, said: “Following this morning’s direct action, we have three people in custody and I would like to thank those officers who have worked extremely hard as part of this ongoing operation and who are committed to keeping the people of Cheetham Hill safe.

“Whilst we believe that these incidents have been targeted, we understand and appreciate how concerned local residents may be and as a result of this have set up this dedicated operation. We want to reassure those who feel affected that we are doing all that we can and stress that we are treating these incidents as an absolute priority.

“This is a complex investigation, which brings its own challenges and whilst we have made arrests, we are continuing to appeal for the public’s help. We believe that answers lie within the community and would urge anyone with information to get in touch. Whether you want to speak to us directly, or whether you’d prefer to talk to Crimestoppers anonymously, please do so if you think you can assist our enquiries with even the smallest piece of information.

“We will continue to work closely with partners in order to disrupt this kind of activity and I hope that this morning’s action demonstrates that are working hard in order to prevent any further incidents and protect those in our communities.

“This type of criminal behaviour is reckless and dangerous- it will not be tolerated on our streets.”

Anyone with information should call 0161 856 1146, quoting incident number 2348 of 18/11/19. Reports can also be made anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Commander Annick Fortin, the Commanding Officer of HMCS WINNIPEG, and the crew onboard HMCS WINNIPEG conduct a PASSEX with the Royal Thai Navy, HTMS Sukhothai, after the departure of Thailand during Operation PROJECTION on Tuesday, October 11, 2022.

Photo: S1 Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces photo

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La capitaine de frégate Annick Fortin, commandante du NCSM WINNIPEG, et l’équipage à bord du NCSM WINNIPEG effectuent un PASSEX avec le navire HTMS Sukhothai de la marine royale thaïlandaise après leur départ de la Thaïlande au cours de l’opération PROJECTION, le mardi 11 octobre 2022.

Photo : Mat 1 Melissa Gonzalez, Forces armées canadiennes

Private Alison Tso, a Human Resources Administrator aboard HMCS CALGARY, prepares a syringe for administrating COVID-19 vaccinations in Manama, Bahrain during Operation ARTEMIS and as part of Combined Task Force 150, on May 23, 2021.

Photo by: Captain Jeffery Klassen, Public Affairs Officer, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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La soldat Alison Tso, administratrice des ressources humaines à bord du à bord du NCSM CALGARY faisant partie de la Force opérationnelle multinationale 150, prépare une seringue qui servira à administrer le vaccin contre la COVID-19, à Manama, au Bahrain, au cours de l’opération ARTEMIS, le 23 mai 2021.

Photo : Capitaine Jeffery Klassen, officier des affaires publiques, Forces armées canadiennes

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet pilot conducts air-to-air combat training with a Romanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon during Operation REASSURANCE Air Task Force - Romania at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base on September 20, 2021.

Please credit: Aviator Avery Philpott, Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Un pilote de chasseur CF-188 Hornet de l’Aviation royale canadienne affecté à la Force opérationnelle aérienne de l’opération REASSURANCE – Roumanie participe à un exercice de combat aérien avec un chasseur F-16 Fighting Falcon de la force aérienne roumaine à la base aérienne Mihail Kogalniceanu, le 20 septembre 2021.

Photo : Aviateur Avery Philpott, Forces armées canadiennes

Operation AVRO is a forcewide initiative that delivers a surge of extra resources and specialist officers to a different district within Greater Manchester each month.

This month saw the operation take place in Bury.

The operation targets crimes that members of the public in that district have told us give them the most concern.

Members of the press and key partners, including local representatives, are invited to attend Operation AVRO deployments to see results first-hand and conduct important multi-agency work, such as welfare visits.

More details on AVRO can be found by visiting gmp.police.uk and following us on social media.

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

You can access many of our services online at www.gmp.police.uk

Police seized 41 vehicles during a two-day traffic operation earlier this week.

Officers were out in force with partner agencies as part of Operation Unity, which targeted a range of offences on the roads.

Check sites were set up in Gorton, Eastlands, Bolton and Manchester and during the course of the two days 575 vehicles were stopped.

Twelve vehicles were seized for being used illegally in the UK, 24 vehicles were seized for no insurance, two were seized for being driven without a licence and three were seized by the DVLA.

Police also issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) to motorists, including 43 to drivers using a mobile phone and 16 for seatbelt offences.

The Drive & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) issued 55 prohibitions to commercial drivers for vehicle defects.

One vehicle was dealt with for red diesel, six taxi drivers were suspended and a 50-year old man was arrested on suspicion of two robberies in Tameside and remains in police custody for questioning.

Sergeant Garry Lyle from GMP’s Traffic Enforcement Unit said: “Partners and officers came together over the last two days to target offenders and send a stark reminder out to motorists that we will not let them compromise the safety of others on our roads.

“The Traffic Enforcement Unit deals with offences such as these on a daily basis but not to the same extent. We’re really grateful to our partners for assisting us throughout the operation and look forward to doing more of the same in the very near future.”

To report a crime please call police on 101 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

To keep up-to-date with GMP’s Traffic Unit, follow them on twitter - @gmptraffic

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.

www.gmp.police.uk

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

Police seized 41 vehicles during a two-day traffic operation earlier this week.

Officers were out in force with partner agencies as part of Operation Unity, which targeted a range of offences on the roads.

Check sites were set up in Gorton, Eastlands, Bolton and Manchester and during the course of the two days 575 vehicles were stopped.

Twelve vehicles were seized for being used illegally in the UK, 24 vehicles were seized for no insurance, two were seized for being driven without a licence and three were seized by the DVLA.

Police also issued 100 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) to motorists, including 43 to drivers using a mobile phone and 16 for seatbelt offences.

The Drive & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) issued 55 prohibitions to commercial drivers for vehicle defects.

One vehicle was dealt with for red diesel, six taxi drivers were suspended and a 50-year old man was arrested on suspicion of two robberies in Tameside and remains in police custody for questioning.

Sergeant Garry Lyle from GMP’s Traffic Enforcement Unit said: “Partners and officers came together over the last two days to target offenders and send a stark reminder out to motorists that we will not let them compromise the safety of others on our roads.

“The Traffic Enforcement Unit deals with offences such as these on a daily basis but not to the same extent. We’re really grateful to our partners for assisting us throughout the operation and look forward to doing more of the same in the very near future.”

To report a crime please call police on 101 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

To keep up-to-date with GMP’s Traffic Unit, follow them on twitter - @gmptraffic

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.

www.gmp.police.uk

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

Sailor Second Class Donald Legg, a Sonar Operator aboard HMCS CALGARY, analyzes acoustic intelligence information during a cooperative deployment with USS VELLA GULF in the Arabian Sea during OPERATION ARTEMIS and as part of Combined Task Force 150, on May 31, 2021.

Please credit: Corporal Lynette Ai Dang, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Le matelot de 2e classe Donald Legg, opérateur de sonar à bord du NCSM CALGARY faisant partie Force opérationnelle multinationale 150, analyse des renseignements acoustiques lors d’un déploiement en collaboration avec l’USS VELLA GULF dans la mer d’Arabie, au cours de l’opération ARTEMIS, le 31 mai 2021.

Photo : Caporal Lynette Ai Dang, Forces armées canadiennes

Members of the Canadian Grenadier Guards (CGG) decontaminate medical supplies in a storage room at the Jeanne-Le Ber long-term care centre (CHSLD) in Montreal, Quebec during Operation LASER on 17 June 2020.

Photo: Corporal Marc-André Leclerc

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Des membres du Canadian Grenadier Guards (CGG) décontaminent des articles médicaux dans une salle de rangement du centre d'hébergement et de soins de longue durée (CHSLD) Jeanne-Le Ber lors de l'opération LASER, le 17 juin 2020, à Montréal, au Québec.

Photo : Caporal Marc-André Leclerc

Members of the Land Task Force support a second dose COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation in northern Manitoba during Operation VECTOR on May 05, 2021.

Please credit: MCpl Genevieve Lapointe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Des membres de la Force opérationnelle terrestre prêtent main forte dans une clinique de vaccination contre la COVID-19 lors de l’administration de la deuxième dose du vaccin, dans la Nation crie de Nisichawayasihk, dans le nord du Manitoba, au cours de l’opération VECTOR, le 5 mai 2021.

Photo : Cplc Genevieve Lapointe, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, Forces armées canadiennes

Eighteen suspects were arrested, cash, drugs and vehicles were seized, and over 100 motorists were summonsed for driving offences as part of our blitz on crime across the city of Salford on Tuesday 26 October 2021.

The action was part of our new force-wide initiative - codenamed Operation AVRO - which will run each month in a different district, and began this October in Salford.

Over 200 officers were involved in the operation - maximising resources from across our districts and specialist units - and flooded the city with a surge of activity, including warrants, arrests, community engagement, traffic enforcement, and crime-prevention advice.

The day was bookended with two public street briefings; one of which was led by Chief Constable Stephen Watson in Walkden town centre - moments after a shoplifting suspect was arrested in a nearby superstore - before over 30 neighbourhood officers embarked on anti-social behaviour patrols in the area.

A total of 13 warrants were executed during the day which saw 18 people arrested - including a teenager found in his attic in possession of four stolen phones and car keys believed to have been stolen overnight in Pendleton.

One of the more unique arrests was in Weaste alongside partners in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) as a man was taken to custody to be questioned for the illegal trade of birds; over 20 exotic birds were taken to safety by RSPCA officers who later questioned the suspect.

Our traffic cops underwent a day of intensified traffic enforcement on A57 Regent Road which resulted in 19 uninsured vehicles seized, 104 motorists reported for traffic offences, and 10 unsafe vehicles prohibited from the road.

Community officers dropped leaflets through the doors of hundreds of local residents to let them know about the AVRO activity taking place through the day, and councillors and other local community members joined our local patrols in engaging with the public and discussing ways of tackling crime.

Multi-agency visits to 26 addresses took place through the afternoon with Salford City council where officers from our Salford Connect safeguarding team spoke to a number of suspected victims of 'cuckooing' where criminals target and criminally exploit vulnerable adults.

The day's action has been pledged to be more than a one-off; instead an exemplification of the new era GMP has launched itself into, where more criminals are arrested, more assets are seized, and more police are in our neighbourhoods.

Assistant Chief Constable Scott Green, GMP's joint-lead on local policing, said: "I hope that yesterday was a reminder to all of our communities that GMP is very much here and able to show a really visible presence on our streets.

"It has served as a reminder to the criminals that are causing harm to our communities, to families, that GMP is on its front foot and we will - based on intelligence - conduct enforcement activity.

"This is what a new and resurgent GMP looks like and we have shown - and are committed to continuing to show - that we are really capable of putting on these key enforcement activities.

"GMP is a big team and we should have our head held high. We should be out there, engaging with the public, conducting enforcement and reminding the criminals that are causing harm that this is what we're here to do.

"This is the start of a new era of policing in Greater Manchester and the people of Salford experienced just the start of this yesterday; we hope communities in the city should start to feel closer to their neighbourhood teams and reporting the issues that matter to them.

"For the rest of the region: Operation AVRO will be coming to a town near you soon where you can expect to see something just as big, if not bigger. This will only enhance - not detract - from our day-to-day work as we pledge to bring more criminals to book and make our streets a safer place."

Praising GMP's Operation AVRO, Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett said: “Yesterday was a successful operation with drugs, cash and stolen property recovered from warrants and uninsured drivers caught on the roads.

"I’d like to thank local people for their support. Their information is vital so that the enforcement agencies can take action. I’d encourage anybody with information that may be useful to authorities to make contact."

December 5, 2009 was the 23nd consecutive month of peaceful global protests against the scientology cult. Several cities around the world chose Dec 5th as it is the 14th anniversary of Lisa McPherson's www.lisamcpherson.org/ death in scientology care at The Fort Harrison hotel in Clearwater.

Clearwater went with an Operation Frogger theme to ridicule the cult's top Clearwater OSA doofus Peter "Peetie" Mansell, who eyewitnesses said almost ran over an Anonymous protester walking down the sidewalk last month. The witnesses said had another Anon not yelled out a warning and the Anon jumped back, she would have been hit by Mansell. A police report was filed, witness statements were taken and a picture of the offending cult-owned fleet Honda's license place was turned over as evidence. These cult fleet vehicles are easy to spot with their Florda license plates all begin with the letter X.

Since last month's protest Senator Xenophon of Australia addressed The Australian Parliment calling scientology a "criminal organization" and requesting a parlimentary investigation.

www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/18/2745765.htm

www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/18/scientology-torture-...

www.heraldsun.com.au/news/senator-nick-xeneophon-brands-s...

The vote on that is scheduled for February 2010, but in the mean time Australian police are investigating the allegations.

www.theage.com.au/national/police-investigate-scientology...

The entirety of Senator Xenophon's epic speech to The Australian Parliment can be seen on youtube:

Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpKxzWNdONM&feature=related

Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk5O302kHNM&feature=related

Additionally, on Nov 25th a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by ex-scientologist John Lindstein claims scientology enslaved him as a child and alleges human trafficking amongst other charges, naming cult leader David Miscavige, and two cult corporate entities as defendants.

Courthouse news story: www.courthousenews.com/2009/12/01/Man_Says_Scientologists...

A copy of the actual complaint can be seen here: www.scribd.com/doc/23175190/Complaint-filed112509

All faces of those unmasked are blurred to protect them from the cult's "Fair Game" policy of harassing it's critics. These are brave people of all ages and walks of life, standing shoulder to shoulder with ex-Scientologists to bring the truth TO YOU.

But don't take my word for it, educate yourself about what TIME Magazine called "The Cult of Greed and Power":

www.whyweprotest.net

www.xenu.net

www.exscientologykids.com

Canadian Ranger Lena Ochoktoonooak from Taloyoak, Nunavut, uses the “jaws of life” to cut through a pipe under the watchful eye of firefighter Master Corporal Garrett Powers from Canadian Forces Base Trenton during Operation NANOOK 11.

Photo credit: Sgt Norm McLean Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Le Ranger canadien Lena Ochoktoonooak, de Taloyoak, au Nunavut, utilise des « mâchoires de désincarcération » pour couper un tuyau sous le regard attentif du pompier Caporal‑chef Garrett Powers, de la base des Forces canadiennes Trenton, dans le cadre de l’opération Nanook 11.

Photo : Sgt Norm McLean, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

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Members of Naval Replenishment Unit ASTERIX during a Replenishment at Sea with HMS LANCASTER in the Red Sea during Operation SAVANNE on 27 April 2023.

Photo: S1 Taylor Congdon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Des membres d’équipage de l’unité de ravitaillement naval ASTERIX lors d’un ravitaillement en mer avec le NCSM LANCASTER dans la mer Rouge au cours de l’opération SAVANNE, le 27 avril 2023.

Photo : Mat 1 Taylor Congdon, Forces armées canadiennes

Three people have been arrested following dawn raids aimed at disrupting the supply of drugs and the criminal exploitation of vulnerable adults in Manchester.

Shortly after 6am this morning (Friday 15 March) officers executed search warrants at six addresses in the Beswick area of Manchester.

Three men, two aged 18 and one aged 22 were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and engaging in human trafficking for the purpose of criminal exploitation.

The arrests were made as part of Operation Fosbury, an ongoing investigation being led by the City of Manchester Complex Safeguarding Hub into the exploitation of vulnerable adults and children within the Beswick area.

The new multi-agency team* which includes specialist detectives from GMP, has been established to combat the increasing risk of vulnerable people, particularly young people, being sexually and criminally exploited.

Detective Inspector Andy Buckthorpe from GMP’s Complex Safeguarding hub said: “Our aim is to target and disrupt those individuals who seek to exploit children and vulnerable adults and we will take every opportunity to target and prosecute offenders.

“This particular investigation focuses on helping vulnerable people who we believe have been exploited and forced to drug deals in other areas of the UK in what is widely known as ‘County Lines’ offending.

“As a result of the investigation, we have been able to identify a number of vulnerable people within the Manchester area who have been exploited in the most horrendous way by organised criminals and they will now receive bespoke multi-agency support.”

Criminal exploitation or ‘Trapped’ as it is referred to across Greater Manchester is a form of criminal exploitation that sees offenders use children or vulnerable people for the purposes of selling drugs.

They could be trafficked around the local area, or taken to areas with no obvious links or connections and this often involves the victim being subjected to deception, intimidation, violence, financial exploitation and grooming.

Are you being made to commit crime on behalf of someone else? Are you fearful for yourself or your family’s safety? Find out more at: www.programmechallenger.co.uk/Trapped

Anyone with concerns either about themselves or somebody else can contact the police via the LiveChat facility on the GMP website or 101 in a non-emergency situation.

You can also report details anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Always dial 999 when there is an emergency or an immediate threat to life.

Canadian Armed Forces members conduct a convoy exercise with members of the U.S. Army at the Mihail Kogalniceanu (MK) Air Base in Romania during Operation REASSURANCE, November 11, 2022.

Photo: Corporal Eric Chaput, Canadian Armed Forces photo

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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes participent à un exercice de convoi avec des membres de l’armée américaine, à la base aérienne Mihail Kogalniceanu (MK), en Roumanie, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 11 novembre 2022.

Photo : Caporal Eric Chaput, Forces armées canadiennes

RICHMOND, Virginia – A weeklong, large-scale gang enforcement operation, labeled “Operation Washout” wrapped up on May 24, resulting in 90 arrests of alleged violent offenders and fugitives.

The U.S. Marshals Service led multiple federal, state and local law enforcement agencies working around the clock May 20-24, concentrating their efforts primarily on known gang members wanted in the Richmond and Tri-Cities areas. Of the 90 arrests, 22 were documented gang members. Many other arrests were of suspected gang members or associates. Additional state and federal prosecutions are pending on those arrested where drug, gun or other crime evidence was seized during or subsequent to the person’s arrest.

The U.S. Marshals Service’s national fugitive initiative known as Operation Washout is deployed to local communities to bring immediate relief from violent, gang-related crime. The collaborative law enforcement effort is focused on targeting and arresting violent fugitives wanted for high-profile crimes such as homicide, felony assault and sexual assault, illegal possession of firearms, illegal drug distribution, robbery and arson.

Photo by Shane T. McCoy / US Marshals

Sniper teams take out targets from behind obstacles during the United States Army Special Operations Command Sniper Competition on Dec.9.The 3rd annual competition was held by the cadre of D Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) Dec. 5-9 on Fort Bragg, N.C. Challenged in every aspect of sniper operations during both daytime and nighttime, 32 teams of military and civilian law enforcement snipers were pit against time, distance and realistic combat environments to determine the best special-operations sniper team.

Today, Thursday 9 November 2017, saw Greater Manchester Police execute warrants at addresses across the Moss Side and Hulme areas of Manchester.

The warrants, which were supported by the Immigration Service, were executed as part of Operation Malham targeting the supply of drugs in South Manchester.

Detective Chief Inspector Paul Walker, of GMP’s City of Manchester team, said: "Over the past 6 months we have had a dedicated team of detectives trawling through community concerns and information about drug supply in the Moss Side and Hulme areas.

“Today, we have made arrests after executing warrants across these areas and I would like to thank the community for working with us, as well as partners, and making this possible.

“Please continue to report anything suspicious to help us stop the criminals benefiting from drug supply and organised crime.

“Drugs never be tolerated by us and we are determined to bring those responsible to justice.”

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.

www.gmp.police.uk

You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information.

Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

Leading Seaman Morgan Olizarevitch onboard HMCS FREDERICTON, sends light signals to HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH II during a sail past between the two vessels during Operation REASSURANCE, June 4, 2020.

Please credit: Cpl Simon Arcand, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

À bord du NCSM FREDERICTON, le matelot de 1re classe Morgan Olizarevitch envoie des signaux lumineux au HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH II au moment où les deux navires se croisent au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 4 juin 2020.

Photo : Cpl Simon Arcand, Forces armées canadiennes

Corporal Anne-Marie Ferland from the 6th Field Artillery Regiment (Val-Bélair) welcomes a resident and guides him to a registration desk at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Thetford Mines, QC, during Operation VECTOR, January 10, 2022.

Photo: Mcpl Richard Hallé, 35 CBG Public Affairs

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La caporal Anne-Marie Ferland du 6e Régiment d’artillerie de campagne (Val-Bélair) accueille un résident et le dirige vers un bureau d'inscription, à une clinique de vaccination contre la COVID-19, au cours de l’opération Vector, à Thetford Mines, QC, le 10 janvier 2022.

Photo: Cplc Richard Hallé, section Affaires publiques 35 GBC

A soldier with the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, mentors Ukrainian recruits during urban operations training on Operation UNIFIER in the United Kingdom on 16 February 2023.

Please Credit: Corporal Eric Greico, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Un soldat du 3e Bataillon, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, encadre des recrues ukrainiennes lors d’un entraînement aux opérations en zone urbaine au cours de l’opération UNIFIER, au Royaume Uni, le 16 février 2023.

Photo : Caporal Eric Greico, Forces armées canadiennes

Harrisburg Recruiting Company hosts a Mega Future Soldier Event “Operation Recruit ARMY STRONG” April 30 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. Close to 115 Future Soldiers and their guests attended the event, which showcased training sessions on first aid, parachute rigging and air rocket familiarity, and simulator training on convoy missions, M-16 and M-4 rifles. Training was provided by ”synergy” cooperation with Reserve Soldiers from Company “C,” 1st Battalion, 417th Regiment and Company “C,” Infantry Battalion, both out of Fort Indianhead Gap, and the 365th Engineering Battalion from Schuylkill Haven, Pa. Sgt. Daniel Gordon, the Future Soldier leader from the Harrisburg Opportunity Center, oversaw this event for all three of the company’s opportunity centers. Parents were also invited to attend this event with their Future Soldiers. U.S. Army photos by Staci Cretu, Harrisburg Battalion A&PA.

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Chief Warrant Officer Bob McCann visits with CAF members deployed on Operation UNIFIER in the southeast of England on June 29, 2023, during Operation UNIFIER.

Photo: Master Sailor Valerie LeClair, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

A member of Air Task Force - Iraq Auxiliary Security Force (ASF) takes aim at a shooting range in Camp Patrice Vincent, Kuwait, during Operation IMPACT on August 20, 2015.

Photo: OP IMPACT, DND

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Un membre de la force auxiliaire de sécurité (FAS) de la Force opérationnelle aérienne en Irak vise une cible au champ de tir, au Camp Patrice Vincent, au Koweït, au cours de l’opération IMPACT, le 20 août 2015.

Photo : Opération IMPACT, MDN

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Bridge Watch Keeper, Sub-Lieutenant Paul Walker measures the distance between the ships during a Light Line Transfer while deployed in Baltic Sea on Operation REASSURANCE on 23 July 2022.

Photo: S1 Taylor Congdon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

L’enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Paul Walker, chef de quart à la passerelle, mesure la distance entre les navires lors d’un transbordement par filin léger pendant un déploiement en mer Baltique dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 23 juillet 2022.

Photo : Mat 1 Taylor Congdon, Forces armées canadiennes

Members of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy greet His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Vancouver at the Port of Busan during Operation NEON, Canada's contribution to the multinational initiative to enforce maritime sanctions on North Korea, in Busan, South Korea on October 4, 2022.

Please credit: Master-Corporal Matthieu Racette, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

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Des membres des forces maritimes de la République de Corée saluent le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) Vancouver au port de Busan au cours de l’opération NEON, la contribution du Canada à une initiative multinationale visant à appuyer la mise en œuvre des sanctions maritimes contre la Corée du Nord, à Busan, en Corée du Sud, le 4 octobre 2022.

Photo : Caporal chef Matthieu Racette, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

Members of HMCS FREDERICTON store rations and supplies at the port of Split, Croatia during Operation REASSURANCE, on 12 March 2023.

Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Des membres d’équipage du NCSM FREDERICTON entreposent des rations et des fournitures au port de Split, en Croatie, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 12 mars 2023.

Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes

Members of HMCS FREDERICTON install the awning on the flight deck prior to hosting a reception for the Canadian Embassy in Split, Croatia during Operation REASSURANCE, on 12 March 2023.

Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Des membres d’équipage du NCSM FREDERICTON installent l’auvent sur le pont d’envol en préparation à une réception pour l’ambassade du Canada, à Split, en Croatie, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 12 mars 2023.

Photo : Cpl Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes

Canadian members with Task Force Latvia Headquarters participate in a moment of silence for Ukraine at NBS Štāba bataljons, Riga, Latvia during Operation REASSURANCE on February 24, 2023.

Photo: NATO Force Integration Unit Latvia

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Des militaires canadiens affectés au quartier général de la Force opérationnelle en Lettonie observent un moment de silence en hommage à l’Ukraine à la NBS Štāba bataljons, à Riga, en Lettonie, au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 24 février 2023.

Photo : Unité d’intégration de la force de l’OTAN en Lettonie

Corporal Russel Young a medical technician based at 2 Canadian Field Ambulance in Petawawa, Ontario checks the blood pressure of Corporal Kimberly Pennock, a supply technician based at 2 Service Battalion also in Petawawa, Ontario during sick parade at the Role 1 Hospital at Kandahar Airfield.

Photo by Sgt Roxanne Clowe, Canadian Forces Combat Camera

Le Caporal Russel Young, technicien médical de la 2e Ambulance de campagne canadienne, basée à Petawawa, en Ontario, prend la pression artérielle du Caporal Kimberly Pennock, technicienne en approvisionnement du 2e Bataillon des services, également basé à Petawawa, en Ontario, lors de la revue des malades à l’hôpital de rôle 1, à l’aérodrome de Kandahar.

Photo : Sgt Roxanne Clowe, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes

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Original Caption: Croton Landfill Operation Is Just a Few Hundred Feet From Westchester County's Croton Point Park on the Hudson River. The Garbage Should Be Covered by One Foot of Earth 08/1973

U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: 412-DA-7459

Photographer: Blanche, Wil

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Persistent URL: catalog.archives.gov/id/549944

Repository: Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001.

For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html

Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html

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Operation: Brickarossa, a LEGO depiction of the German Operation: Barbarossa and subsequent battles on the front with Russia. Here, Russian and German forces battle for Stalingrad.

Five people have been arrested in Hyde as part of an operation tackling organised crime.

They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided six addresses in Hyde just after 7am yesterday, Thursday 1 May 2014, while Met Police officers simultaneously raided an address in Surrey.

More than 50 officers took part in Tameside Police's Operation Ordaz, which was orchestrated in response to an investigation into organised criminality in Tameside.

Officers have been investigating a possible plot by a network of people to pervert the course of justice in an ongoing criminal investigation.

The three men and two women who were arrested today have been linked to this continuing investigation.

Detective Constable Martyn Kendall: “The arrests are a result of months of careful planning from Operation Ordaz officers.

“We received allegations that people were attempting to corrupt the criminal justice system, using any means necessary to force a witness to change his testimony.

“We are sending out a message to anyone hoping to derail justice, by any means, will fail and be punished severely.

“If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.”

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.

www.gmp.police.uk

You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

A Royal Canadian Navy member aboard HMCS HARRY DEWOLF prepares an explosive charge in order to destroy a seized vessel while on a drug trafficking interdiction mission during Operation CARIBBE in the East Pacific Ocean, November 9, 2021.

Please credit: Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Un membre de la Marine royale canadienne à bord du NCSM HARRY DEWOLF prépare une charge explosive en vue de détruire un navire saisi lors d’une mission de lutte contre le trafic de drogues au cours de l’opération CARIBBE, dans le Pacifique Est, le 9 novembre 2021.

Photo : Forces armées canadiennes

BRAIDLOCK (R) is a tube which easily grips and secures drains, catheters and lines to various sites on the body.

This video demonstrates how it can be used, and describes how the risk of infection is dramatically reduced.

Using BRAIDLOCK (R) also produces significant time savings (reducing line securement to just 4 seconds, from an average of 4 minutes). There is also significant materials savings resulting in less storage, transport and ordering logistics.

BRAIDLOCK (R) is designed and manufactured in the UK. Please see www.braidlock.com for more information.

Picture by Antony Thompson - Thousand Word Media, NO SALES, NO SYNDICATION contact for more information mob: 07775 556610 web: www.thousandwordmedia.com email: antony@thousandwordmedia.com

Operation UNIFIER Roto 10 Task Force Padre Captain Krusinksy and charity initiative member Master Corporal Maclean deliver boots to children at Ridnyi Dim Orphanage in Sasiv as part of Operation WARM FEET, 28 November 2020.

The initiative raised 16,493UAH ($750CAD) exceeding the goal of 15,486 UAH ($704) donating 21 pairs of winter boots for children in need.

Please credit: Avr Melissa Gloude, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery Technician

Le capitaine Krusinksy, aumônier au sein de la roto 10 de la Force opérationnelle de l’opération UNIFIER, et le caporal chef Maclean, responsable de l’initiative de bienfaisance, remettent des bottes aux enfants de l’orphelinat Ridnyi Dim, à Sasiv, dans le cadre de l’opération WARM FEET, le 28 novembre 2020.

Cette initiative a permis d’amasser 16 493 UAH (750$ CAN), dépassant l’objectif de 15 486 UAH (704$ CAN), et de faire don de 21 paires de bottes à des enfants dans le besoin.

Photo : Avr Melissa Gloude, technicienne en imagerie des Forces armées canadiennes

Police in North Manchester have arrested five people following drugs warrants this morning.

Shortly after 6.30am on Tuesday 8 October 2013, police raided seven homes in Cheetham Hill, Oldham, and south Manchester.

The five men remain in custody on suspicion of possession of class B drugs with intent to supply, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.

It follows on from Operation Cairo which resulted in 52 people being sentenced to a total of 147 years of prison time for drug dealing on the streets of Cheetham Hill and Crumpsall over the last 18 months.

Superintendent Vanessa Jardine said: "Today's arrests follow on from a warrant we executed in June where cannabis, with the estimated street value of £250,000, was seized alongside firearms, ammunition, heroin and cocaine.

"We said we would never become complacent and would continue to clampdown on drug dealing in North Manchester and I hope these arrests show the community that we have not stopped and we will not stop.

"We have cleaned up the streets of Cheetham Hill by removing dealers who had the audacity to sell drugs in broad daylight and today's action is taking the next step."

Anyone with information about those involved in drug-related activity in their area should call police at North Manchester on 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.

To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.

www.gmp.police.uk

You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.

Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.

You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.

Members of Naval Replenishment Unit ASTERIX during flying stations with the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter from HMCS MONTREAL in order to receive US Naval personnel in support of Operation SAVANNE in the Red Sea on 27 April 2023.

Photo: S1 Taylor Congdon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Des membres d’équipage de l’unité de ravitaillement naval ASTERIX exécutent des opérations aux postes d’envol avec l’hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone du NCSM MONTREAL en vue d’accueillir le personnel des forces navales des É. U., à l’appui de l’opération SAVANNE, dans la mer Rouge, le 27 avril 2023.

Photo : Mat 1 Taylor Congdon, Forces armées canadiennes

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry instruct and mentor Ukrainian Armed Forces members during live fire ranges during Operation UNIFIER in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2022.

Please credit: Corporal Eric Greico, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

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Des soldats du 3e Bataillon, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, donnent de l’instruction aux membres des forces armées ukrainiennes et les encadrent lors d’exercices de tir réel, au Royaume-Uni, au cours de l’opération UNIFIER, le 26 septembre 2022.

Photo : Caporal Eric Greico, Forces armées canadiennes