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Corporal Nicholas Stone, Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician, checks the hose drawing water from the Sylvia Grinnell River during Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on November 8, 2021.
Photo by: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le caporal Nicholas Stone, technicien en eau, produits pétroliers et environnement, vérifie le boyau utilisé pour puiser l’eau de la rivière Sylvia Grinnell, au cours de l’opération LENTUS, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 8 novembre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
Four people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to crackdown on drug dealing and organised crime in Tameside.
They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided nine addresses just after 7am today, Wednesday 4 June 2014.
Officers from Tameside’s neighbourhood policing teams launched the operation, codenamed Operation Suffield, as their response to the growing problem of drugs in the area.
These arrests came after months of investigations by officers from the Tameside division and Serious Crime Division into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.
In the raids this morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after officers executed warrants across the Hattersley area of Tameside.
More than 70 officers were involved in the raids and included officers from the neighbourhood policing teams, Serious Crime Division, tactical aid units and dog handlers.
Extra officers from Tameside’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be patrolling the area for today and the next few days to provide a visible presence and reassurance to the community.
Detective Inspector John Charlton for Tameside Division, said: “Today shows that the desire to rid our communities of the blight of drugs is continuous and we will go back and keep tackling the issue in the same area as many times as necessary until the problem is dealt with.
“This operation has taken months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force and the National Crime Agency.
“Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough and I hope that today’s action highlights how seriously we take these crimes.
“It also sends a message out that we will not let people profit from spreading their misery in our neighbourhoods and we will continue to use all the powers and resources available to put people before the courts.”
If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.
People with any concerns can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team directly about any issues related to crime or anti-social behaviour on:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team on 0161 856 9350.
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.
Image has been digitally altered due to operational security.
Canadian Armed Forces members deliver Tactical Combat Casualty Care training to Armed Forces of Ukraine medics in a Battlefield Medical Training Simulation Facility in central Poland as a part of Operation UNIFIER on April 18, 2023.
Photo: Master Sailor Valerie LeClair, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes donnent de la formation sur le secourisme en situation de combat aux techniciens médicaux des forces armées ukrainiennes dans un centre de formation médicale simulant le champ de bataille, dans le centre de la Pologne, au cours de l’opération UNIFIER, le 18 avril 2023.
Photo : Matelot chef Valerie LeClair, Forces armées canadiennes
His Majesty’s Canadian Ship Regina prepares to conduct a Replenishment At Sea with Naval Replenishment Unit Asterix during Operation LATITUDE on 4 September, 2025.
Please credit: S3 Owen Davis, Canadian Armed Forces
Members of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) practice urban operational tactics during a simulated house clearing mission with the Polish Army from 7th Battalion 25 Air Calvary, located at Wedrzyn's training base in Poland on February 5, 2015 as part of Operation REASSURANCE.
Photo: Land Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
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Des membres du 3e Bataillon, The Royal Canadien Regiment (3 RCR) mettent en pratique des tactiques opérationnelles en milieu urbain lors d’une simulation de mission de nettoyage de maisons avec des membres du 7e bataillon, 25e brigade de la cavalerie aérienne de l’Armée polonaise, à la base d’entraînement de Wedrzyn, en Pologne, le 5 février 2015, lors de l’opération Reassurance.
Photo : Force opérationnelle terrestre – Op Reassurance, MDN
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Canadian Armed Forces medical personnel are checked for body fluid residual after personal decontamination during Operation SIRONA pre-deployment training with their British counterparts at the Army Medical Services Training Centre in Strensall, UK on December 11, 2014.
Photo: Sgt Yannick Bedard Canadian Forces Combat Camera
Des membres du personnel médical des Forces armées canadiennes font l’objet d’un examen visant à détecter tout liquide organique résiduel à la suite d’une décontamination individuelle, au cours de l’entraînement préalable au déploiement en vue de l’opération SIRONA avec leurs homologues britanniques, au Centre d’instruction des services médicaux de l’armée, à Strensall, au Royaume-Uni, le 11 décembre 2014.
Photo : Sgt Yannick Bedard, Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes
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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."
Police in Bolton have today arrested 15 people in connection with drug dealing in the borough.
This morning’s warrants, which targeted those suspected of selling Class A drugs in the town centre at night time, follow months of intelligence gathering and planning by police in Bolton.
More than 20 raids were carried out in the early hours of Thursday 10 September 2015, in areas across Bolton including Halliwell, Breightmet and Stoneclough, organised by officers from Bolton’s Operation Challenger team, which is a specialist team targeting those involved in organised criminal activity.
More than 200 officers from various units across GMP were involved in the raids, in which 13 men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. A man and a woman were also arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis. Another man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer.
They have been taken into police custody and will be questioned by detectives later today.
Quantities of cannabis and cocaine were recovered from several addresses and a firearm was seized from a property in Halliwell.
Superintendent Andrea Jones from GMP’s Bolton division said: “This morning’s arrests are the result of the community standing shoulder to shoulder with the police to take a strong stance against those involved in drug related activity in Bolton.
“The warrants carried out today are just the first phase of this operation, which will now see us working with local partner agencies including housing, licensing, revenue and customs and other departments to see if people are in breach of local authority housing agreements, benefit fraud, business licenses etc.
“The work of organised crime groups is constantly changing in their attempt to stay ahead of the police, and Operation Challenger sees GMP working together with other agencies to tackle serious and organised crime, so that all aspect of criminals’ lives are targeted, making it much harder for organised crime groups to operate.
“We cannot do this alone though and we need the public’s support to continue to provide us with information about illegal activity in their neighbourhood. I would like to thank our communities across Bolton for their support so far and assure people that this is not just a one off in tackling those blighting our night time economy in the town centre and surrounding areas.”
Programme Challenger was launched in Greater Manchester in 2012 and has become internationally recognised as a good model of effective organised crime policing. The operation has now been launched in Bolton and through collaboration with partner agencies and the general public, Challenger uses various intelligence-led methods to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups across Bolton and Greater Manchester.
Anyone with information that they wish to pass to the Operation Challenger team in Bolton is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously with information on 0800 555 111.
Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 ships, TCG TURGUTREIS and USS VICKSBURG perform maneuvers with Her Majesty's Canadian Ship FREDERICTON as part of Operation REASSURANCE on January 17, 2015.
Photo: Maritime Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
Le TCG TURGUTREIS et l’USS VICKSBURG, les navires du 2e Groupe de la Force navale permanente de l’OTAN exécutent des manœuvres avec le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté FREDERICTON, le 17 janvier 2015, dans le cadre de l’opération Reassurance.
Photo : Force opérationnelle maritime – Op Reassurance, MDN
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Members of the Canadian Armed Forces, members of the B Co 3-501 AHB "Beast Assault" (United States) and members of the Romanian Air Force conduct a Crash Test exercise of an injured pilot at the Mihail Kogalniceanu (MK) Air Base in Romania during Exercise MAPLE OAK, as part of Operation REASSURANCE on September 14, 2022.
Please credit: Corporal Eric Chaput, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes, de la compagnie B/3-501 AHB « Beast Assault » des États-Unis et des Forces aériennes de la Roumanie effectuent un essai d’écrasement avec pilote blessé à la base aérienne Mihail Kogalniceanu (MK) pendant l’exercice MAPLE OAK, dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 14 septembre 2022.
Photos : Caporal Éric Chaput, Forces armées canadiennes
Four people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to crackdown on drug dealing and organised crime in Tameside.
They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided nine addresses just after 7am today, Wednesday 4 June 2014.
Officers from Tameside’s neighbourhood policing teams launched the operation, codenamed Operation Suffield, as their response to the growing problem of drugs in the area.
These arrests came after months of investigations by officers from the Tameside division and Serious Crime Division into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.
In the raids this morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after officers executed warrants across the Hattersley area of Tameside.
More than 70 officers were involved in the raids and included officers from the neighbourhood policing teams, Serious Crime Division, tactical aid units and dog handlers.
Extra officers from Tameside’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be patrolling the area for today and the next few days to provide a visible presence and reassurance to the community.
Detective Inspector John Charlton for Tameside Division, said: “Today shows that the desire to rid our communities of the blight of drugs is continuous and we will go back and keep tackling the issue in the same area as many times as necessary until the problem is dealt with.
“This operation has taken months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force and the National Crime Agency.
“Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough and I hope that today’s action highlights how seriously we take these crimes.
“It also sends a message out that we will not let people profit from spreading their misery in our neighbourhoods and we will continue to use all the powers and resources available to put people before the courts.”
If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.
People with any concerns can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team directly about any issues related to crime or anti-social behaviour on:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team on 0161 856 9350.
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.
Task Group flagship HMCS Ville de Québec anchors in Nuuk, Greenland on August 14, 2020 during Operation NANOOK 20.
Photo: MCpl Manuela Berger, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Le NCSM Ville de Québec, navire amiral du groupe opérationnel, accoste à Nuuk, au Groenland, le 14 août 2020, au cours de l’opération NANOOK 20.
Photo : Cplc Manuela Berger, Forces armées canadiennes
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A diver is pulled out of the ice during the first dive of Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 22's Dive Task Force activities in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, February 21, 2022.
Photo by: Lieutenant Miguel Moldez, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Un plongeur est hissé hors de l’eau glacée lors de la première plongée effectuée dans le cadre des activités de la Force opérationnelle de plongée au cours de l’opération NANOOK-NUNALIVUT 22, à Tuktoyaktuk, dans les Territoires du Nord Ouest, le 21 février 2022.
Photo : Lieutenant Miguel Moldez, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), Forces armées canadiennes
Officers from Titan and Greater Manchester Police have taken part in raids targeting a £10 million pound money laundering operation.
Police executed warrants at a number of addresses in Cheetham Hill, Salford and Hale Barns, Altrincham, Openshaw, Bolton, Oldham and Sale in the early hours of Tuesday 2 November 2014.
Officers have seized high value cars including Porsches, a Range Rover and a Mercedes, alongside designer handbags and shoes, perfume and a significant amount of cash and laptops.
Seven men and two women aged between 27 and 50 have been arrested on suspicion of international money laundering and remain in police custody for questioning.
This morning’s raids have been part of an eight-month investigation into money laundering by organised crime groups across Europe by officers from Titan, the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Detective Superintendent Jason Hudson, Titan’s head of operations said: "The coordinated arrests come as a result of an extensive and thorough eight month long investigation by my team.
“This investigation into money laundering that has a reach far wider than just Manchester, with criminal operations reaching as far as Paris, and we believe as much as £10 million may have been moved.”
“Along with our colleagues from Greater Manchester Police, HMRC, DWP and also the French Police, we have taken a significant step today in dismantling organised crime groups who are damaging communities with illegal money laundering, and the other crime this funds.
“We have seized a number of high-value cars today, which I hope will show the public that we will and do strip criminals of their assets.
“I send the message to people involved in this type of crime: your actions will eventually catch up with you and we will knock on your door.
"I would urge decent, law-abiding members of the community who have information about criminality where they live to share that information with their local police force or Crimestoppers so that positive action can be taken."
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
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.
Lieutenant Charles Cloutier has his parachute inspected during a para exercise at Nowa Dęba Training Center in Nowa Dęba, Poland on December 5, 2015 during Operation REASSURANCE.
Photo: Corporal Nathan Moulton, Land Task Force Imagery, OP REASSURANCE
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Le lieutenant Charles Cloutier fait inspecter son parachute lors d’un exercice de parachutisme au centre d’instruction de Nowa Dęba, à Nowa Dęba, en Pologne, le 5 décembre 2015 au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE.
Photo : Caporal Nathan Moulton, Service d’imagerie de la Force opérationnelle terrestre, Op REASSURANCE
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The equipment set from the past weekend's Operation North Pole train ended up on the North Line on Tuesday and Wednesday, albeit, a different diesel on the front. Here is METX Cab Carr #8436 pulling into Winnetka with train 310.
Operation Grimaldi is targeting cyclists in a bid to encourage them to learn how to ‘share the road’ with others safely.
The operation has been running since the beginning of 2013, focusing on ‘hot spot’ areas where pedal cyclists have been seen using the roads dangerously or irresponsibly.
The traffic network team at Greater Manchester Police has been working along the Oxford Road corridor and Wilmslow Road area of the city centre where a number of collisions have occurred recently. GMP had also received a number of complaints about cyclists failing to stop at red lights and weaving dangerously in and out of traffic.
The operation has seen 415 fixed penalties issued over 10 days of action spread across five months (February to June 2013) for offences such as running red lights, not having lights fitted, cycling on footpaths and using mobile phones whilst cycling.
Offenders were given the option of paying the fine or attending a cycling awareness event at the nearby Withington and Moss Side fire stations.
Traffic PCSO Gareth Walker said: “The aim of the operation was not to fine all offenders but to educate them, offer training and promote road safety.
“Many of the cyclists we spoke to were not aware of the danger they put themselves and others in by the actions they were taking while failing to stop or being distracted on their phones.
“The number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads has fallen over the last two years but we need to continue to educate road users of how to share the roads safely in order to ensure these numbers continue to fall.”
Every adult in Greater Manchester is entitled to six hours free cycle training where an approved instructor will attend your place of work or home and offer support and education about cycle safety. For more information go to www.tfgm.com/cycling.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
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.
Commander Andrew Graham, Commanding Officer of HMCS FREDERICTON oversees the ship’s operation room during an air defence exercise as part of Operation REASSURANCE in the North Sea on 19 October 2021.
Please credit: Cpl Laura Landry, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Le capitaine de frégate Andrew Graham, commandant du NCSM Fredericton, supervise la salle des opérations du navire lors d'un exercice de défense aérienne, dans le cadre de l'opération REASSURANCE, dans la mer du Nord, le 19 octobre 2021.
Photo : Cpl Laura Landry, Forces armées canadiennes
Corporal Michael "Bobby" Murray secures empty fuel tanks during post flight procedures after the CF-18 Hornets return from a combat training flight during Operation REASSURANCE - Air Task Force Romania on September 22, 2020 at Mihail Kogӑlniceanu Air Base, Romania.
Photo by: S1 Zach Barr, Air Task Force Romania
Le caporal Michael « Bobby » Murray attache solidement les réservoirs de carburant vides lors des procédures après vol, après le retour des chasseurs CF-18 Hornet d’un vol d’entraînement au combat au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE – Force opérationnelle aérienne Roumanie, le 22 septembre 2020, à la base aérienne Mihail Kogӑlniceanu, en Roumanie.
Photo : Mat 1 Zach Barr, Force opérationnelle aérienne Roumanie
Police in Bolton have today arrested 15 people in connection with drug dealing in the borough.
This morning’s warrants, which targeted those suspected of selling Class A drugs in the town centre at night time, follow months of intelligence gathering and planning by police in Bolton.
More than 20 raids were carried out in the early hours of Thursday 10 September 2015, in areas across Bolton including Halliwell, Breightmet and Stoneclough, organised by officers from Bolton’s Operation Challenger team, which is a specialist team targeting those involved in organised criminal activity.
More than 200 officers from various units across GMP were involved in the raids, in which 13 men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. A man and a woman were also arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis. Another man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer.
They have been taken into police custody and will be questioned by detectives later today.
Quantities of cannabis and cocaine were recovered from several addresses and a firearm was seized from a property in Halliwell.
Superintendent Andrea Jones from GMP’s Bolton division said: “This morning’s arrests are the result of the community standing shoulder to shoulder with the police to take a strong stance against those involved in drug related activity in Bolton.
“The warrants carried out today are just the first phase of this operation, which will now see us working with local partner agencies including housing, licensing, revenue and customs and other departments to see if people are in breach of local authority housing agreements, benefit fraud, business licenses etc.
“The work of organised crime groups is constantly changing in their attempt to stay ahead of the police, and Operation Challenger sees GMP working together with other agencies to tackle serious and organised crime, so that all aspect of criminals’ lives are targeted, making it much harder for organised crime groups to operate.
“We cannot do this alone though and we need the public’s support to continue to provide us with information about illegal activity in their neighbourhood. I would like to thank our communities across Bolton for their support so far and assure people that this is not just a one off in tackling those blighting our night time economy in the town centre and surrounding areas.”
Programme Challenger was launched in Greater Manchester in 2012 and has become internationally recognised as a good model of effective organised crime policing. The operation has now been launched in Bolton and through collaboration with partner agencies and the general public, Challenger uses various intelligence-led methods to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups across Bolton and Greater Manchester.
Anyone with information that they wish to pass to the Operation Challenger team in Bolton is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously with information on 0800 555 111.
A Canadian soldier from Operation REASSURANCE-Land Task Force monitors the rear while his team attacks a building in an urban training activity at the Drawsko Pomorksie training range in Poland on March 11, 2016.
Photo: Corporal Guillaume Gagnon
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Un soldat canadien de la Force opérationnelle terrestre de l'opération Reassurance surveille l’arrière pendant que son équipe attaque un édifice lors d’un entraînement en zone urbaine au polygone d'entraînement Drawsko Pomorksie (Pologne), le 11 mars 2016.
Photo : Caporal Guillaume Gagnon
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Her Majesty's Canadian Ship FREDERICTON transits the Strait of Bonifacio on her way to join Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 as part of Operation REASSURANCE on January 9, 2015.
Photo: Maritime Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
Le Navire canadien de Sa Majesté Fredericton navigue dans le détroit de Bonifacio en route pour rejoindre le 2e Groupe de la Force navale permanente de réaction de l’OTAN dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 9 janvier 2015.
Photo : Force opérationnelle maritime - Op REASSURANCE, MDN
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Soldiers from the Land Task Force of Operation REASSURANCE and their counterparts from the US Army and the Polish Army, did a wings exchange jump from a CC-130J Hercules aircraft in Eastern Europe on August 21, 2014.
Photo: Lt J-F Carpentier, 2 CMBG PAO
Des soldats de la force opérationnelle terrestre affectée à l’opération Reassurance et leurs homologues de l’Armée américaine et de l’Armée polonaise ont effectué un saut interescadres depuis un avion CC130J Hercules, en Europe de l’Est, le 21 août 2014.
Photo : Lt J-F Carpentier, OAP du 2 GBMC
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Gloria Acosta (right) of the Canadian Armed Forces Military Police and Specialist Christina Sheridan of the Vermont Army National Guard 172nd Law Enforcement Detachment train for Immediate Action Rapid Deployment at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base during Operation REASSURANCE Air Task Force - Romania on October 8, 2021
Photo: Aviator Avery Philpott, Canadian Armed Forces photo.
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La maître de 2e classe Gloria Acosta (à droite), policière militaire des Forces armées canadiennes, et la spécialiste Christina Sheridan, membre du 172e détachement d’application de la loi de la Garde nationale de l’armée du Vermont, s’entraînent au déploiement rapide pour action immédiate à la base aérienne Mihail Kogalniceanu, au sein de la Force opérationnelle aérienne – Roumanie de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 8 octobre 2021
Photo : Aviateur Avery Philpott, Forces armées canadiennes
Master Corporal Santos, a medical technician deployed on Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT, simulates rewarming a hypothermic casualty in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on March 4, 2021.
Photo credit: Cpl Tori Lake, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Canadian Ranger, Corporal Uliriak Amarualik from 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group drives a newly made komatik to storage in Resolute Bay, Nunavut on April 9, 2014 during Operation NUNALIVUT.
Photo: Master Corporal Chelsey Hutson, CFJIC
Le caporal Uliriak Amarualik, Ranger du 1er Groupe de patrouilles des Rangers canadiens, conduit un cométique tout neuf vers un entrepôt de Resolute Bay (Nunavut), le 9 avril 2014, dans le cadre de l’opération Nunalivut.
Photo : Caporal-chef Chelsey Hutson, CIIFC
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A CH-146 Griffon helicopter lands near Montreal Lake, Saskatchewan during Operation LENTUS 15-02 on July 9, 2015.
Photo: MCpl Mélanie Ferguson, Canadian Army Public Affairs
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Un hélicoptère Griffon atterrit près du lac Montreal (Saskatchewan), pendant l’opération LENTUS 15-02, le 9 juillet 2015.
Photo : Cplc Mélanie Ferguson, Affaires publiques de l’Armée canadienne
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Members of 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) share skills and knowledge with the Polish Army from 7th Battalion 25 Air Calvary located at Wedrzyn's training base in Poland on February 5, 2015 as part of Operation REASSURANCE.
Photo: Land Task Force - OP Reassurance, DND
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Des membres du 3e Bataillon, The Royal Canadien Regiment (3 RCR) échangent des connaissances et des habiletés avec des membres du 7e bataillon, 25e brigade de la cavalerie aérienne de l’Armée polonaise, à la base d’entraînement de Wedrzyn, en Pologne, le 5 février 2015, lors de l’opération Reassurance.
Photo : Force opérationnelle terrestre – Op Reassurance, MDN
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Armed Forces of Ukraine recruits take part in urban operations training under the supervision of Canadian Armed Forces personnel during Operation UNIFIER on May 12, 2023, in the United Kingdom.
Photo: Master Sailor Valerie LeClair, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des recrues des forces armées ukrainiennes participent à un entraînement aux opérations en milieu urbain sous la supervision de personnel des Forces armées canadiennes dans le cadre de l’opération UNIFIER au Royaume-Uni, le 12 mai 2023.
Photo : Matelot-chef Valerie LeClair, Forces armées canadiennes
Thousands of pounds worth of Class A drugs, cash, and a suspected firearm have been recovered during raids across Manchester this morning.
At around 5am this morning (Thursday 25 March) Officers from GMP's City of Manchester Division, the Intelligence development Unit, Op Challenger and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, executed warrants as part of Operation Apostle, at five addresses across the city.
During the Operation, five men, aged between 23 and 59 were arrested on suspicion of drugs and firearms offences, and money laundering, and remain in custody for questioning.
During searches of the properties, Class A drugs were recovered believed to be worth around £10,000, along with £2000 worth of cash, and a suspected firearm.
This morning's activity forms part of an investigation into organised crime, possession of firearms and drug dealing in the Hulme, Moss Side and Manchester area.
Chief Inspector John Harris of GMP's City of Manchester Division, said "The early morning police activity today has been the culmination of a great team effort. Over a period of time officers have been gathering intelligence and evidence, leading to the activity today where we have been able to continue to enforce, intervene and tackle organised crime in Hulme, Moss Side and the wider Manchester area.
Today we have been able to recover a potentially lethal weapon, a significant quantity of drugs, and an amount of cash. This is another positive step forward in our commitment to ensuring the community are kept safe and that the risk of harm is reduced.
“A lot of unseen work has gone into the preparation of today's activity to disrupt and dismantle organised criminal activity, and our investigations will continue. Officers often rely on the intelligence and information received from members of the community, so I would encourage anyone with any information or concern to contact the police, whether in person, by telephone on 0161 856 4428, online www.gmp.police.uk or anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111."
Members of the Air Detachment and various boatswains onboard HMCS WINNIPEG conduct SWOAD training with the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, callsign Guardian, during Operation PROJECTION while sailing in the South China Sea on Wednesday, October 5, 2022.
Photo: S1 Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres du détachement aérien et divers manœuvriers à bord du NCSM WINNIPEG participent à une instruction de l’équipe du navire sans détachement aérien (SWOAD) avec l’hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone dont l’indicatif d’appel est Guardian, au cours de l’opération PROJECTION, alors qu’ils naviguent dans la mer de Chine méridionale, le mercredi 5 octobre 2022.
Photo : Mat 1 Melissa Gonzalez, 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 (June 2022) saw the operation take place in Bolton.
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
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.
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.
Captain Greg Kelly, a physician's assistance deployed on Operation NANOOK-NUNALIVUT, simulates rewarming a hypothermic casualty in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on March 4, 2021.
Photo credit: Cpl Tori Lake, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
Captain Mike Cefaloni, Platoon Commander of 1st Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment coordinates entering a building with Polish soldiers (background) during a joint urban training activity at the Pomorksie Drawsko training range in Poland during Operation REASSURANCE on March 11, 2016.
Photo : Caporal Guillaume Gagnon
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Le capitaine Mike Cefaloni, commandant de peloton du 1er Bataillon du Royal 22e Régiment affecté à la Force opérationnelle terrestre de l'opération Reassurance, coordonne l’entrée dans un édifice avec des soldats polonais (en arrière-plan) au cours d’un entraînement conjoint en zone urbaine au polygone d'entraînement Drawsko Pomorksie (Pologne), le 11 mars 2016.
Photo : Caporal Guillaume Gagnon
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Operation United Shield was the codename of the multinational military operation that was conducted 9 January 1995 to 3 March 1995. Commanded by the United States, the Combined Task Force (CTF) comprising the navies of Pakistan, Italy and the United States were tasked with to ensure the safe evacuation of all United Nations Peacekeeping troops, combining the armies of United Kingdom, Pakistan, France, Malaysia, and the United States including the U.S. Marines, from Somalia. The six USN combatant vessels assisted by the two Italian and two Pakistan Navy combatant vessels, successfully evacuated the UN forces from Somalia and successfully executed the operation after securing the tactical and strategic objectives of the course of mission.
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces extend the communications trench line in preparation for conduit at the Canadian Air Task Force camp during Operation IMPACT in Kuwait on October 23, 2014.
Photo: Canadian Forces Combat Camera, DND
Des membres des Forces armées canadiennes prolongent la ligne de tranchées de communication en vue de l’installation des conduits au camp de la Force opérationnelle aérienne du Canada, au Koweït, dans le cadre de l’opération IMPACT le 23 octobre 2014.
Photo : Caméra de combat des Forces canadiennes, MDN
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Master Corporal Hellen Liu, Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician and Corporal Keegan Marr, Combat Engineer, attach a four-way connector to a trash pump during set-up for Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit operations as part of Operation LENTUS in Iqaluit, Nunavut on November 1, 2021.
Please credit: Master Corporal Jax Kennedy, Joint Task Force (North), Canadian Armed Forces photo
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La caporal chef Hellen Liu, technicienne en eau, produits pétroliers et environnement, et le caporal Keegan Marr, sapeur de combat, fixent un connecteur à quatre voies à une pompe à résidus lors de la mise en place du système de purification d’eau par osmose inverse au cours de l’opération LENTUS 21, à Iqaluit, au Nunavut, le 1er novembre 2021.
Photo : Caporal chef Jax Kennedy, Force opérationnelle interarmées (Nord), 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.
Four people have been arrested in raids as part of an operation to crackdown on drug dealing and organised crime in Tameside.
They were arrested when officers from Greater Manchester Police raided nine addresses just after 7am today, Wednesday 4 June 2014.
Officers from Tameside’s neighbourhood policing teams launched the operation, codenamed Operation Suffield, as their response to the growing problem of drugs in the area.
These arrests came after months of investigations by officers from the Tameside division and Serious Crime Division into the distribution of heroin and crack cocaine.
In the raids this morning, four men were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after officers executed warrants across the Hattersley area of Tameside.
More than 70 officers were involved in the raids and included officers from the neighbourhood policing teams, Serious Crime Division, tactical aid units and dog handlers.
Extra officers from Tameside’s Neighbourhood Policing Teams will be patrolling the area for today and the next few days to provide a visible presence and reassurance to the community.
Detective Inspector John Charlton for Tameside Division, said: “Today shows that the desire to rid our communities of the blight of drugs is continuous and we will go back and keep tackling the issue in the same area as many times as necessary until the problem is dealt with.
“This operation has taken months of intricate planning and dedication by a large team of officers from across the Force and the National Crime Agency.
“Communities have told us that they want drugs and drug dealing tackled across the borough and I hope that today’s action highlights how seriously we take these crimes.
“It also sends a message out that we will not let people profit from spreading their misery in our neighbourhoods and we will continue to use all the powers and resources available to put people before the courts.”
If you have information on anyone who may be committing crime in your area, please call police on 101 or 0161 872 5050 or for more information visit gmp.police.uk.
People with any concerns can contact your Neighbourhood Policing Team directly about any issues related to crime or anti-social behaviour on:
Tameside Neighbourhood Policing Team on 0161 856 9350.
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 the Air Detachment onboard HMCS WINNIPEG conduct deck manoeuvres with the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter, callsign Guardian, during Operation PROJECTION while sailing in the South China Sea on Saturday, October 1, 2022.
Photo: S1 Melissa Gonzalez, Canadian Armed Forces photo
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Des membres du détachement aérien à bord du NCSM WINNIPEG effectuent des manœuvres sur le pont avec l’hélicoptère CH-148 Cyclone dont l’indicatif d’appel est Guardian, au cours de l’opération PROJECTION, alors qu’ils naviguent dans la mer de Chine méridionale, le samedi 1er octobre 2022.
Photo : Mat 1 Melissa Gonzalez, Forces armées canadiennes
A massive operation across Rochdale this morning saw 18 organised crime suspects swept to custody as part of an ongoing investigation into a number of violent incidents in the town recently.
Around 100 officers from across the Force targeted 15 addresses in the Rochdale and Heywood areas, where 15 men and two women were detained - the 18th suspect was arrested at Forest Bank prison.
The dozen-plus doors were targeted as part of Operation Chicago - a wide-ranging investigation spearheaded by detectives from the town's Challenger team tackling serious and organised crime.
Investigators have been probing various violent incidents between two feuding groups - including conspiracy to murder, violent disorder, the possession of weapons, and the supply of class A and B drugs.
This includes a machete attack on Bentley Street in October that left a man in his 20s with life-changing injuries.
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
In 1962, the US Navy issued a requirement for an eventual replacement for the A-4 Skyhawk. Of the proposals submitted by various companies, Vought’s design won the competition in February 1964. What became the A-7 Corsair II was based on the already successful F-8 Crusader fighter, a decision which figured heavily in the Navy’s selection of the aircraft. The A-7, however, was smaller and shorter, with a much less sleek fuselage but a larger wing. It was the first operational American aircraft to use a turbofan engine, a HUD, and an internal INS linked to the bombing radar, permitting very accurate bombing in all weathers. After a remarkably trouble-free development, the YA-7A first flew in September 1965 and entered service a year later, with a combat debut in December 1967 over Vietnam. Because the A-4 was more maneuverable, the A-7 only supplemented the Skyhawk in US Navy service until the early 1980s; likewise, it was not chosen by the US Marine Corps for the light attack role, as the Marines preferred upgraded A-4s and later the AV-8A/B Harrier series.
The USAF, however, would acquire the A-7 in large numbers, at first as an interim to bridge the gap between the F-105 Thunderchief and the F-111 Aardvark, and to replace the ancient A-1 Skyraiders then serving as COIN, close air support, and rescue support aircraft. The A-7D made a number of changes, including USAF-style boom/plug refueling port, the more reliable and powerful Allison TF41 engine, and deletion of the A-7A’s twin 20mm cannon for a single M61A1 Vulcan 20mm gatling cannon. The A-7D entered USAF service in September 1968, and its combat service over Vietnam impressed the US Navy enough that the follow-on A-7E Corsair II incorporated both the TF41 engine and the M61A1 gun armament. Aside from the two-seat TA-7C/A-7K conversion trainers and EA-7L electronic warfare trainers, the A-7E was the penultimate Corsair II variant. Vought proposed an advanced, supersonic long-range strike variant, the A-7F, but this only went to the prototype stage.
The A-7 served in every conflict the United States entered into from 1968 to 1991, including Vietnam, operations against Lebanon, Libya, and Iran in the 1980s, and the First Gulf War. The latter was the swansong for the type in US service, with only two US Navy A-7E squadrons seeing service. With the drawdown of the 1990s, the A-7D was rapidly retired from USAF and Air National Guard units in favor of the F-16 Falcon; the A-7E left US Navy service in favor of the F/A-18 Hornet. The aircraft was exported in the 1970s to Greece as the A-7H and Portugal as the A-7P, both of which saw service in the Third World War. Thailand received ex-US Navy A-7Es in the mid-1990s. Greece retired the last operational A-7s in the world in 2014.
(The following is a fictional history of a fictional naval air arm.)
With the adoption of the US Navy-style carrier battlegroup by the FIRN/FIRNAA in the late 1970s, the FIRNAA also adopted the Navy-style carrier air wing of F-14 Tomcats, A-6 Intruders, and A-7 Corsair IIs. The latter were deemed to be of low priority, with the FIRNAA acquiring and upgrading ex-US Navy A-4E Skyhawks, and there was some controversy over the need to buy the A-7 at all. The sale went through because of the A-7’s ability to carry more ordnance further, and the first order for 36 A-7Es and five two-seat TA-7Cs were placed in 1985. As the A-7 production line had closed by that time, these came from ex-US Navy stocks and were refurbished before delivery; the only addition to the aircraft was a Pave Penny laser designator, which allowed the A-7E to drop precision guided weaponry. TA-7Cs were also in short supply, so instead Vought converted five ex-USAF A-7Es to A-7K standard, though these aircraft had a bulged refuelling probe and were designated TA-7K. (The TA-7K retained its boom/plug system, making it a “hermaphrodite.”) The first FIRNAA A-7E entered service in August 1986 with NAS-17, and both it and NAS-18 were fully operational with the Corsair II before the end of the Third World War. The last batch entered service with NAS-19, with the last being delivered in July 1988. These aircraft would provide yeoman service during the First Gulf War.
Though the United States was rapidly retiring the A-7, the FIRNAA decided to keep the aircraft due to its range instead of acquiring more F/A-18 Hornets. Because of its lack of speed and the desire to keep the aircraft in service at least until 2005, the FIRNAA commissioned a study to upgrade its Corsair IIs. Vought had gone out of business by this time (1993), but the A-7F study was resurrected and the contract given to Predator Propulsion. Initially designated A-7P (for Predator Propulsion, but dropped due to confusion with the Portuguese A-7Ps) and then A-7S, this upgrade included completely updating the avionics, with a new HUD system, LANTIRN compatibility, the ability to carry the AGM-84 Harpoon and AGM-84E SLAM, and most importantly, the A-7F’s Pratt and Whitney F100 turbofan. Since the A-7S lacked the lengthened fuselage and modified tail of the A-7F, the engine was derated to 24,000 pounds, though the afterburner was retained. This increased the top speed and range of the A-7E, as the F100 was more fuel efficient. The first A-7S flew in July 1994 and entered service in December 1995; by 1996 the entire fleet had been upgraded.
Despite the expense of the upgrade, the A-7S’ career was to be brief. The decision to acquire the F/A-25 Rafale to replace it was made only two years after the A-7S entered service, and it began to be withdrawn from service in 1999. The outbreak of war in Afghanistan and Iraq only delayed withdrawal for a short time, though the A-7S would fly combat missions in what was the Corsair II’s final combat deployment. Both NAS-17 and NAS-18 would convert to the Rafale, while NAS-19 retained it’s A-7s until the squadron’s disbandment in 2004. The last FIRNAA Corsair IIs made a four-ship flypast of Viper Lake IFAAS in August 2004, marking 18 years of faithful service. Eleven A-7s were lost during the aircraft’s career, six in combat during the Third World War and the First Gulf War, and the remainder in accidents; these were replaced from US Navy stocks, making total procurement 52 aircraft.
(Back in the real world...)
Though I prefer 1/144 scale for my own personal models, there is not yet a 1/144 kit of the A-7; Tamiya, however, makes a 1/100 kit. After finding one in Indiana in 2010, I built it out of the box as a standard A-7E. I used a darker gunship gray over medium gray color scheme (which would probably be unworkable for carrier operations in real life). I used kit decals, but the tailcodes and crocodile tail motif were hand-painted. It is armed with 12 Mk 82 750-pound bombs and two AIM-9B Sidewinders, which were not as difficult to put on as I had originally thought.
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 return to Wigan.
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
Sailors from HMCS FREDERICTON hold the distance line during a Replenishment at Sea with USNS ARCTIC while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE, on 09 March 2023 in the Ionian Sea.
Please credit: Cpl Noé Marchon, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Des marins du NCSM FREDERICTON déployés dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE tiennent le filin d’écartement pendant un ravitaillement en mer effectué avec l’USNS ARCTIC dans la mer Ionienne le 9 mars 2023.
Source : Caporal Noé Marchon, Forces armées canadiennes
Police in Bolton have today arrested 15 people in connection with drug dealing in the borough.
This morning’s warrants, which targeted those suspected of selling Class A drugs in the town centre at night time, follow months of intelligence gathering and planning by police in Bolton.
More than 20 raids were carried out in the early hours of Thursday 10 September 2015, in areas across Bolton including Halliwell, Breightmet and Stoneclough, organised by officers from Bolton’s Operation Challenger team, which is a specialist team targeting those involved in organised criminal activity.
More than 200 officers from various units across GMP were involved in the raids, in which 13 men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. A man and a woman were also arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis. Another man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer.
They have been taken into police custody and will be questioned by detectives later today.
Quantities of cannabis and cocaine were recovered from several addresses and a firearm was seized from a property in Halliwell.
Superintendent Andrea Jones from GMP’s Bolton division said: “This morning’s arrests are the result of the community standing shoulder to shoulder with the police to take a strong stance against those involved in drug related activity in Bolton.
“The warrants carried out today are just the first phase of this operation, which will now see us working with local partner agencies including housing, licensing, revenue and customs and other departments to see if people are in breach of local authority housing agreements, benefit fraud, business licenses etc.
“The work of organised crime groups is constantly changing in their attempt to stay ahead of the police, and Operation Challenger sees GMP working together with other agencies to tackle serious and organised crime, so that all aspect of criminals’ lives are targeted, making it much harder for organised crime groups to operate.
“We cannot do this alone though and we need the public’s support to continue to provide us with information about illegal activity in their neighbourhood. I would like to thank our communities across Bolton for their support so far and assure people that this is not just a one off in tackling those blighting our night time economy in the town centre and surrounding areas.”
Programme Challenger was launched in Greater Manchester in 2012 and has become internationally recognised as a good model of effective organised crime policing. The operation has now been launched in Bolton and through collaboration with partner agencies and the general public, Challenger uses various intelligence-led methods to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups across Bolton and Greater Manchester.
Anyone with information that they wish to pass to the Operation Challenger team in Bolton is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously with information on 0800 555 111.
Police in Bolton have today arrested 15 people in connection with drug dealing in the borough.
This morning’s warrants, which targeted those suspected of selling Class A drugs in the town centre at night time, follow months of intelligence gathering and planning by police in Bolton.
More than 20 raids were carried out in the early hours of Thursday 10 September 2015, in areas across Bolton including Halliwell, Breightmet and Stoneclough, organised by officers from Bolton’s Operation Challenger team, which is a specialist team targeting those involved in organised criminal activity.
More than 200 officers from various units across GMP were involved in the raids, in which 13 men have been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of drugs. A man and a woman were also arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis. Another man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing a police officer.
They have been taken into police custody and will be questioned by detectives later today.
Quantities of cannabis and cocaine were recovered from several addresses and a firearm was seized from a property in Halliwell.
Superintendent Andrea Jones from GMP’s Bolton division said: “This morning’s arrests are the result of the community standing shoulder to shoulder with the police to take a strong stance against those involved in drug related activity in Bolton.
“The warrants carried out today are just the first phase of this operation, which will now see us working with local partner agencies including housing, licensing, revenue and customs and other departments to see if people are in breach of local authority housing agreements, benefit fraud, business licenses etc.
“The work of organised crime groups is constantly changing in their attempt to stay ahead of the police, and Operation Challenger sees GMP working together with other agencies to tackle serious and organised crime, so that all aspect of criminals’ lives are targeted, making it much harder for organised crime groups to operate.
“We cannot do this alone though and we need the public’s support to continue to provide us with information about illegal activity in their neighbourhood. I would like to thank our communities across Bolton for their support so far and assure people that this is not just a one off in tackling those blighting our night time economy in the town centre and surrounding areas.”
Programme Challenger was launched in Greater Manchester in 2012 and has become internationally recognised as a good model of effective organised crime policing. The operation has now been launched in Bolton and through collaboration with partner agencies and the general public, Challenger uses various intelligence-led methods to disrupt and dismantle organised crime groups across Bolton and Greater Manchester.
Anyone with information that they wish to pass to the Operation Challenger team in Bolton is asked to contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously with information on 0800 555 111.
Able Seaman Craig Bruce verifies the oil level of a diesel engine while on an engineering drill aboard HMCS FREDERICTON during Operation REASSURANCE, July 6, 2020.
Please credit: Cpl Simon Arcand, Canadian Armed Forces Photo
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Le matelot de 2e classe Craig Bruce vérifie le niveau d’huile d’un moteur diesel lors d’un exercice technique à bord du NCSM FREDERICTON au cours de l’opération REASSURANCE, le 6 juillet 2020.
Photo : Cpl Simon Arcand, Forces armées canadiennes
Corporal Nathan Moulton, imagery technician for Operation REASSURANCE, takes photos of Canadian Armed Forces members during a demonstration of urban operations training at Mogadisz in Ziemsko, Poland on September 2, 2015.
Photo: Sub-Lieutenant Delphine Bonnardot, Public Affairs, OP REASSURANCE
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Le caporal Nathan Moulton, technicien en imagerie pour l’opération REASSURANCE, photographie des membres des Forces armées canadiennes lors d’une démonstration d’instruction sur les opérations en zone urbaine à Mogadisz, à Ziemsko, en Pologne, le 2 septembre 2015.
Photo : Enseigne de vaisseau de 1re classe Delphine Bonnardot, Affaires publiques, opération REASSURANCE
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