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Exercise Maple Flag 44 cancelled


Military | 206954 hits | May 17 6:07 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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Canada's Air Force is cancelling this year�s Exercise Maple Flag 44, an international air combat training exercise scheduled to take place from May 30 to June 24, 2011, in Cold Lake, Alta.

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  1. by avatar saturn_656
    Wed May 18, 2011 1:22 am
    ?This decision was not taken lightly and it was reached after consultations with other participating countries,? said Major-General Yvan Blondin, Commander of 1 Canadian Air Division and the Canadian NORAD Region. ?Our allies agreed it would be difficult to support the exercise to the necessary level, while at the same time conducting operations abroad.?


    You mean we can't run a training exercise at home and a mere seven jet deployment at the same time?

    Something isn't right here.

  2. by avatar RUEZ
    Wed May 18, 2011 1:33 am
    "saturn_656" said

    You mean we can't run a training exercise at home and a mere seven jet deployment at the same time?

    Something isn't right here.

    Your own quote says the decision was made in consultation with other participating nations. I doubt it was simply because of our deployment.

  3. by Canadian_Mind
    Wed May 18, 2011 2:16 am
    Well Lybia isn't a huge jump in op tempo for either the Brits or the French.

    Not my bag, but I am curious to see if this is because of our deployment, our allies, or a combination of both.

  4. by avatar commanderkai
    Wed May 18, 2011 3:43 am
    Jet fuel prices were too high :lol:

  5. by avatar saturn_656
    Wed May 18, 2011 4:33 am
    "RUEZ" said

    You mean we can't run a training exercise at home and a mere seven jet deployment at the same time?

    Something isn't right here.

    Your own quote says the decision was made in consultation with other participating nations. I doubt it was simply because of our deployment.

    I recognize PR speak when I read it.



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