ESQUIMALT, B.C. – Canadian and allied military ships and aircraft will be operating in the vicinity of Port Renfrew, Port Alberni, and Tofino from Oct. 9–22 as part of a Task Group Exercise (TGEX). Residents may see or hear increased military activity throughout those dates.
Some of the aircraft that will be flying in support of this exercise incude CH-124 Sea King helicopters, CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft from 19 Wing Comox, Westwind and A-Jets and Twin Otters, Capt. (N) Linda Coleman said in an e-mail to the Alberni Valley News.
For security reasons Coleman couldn’t pinpoint when aircraft would be flying off the West Coast, but “nighttime flying is part of the training so I wouldn’t rule out any nighttime activity,” she noted.
Exercises such as TGEX allow all participating units to strengthen their ability to work in a multi-national and joint environment on a wide range of potential operations and missions.
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