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RCAF fighter squadrons participating in Exercise Cougar
South, New Orleans
Exercise Cougar South is currently underway at Naval Air Sta-
tion Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans, Louisiana. The
major exercise runs from mid-March through April 24. Several
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) tactical fighter squadrons
and support units are participating. Training will cover the
full spectrum of tactical employment of the CF-18 Hornet and
involves personnel from 3 Wing, Bagotville, Quebec; 4 Wing,
Cold Lake, Alberta; 8 Wing, Trenton, Ontario; and 17 Wing, Win-
nipeg, Manitoba. Scenario-based missions include air combat
tactics; close air support training; air-to-air refueling training;
and employment of precision-guided munitions.
This training is considered essential, especially during peri-
ods when the weather can limit training in Canada. The train-
ing is high-temp and large-scale and will increase the RCAF's
fighter force readiness and maintain tactical fighter interoper-
ability between the RCAF, the United States Air Force and the
United States Marine Corps.
CF-18 Hornets take off from Mihail Kogalniceanu (MK) Air Base in
Romania, to return to Canada during Operation REASSURANCE,
December 1, 2022. Please credit: Corporal Eric Chaput, Canadian
Armed Forces photo.
Image: HMCS Corner Brook | ©KevinLightPhoto
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