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Coast Guard-led Arctic security exercise completed near Cambridge Bay

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The Canadian Coast Guard says it completed Exercise ARCTIC GHOST near Cambridge Bay from Sept. 15 to 19. The joint training involved the Coast Guard, Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP, including patrols and simulated searches and interceptions of suspicious or illegal vessels. It was a completed training operation, not an announcement of new funding, a permanent deployment or a change to local services. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ

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The Canadian Coast Guard announced Sept. 24 that its ship Des Groseilliers completed Exercise ARCTIC GHOST in the Cambridge Bay area. HMCS Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian Armed Forces personnel and RCMP partners took part. The Coast Guard describes the exercise as a multi-day security operation meant to improve awareness and coordinated surveillance in Arctic waters. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ

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The exercise shows federal agencies conducting joint marine-security training in the Kitikmeot during the late-season shipping period. The release does not identify any incident, enforcement action, local disruption or lasting service change for Cambridge Bay residents. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ

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The federal release does not announce another exercise date, a new vessel deployment, funding, or a follow-up program in Cambridge Bay.

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Training ran from Sept. 15 to 19 near Cambridge Bay. Activities included joint security patrols, simulated searches for suspicious vessels and simulated interception of vessels described as presenting a security threat. The release includes a photo taken in Coronation Gulf on Sept. 17. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ

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