 since 1947, the canadian armed forces have completed 72 international missions. more than 3,600 soldiers, sailors and air force personnel are deployed overseas on operational missions. on any given day, about 8,000 canadian armed forces members royal canadian air force, royal canadian navy, and canadian army (one-third of the canadian deployable force) are preparing for, engaged in or are returning from an overseas mission. below is a list of all currently active and past canadian armed forces operations both within canada's borders and internationally. ==current & recurring operations== this section consists of canadian forces operations which are currently active, or conducted annually or on a periodic basis. ===canada & north america=== *operation caribbe - multinational campaign against illicit trafficking by transnational organized crime in the caribbean basin and the eastern pacific ocean *operation driftnet - in support of fisheries and oceans canada. multinational efforts to control driftnetting and other forms of illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the north pacific ocean. *operation lentus - contingency plan that outlines the joint response to provide support for humanitarian assistance and disaster response (hadr) to provincial and territorial authorities in the case of a major natural disaster that overwhelms their capacity to respond. *operation limpid - routine domestic surveillance of canadian air, maritime, land, space, and cyber domains as well as presence in canadaâs aerial, maritime and land approaches in order to detect, deter, prevent, pre-empt and defeat threats aimed at canada or canadian interests. *[[operation nanook (disambiu
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