From January 18 to 20, 2021, as part of the Canadian

From January 18 to 20, 2021, as part of the Canadian Armed Forces’ ongoing commitment to an enduring presence in the furthest reaches of the Arctic, two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter jets staged out of Iqaluit, NU, rendezvoused with a CC-150T Polaris air-to-air refueler over Baffin Bay where they successfully conducted air-to-air refueling before continuing North as part of a training mission involving an Arctic patrol up the North East side of Baffin Island, in the vicinity of Nanisivik, NU. NORAD is a bi-national command focused on the defense of both Canada and the United States.