A Canadian Ranger, a Canadian engineer and an Airman with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing set up camp at Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada, on April 6, 2016, in support of Canada's annual Operation Nunalivut. A group of eight Airmen with the 109th AW prepared a ski-way for LC-130 operations while training four Canadian enginners on how to construct the ski-way. Two Canadia Rangers were also on-hand to provide perdator support. Nearly 50 Airmen and two LC-130s from the 109th were part of the exercise which also had operations in Resolute Bay, Canada, and Thule Air B


A Canadian Ranger, a Canadian engineer and an Airman with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing set up camp at Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada, on April 6, 2016, in support of Canada's annual Operation Nunalivut. A group of eight Airmen with the 109th AW prepared a ski-way for LC-130 operations while training four Canadian enginners on how to construct the ski-way. Two Canadia Rangers were also on-hand to provide perdator support. Nearly 50 Airmen and two LC-130s from the 109th were part of the exercise which also had operations in Resolute Bay, Canada, and Thule Air Base, Greenland. This is the third year the 109th has participated. ( Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Jamie Spaulding/Released)


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