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[Blackadder1916]

Is it a legitimate Canadian job?

CAST enters stumbles around the chat.

 

[Kirkhill]

CAST enters stumbles around the chat.

No doubt -

But in 1970 Germany was the main political thrust. Norway was a sideshow. The Army followed the politicians and paid exactly as much attention to it as the politicians wanted. Germany, 1 Canadian Air Division and 4 CMBG (1 Cdn Div) was the main thrust.

At the time of the Beatty paper we could have shifted focus to the North.

I still believe that that would have created a more useful post-Cold-War force.

 

[dimsum]

The Scandinavians seem to be busy against the Russians on our Right Flank.
The Americans seem to be busy against the Russians and Chinese on our Left Flank
And we seem to engage the Russians overhead occasionally.

NORAD detects, tracks and intercepts Russian and PRC aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ

NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July 24, 2024. NORAD fighter jets from

www.norad.mil

“Overhead” is still pretty left-flank-ish, geographically speaking. That one was intercepted by F-16s, F-35s, and CF-18s.

 

[Kirkhill]

NORAD detects, tracks and intercepts Russian and PRC aircraft operating in the Alaska ADIZ

NORAD detected, tracked, and intercepted two Russian TU-95 and two PRC H-6 military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on July 24, 2024. NORAD fighter jets from

www.norad.mil

“Overhead” is still pretty left-flank-ish, geographically speaking. That one was intercepted by F-16s, F-35s, and CF-18s.

But we are still expected to show up, if only for moral support.

 

[dimsum]

But we are still expected to show up, if only for moral support.

You misunderstand me.

The CF-18s, and the Canadians in Alaskan Region, Western Air Defence Sector, Eastern Air Defence Sector, and NORAD HQ aren’t just there for moral support.

 

[Kirkhill]

You misunderstand me.

The CF-18s, and the Canadians in Alaskan Region, Western Air Defence Sector, Eastern Air Defence Sector, and NORAD HQ aren’t just there for moral support.

Thanks for the correction. My error.