Canada In Action: Hornets Over Libya

CF-188 Hornet fighter jets deploy in support of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011) concerning the situation in Libya. The Canadian Forces is contributing six CF-188 Hornet fighter jets to participate to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1973 (2011). This contribution augments support being provided by Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Charlottetown, which is deployed in the Mediterranean Sea conducting presence and surveillance patrols with NATO’s Standing Naval Maritime Group (SNMG) 1.

Image and caption from DND

By: Shelldrake