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Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife is a Canadian Forces base located in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. It is the headquarters for the Canadian Forces Northern Area Detachment, established in 1970 to assist in maintaining Canadian sovereignty and to support Canadian Forces activities in the North. It is a small detachment, of approximately 150 personnel responsible for four million square kilometers of land in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut, some of which are based in Whitehorse, Yukon. The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Multum In Parvo (Much In Little) City of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canadas Location. ... Motto: none Official languages English Capital Whitehorse Largest city Whitehorse Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon Party) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 1 Area Total â€¢ Land â€¢ Water (% of total) Ranked 9th 482,443 kmÂ² 474,391 kmÂ² 8,052 kmÂ² (1. ... Motto: None Official languages Dene Suline, Cree, Dogrib, English, French, Gwichin, Inuktitut, Slavey Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 1 Area - Total - % water Ranked 3rd 1,346,106 kmÂ² 12. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total â€¢ Land â€¢ Water (% of total... For Whitehorse, Victoria (Australia) near Melbourne, see City of Whitehorse. ...

CFNA Yellowknife is home to the 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, 440 Transport Squadron, and depending on time of year, many cadet squadrons.

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	The exercise is designed to challenge the Commander Canadian Forces Northern Area (CFNA) and his staff as an operational-level headquarters in a domestic operation.
	Throughout the exercise, CFNA HQ, located in Yellowknife, N.W.T., will plan and conduct contingency and sovereignty operations in a remote northern environment.
	Air operations will include CH-146 Griffons from 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, CFB Petawawa, Ont., and aircraft from 440 Squadron, Yellowknife, which will support the placement of troops for patrolling.

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