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DND confirms Canadians on exchange with U.S. air force not deployed to Gulf

The Department of National Defence confirms 35 Canadian Armed Forces members on exchange with the U.S. 552nd Air Control Wing have not deployed to the Persian Gulf region.
The U.S. 552nd Air Control Wing is operating six Boeing E-3G Sentry AWACS aircraft from an airbase in Saudi Arabia amid ongoing conflict involving Iran.
Canada's military has no involvement in Operation Epic Fury and did not participate in planning the conflict.
Approximately 200 Canadian Armed Forces personnel are deployed across the Middle East in six operations, but precise locations are withheld for security.

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National Defence confirms Canadians on exchange with U.S. not deployed to Gulf

The Department of National Defence confirms nearly three dozen Canadian military members on exchange with a division of the U.S. Air Force have not deployed to the Persian Gulf region.

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