List of Canadian military operations
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Since 1947, the Canadian Forces have completed 72 international missions. More than 3,600 soldiers, sailors and Air Force personnel are deployed overseas on operational missions. On any given day, about 8,000 Canadian Forces members (one-third of the Canadian deployable force) are preparing for, engaged in or are returning from an overseas mission.
Here is a list of all current Canadian Forces operations outside Canada, as of October, 2003, by region:
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Persian Gulf Region and Southwest Asia
Operation Altair
Operation Foundation
Operation Iolaus
South and Southeast Asia
Operation Structure
Balkans
Operation Bronze
Operation Boreas
NATO Operation Sharpguard
NATO Operation Allied Force
NATO Operation Joint Guardian
Caribbean
Operation Hamlet
Middle East
Africa
Operation Safari
Operation Halo Haiti Source: http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/operations/current_ops_e.asp
Note: CF personnel have also engaged in NATO Operation Eagle Assist (the air defence of America, established after Article V of the North Atlantic Treaty was invoked following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001).