CH-146 Griffon (tail #146412) of 430 Squadron prepares to take off from Trans North Helicopters helipad to conduct mountain flight operations training, as part of OP NANOOK-TAKUNIQ 2025, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, on 12 March 2025. Photo Courtesy of: 8 Wing Imaging, Canadian Armed Forces
Whitehorse, YT – Six Royal Canadian Air Force helicopters will be transiting through the North next week en route to a major Arctic military exercise in Alaska.
The CH-146 Griffon helicopters will fly from Edmonton to Fort Wainwright, near Fairbanks, between Jan. 26 and 28 to take part in Exercise Striking Bat, a large multinational training exercise focused on Arctic and sub-Arctic operations.
The exercise runs until late February and includes Canadian forces working alongside U.S. Army units and international partners from Norway, Italy, and Mongolia.
The military says people along the route may notice increased aircraft noise, but all flights are carefully planned and will operate at safe altitudes.
