RCAF Capt Stefano De Pieri Arctic Edge 2026 interview

Green light! Back in July, the RCAF took part in Exercise MOBILITY GUARDIAN, an international readiness exercise in the Indo-Pacific region. Check out this video showing an RCAF Hercules and crew participating in an airdrop over The Mariana Islands. Working closely with our partners and Allies from 🇦🇺, 🇫🇷, 🇯🇵, 🇳🇿, 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸 on operations, in realistic situations such as #ExMOBILITYGUARDIAN, helps the RCAF maintain the speed, flexibility, and readiness required for agile combat employmen

The Royal Canadian Air Force topped off an eventful day on the Mach Loop #rcaf #machloop #f18hornet #quebec #Bagotville #cobrawarrior | Trappe Photography

As the Royal Canadian Air Force modernizes fleets, capabilities, and tactics to address current and future threats and mission sets, the plan for how it trains its personnel for future operations is also being updated through the RCAF Training Modernization Strategy and integrated Future Air Force Training System (FAFTS). At schools like 16 Wing’s Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations in Cornwall, Ontario, new teaching and training techniques are being trialled to help students

A Tuesday Throwback to Exercise ARCTIC EDGE where the #RCAF’s 436 Transport Squadron conducted extreme cold weather paradrop operations with the U.S. Army on February 29, 2020. This is how we #StayReady to protect the Canadian Arctic region! | Royal Canadian Air Force

The RCAF recently participated in AMALGAM EAGLE 25, a tri-national, live-fly exercise executed by NORAD, focused on cross-border air-defence operations to improve readiness for major events such as the 2026 FIFA World Cup. During the exercise, an unresponsive aircraft was intercepted by both Canadian and US fighter aircraft to ensure compliance of simulated air traffic restrictions over the city of Toronto, Ontario. | Royal Canadian Air Force