CANADA'S MILITARY CONTRIBUTION IN LIBYA
CF188s dropped 696 bombs of various types in protecting Libyan civilians and enforcing the no-fly zone as mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
GBU-12 500-lb bombs dropped 495
GBU-10 2000-lb bombs dropped 188
GBU-38 500-lb bombs dropped 11
GBU-31 2000-lb bombs dropped 2
CF188 first mission using the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to strike a Qhadhafi Forces ammunitions storage facility
National Defence and the Canadian Forces
http://www.forces.gc.ca/
http://www.comfec-cefcom.forces.gc.ca/pa-ap/ops/fs-fr/opmobile-eng.asp
Opertion MOBILE Accomplishments
As directed by the Government of Canada, Operation MOBILE (Canada's military response to the crisis in Libya) has ceased operations and commenced mission closure activities as of 1 November, 2011.
Operation MOBILE began on 25 February 2011 with the formation of Joint Task Force Malta, the Canadian Forces contribution to the whole-of-government effort led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) to evacuate Canadians and other foreign nationals from Libya.
CF188s dropped 696 bombs of various types in protecting Libyan civilians and enforcing the no-fly zone as mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973
GBU-12 500-lb bombs dropped 495
GBU-10 2000-lb bombs dropped 188
GBU-38 500-lb bombs dropped 11
GBU-31 2000-lb bombs dropped 2
CF188 first mission using the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to strike a Qhadhafi Forces ammunitions storage facility
National Defence and the Canadian Forces
http://www.forces.gc.ca/
http://www.comfec-cefcom.forces.gc.ca/pa-ap/ops/fs-fr/opmobile-eng.asp
Opertion MOBILE Accomplishments
As directed by the Government of Canada, Operation MOBILE (Canada's military response to the crisis in Libya) has ceased operations and commenced mission closure activities as of 1 November, 2011.
Operation MOBILE began on 25 February 2011 with the formation of Joint Task Force Malta, the Canadian Forces contribution to the whole-of-government effort led by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) to evacuate Canadians and other foreign nationals from Libya.
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