AMALGAM DART 21-2 B-Roll Goose Bay 23MAR2021 (1)

Credit: 2nd Lt. Benjamin Kimball | Date Taken: 03/23/2021
00:00 - Two U.S. Air Force pilots from the 120th Fighter Squadron prepare to depart Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-2, March 23, 2021. 00:07 - U.S. Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force pilots pose in front of a CF-18 fighter aircraft at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-2, March 23, 2021. 00:14 - Colorado Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 140th Wing taxi for take off at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-2, March 23, 2021. 00:57 - Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft taxi for take off at Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-2, March 23, 2021. The exercise will run from March 20-26 and range from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland and extend south down the Eastern Atlantic to the U.S. coast of Maine. Amalgam Dart 21-2 provides NORAD the opportunity to hone homeland defense skills as Canadian, U.S., and NATO forces operate together in the Arctic. A bi-national Canadian and American command, NORAD employs network space-based, aerial and ground based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. NATO E-3 Early Warning Aircraft, Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft, CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft, CC-130 search and rescue and tactical aircraft, and a CC-150T air refueler; as well as U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft, KC-10 Extender refueler, KC-146 Pegasus, KC-135 Stratotanker, as well as C-130 and C-17 transport aircraft will participate in the exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard video by 2nd Lt. Benjamin Kimball)