Exercise Maple Flag will take place at Cold Lake between May the 30th and June 24th and this year's event will see a large contingent of French Air Force aircraft taking part.
On the 24th of May four Mirage 2000-5 departed Lajes in the Azores for Bagotville in Quebec. They were supported by a C-135FR.
The aircraft involved were:-
67/2-MH 'FAF4071'
42/2-EY 'FAF4072'
65/2-MG 'FAF4073'
43/2-EJ 'FAF4074'
735/93-CG 'FAF4070'
They are due to be joined by four Rafales from EC01.091 alongside a single Boeing E-3F Sentry.
Other participants in Maple Flag include the United States Air Force, United States Air Force Reserve, Kentucky Air National Guard, United States Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, German Army and Belgian Army.