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A military photographer watches troops with 1st Battalion Royal Canadian Horse Artillery unload an M777 Howitzer from the back of a C-130 aircraft at the Brandon Municipal Airport on Friday morning. The effort was conducted as part of Operation Nanoook, an Arctic defence operation that has been months in the planning. The operation aims to bring the Howitzers to the far north to better defend the Arctic. It includes participation from the Royal Canadian Air Force and various military trades such as gunners, vehicle techs and weapons techs. (Matt Goerzen/The Brandon Sun)