Photo: Soldiers, rangers descend on Rankin for DND exercise

Captain Matthew Szostk, right, from The Royal Montreal Regiment, discusses route options with members of 1 Canadian Rangers Patrol Group, Master Corporal Andy Aliyak, left, and Ranger John Ussak, centre near Rankin Inlet Aug. 21. The soldiers and rangers are in Rankin Inlet for this year’s Operation Nanook, an annual northern training exercise to teach soldiers, as well as air and navy personnel, how to operate in Canada’s northern terrain and climate. This year’s exercise involved simulated ground combat exercises near Rankin Inleet and also potentially north of Chesterfield Inlet. (PHOTO BY BELINDA GROVES)