Editing Canadian Armed Forces (section)

===Royal Canadian Air Force===
{{Main|Royal Canadian Air Force}}
[[File:Operation Inherent Resolve 150304-F-MG591-123.jpg|thumb|left|A [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] [[McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet|CF-18 Hornet]] over [[Iraq]] in support of [[Operation Impact]]]]
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is headed by the [[commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force]]. The commander of [[Royal Canadian Air Force#1 Canadian Air Division|1 Canadian Air Division]] and [[North American Aerospace Defense Command#Canadian NORAD Region|Canadian NORAD Region]], based in [[Winnipeg]], is responsible for the operational [[command and control]] of Air Force activities throughout Canada and worldwide. 1 Canadian Air Division operations are carried out through eleven [[Wing (military aviation unit)|wings]] located across Canada. The commander of [[2 Canadian Air Division]] is responsible for training and support functions. 2 Canadian Air Division operations are carried out at two wings. [[3 Canadian Space Division]] is responsible for delivering space power effects in support of Canadian Armed Forces operations, including space domain awareness, space-based support of military operations, and defending and protecting military space capabilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/3-canadian-space-division.html | title=3 Canadian Space Division |publisher=Department of National Defence | date=8 August 2022 | access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> Wings represent the grouping of various [[squadron (aviation)|squadrons]], both operational and support, under a single [[military tactics|tactical]] commander reporting to the operational commander and vary in size from several hundred personnel to several thousand.

Major air bases are in [[British Columbia]], Alberta, [[Saskatchewan]], Manitoba, [[Ontario]], Quebec, [[Nova Scotia]], and [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], while administrative and command and control facilities are in Winnipeg and [[North Bay, Ontario|North Bay]]. A Canadian component of the NATO Airborne Early Warning Force is also based at [[NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen]] near [[Geilenkirchen]], Germany.

The RCAF and [[Joint Task Force (North)]] (JTFN) also maintain at various points throughout Canada's northern region a chain of forward operating locations, each capable of supporting fighter operations. Elements of CF-18 [[squadron (aviation)|squadrons]] periodically deploy to these airports for short training exercises or Arctic sovereignty patrols.