Behind the mission – How Patrol Pathfinders prepare for an airstrip insertion @CanadianForcescanadiennes
Behind the mission – How Patrol Pathfinders prepare for an airstrip insertion @CanadianForcescanadiennes
Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In the rugged wilderness, Canadian Armed Forces members on the Patrol Pathfinder (PPF) Infantry Course prepare for a nighttime training operation. Their mission: to build and secure a temporary airstrip moments before an aircraft lands. Minutes later, they’ll clear the area, leaving no trace they were ever there.

Listen in on how this elite team lays the groundwork and sets the stage for the mission ahead, straight from the source.

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In French: youtu.be/qSWE0H78c28
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Behind the mission – How Patrol Pathfinders prepare for an airstrip insertion

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