He had to have a US F-22 shoot down a party balloon over Oh’ Canada.
Why did Canada armed forces have planes “assisting the US if necessary" over Canada? If anything, we should have "assisted" them.
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Decades of Force draw downs, budget cuts, and poor policy has rendered the Canadian Military effectively impotent. They needed U.S logistics assistance to operate in support of the Iraq and Afghanistan debacles. Of the estimated 112 Leopard 2 Tanks in service with the Canadian military. Recent reports peg the amount considered “Battle Ready” at 20%. With the rest being in various states of disrepair.
Total Canadian Air Force Fighters are about 89-100 operational. For the entire country.
The U.S Marines operate more Fighter Aircraft in comparison. Between 200-300 actually
That and their strategic planning for homeland defense for a few decades. Has for the most part been to act as Auxiliaries for American Forces.