| Maple Flag | |
|---|---|
| Cold Lake, Alberta | |
  CFB Cold Lake Shown in Canada | |
| Coordinates | 54°24′18″N 110°16′46″W / 54.40500°N 110.27944°W |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |  Royal Canadian Air Force |
Exercise Maple Flag is an annual air combat exercise carried out from CFB Cold Lake over the co-located Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR). It is among the largest such exercises in the world, lasting four weeks, split into two two-week "phases". The first Maple Flag was carried out in 1978, initially twice a year, but moved to an annual format in 1987.
Maple Flag provides realistic training for pilots from the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), as well as select allied air forces from around the world. The number of personnel at CFB Cold Lake effectively doubles while the exercise is being conducted, with approximately 5,000 pilots and support crews participating.[1]
- ^ "From The Ground Up: Bringing Exercise Maple Flag into The 21st Century". Retrieved 28 September 2019.