The Canadian Army returns back after military exercise Operation Muskox in Edmont...HD Stock Footage

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The Canadian Army returns back after military exercise Operation Muskox in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Operation Muskox in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Canadian Army men and vehicles during Operation Muskox, the largest military exercise in the Canadian Arctic. Men and snow mobiles on a snow covered area. A man wearing winter gear on a snow mobile. A dog in the snow. The mobiles are covered with snow. Tents in the background. A man inside a snow mobile which serves for transportation and as a home, a office and a headquarter. The man reading a newspaper and drinking from a cup. A man having a haircut. The snow mobiles moving in the snow. One of them pulling a trailer. The vehicles and the men move along a road during their return journey after traveling 3200 miles in the expedition. Two men standing beside a vehicle. Army men atop the vehicles are greeted by a large crowd in Edmonton. Tanks moving along a city street. People gathered on the sides of a road. The Governor of Alberta shaking hands with the Colonel who led the Canadian Army in the expedition. Other officers standing behind them. Location: Edmonton Alberta Canada. Date: May 9, 1946.

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