Most definitely, and thank you for the words at the opening of your question.
Canada had no military assets on the ground at the outset, nor did it have access to a secure alternative site on the military side of the airport in Kabul, as other NATO allies did. That has to be remembered.
The effective operation of our personnel comes down to their professionalism. It comes down to their expertise. It comes down to the high level of preparation that they were able to exhibit through exercises, through training, through the rigorous planning that goes into an operation like this one.
Moreover, I would say this speaks to the strength of our alliance and the strong level of coordination among NATO allies writ large. We train with our allies regularly. We have personnel embedded with our allies, and they have personnel embedded with the Canadian Armed Forces. All of this means that the Canadian Armed Forces not only can operate effectively as a team, but they can also operate in a highly coordinated manner with our NATO allies in the most strenuous and the most dangerous of circumstances.
I will ask the chief of the defence staff if he would like to speak to the particularities of this effort with our allies.
