Image | Master Cpl. Matthew Manik, Canadian Rangers, Operation Nunalivut 2018

Caption: Master Cpl. Matthew Manik, with the Canadian Rangers, bathes in Resolute Bay's High Arctic sunshine. On March 16, the sun rose at 7:33 a.m. and set at 7:19 p.m. Daylight hours here are lengthening by 11 minutes per day this time of year. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

Image | Capt. Phillip Jones, Operation Nunalivut 2018

Caption: Capt. Phillip Jones perches above the training camp in Intrepid Bay, north of Resolute. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

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Caption: A rifle is covered in frost and snow during a military exercise in Intrepid Bay, Nunavut. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

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Caption: Staff arrive onsite at Intrepid Bay, Nunavut. The bay is on Cornwallis Island, northwest of Resolute, one of Canada's most Northern communities. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

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Caption: Soldiers learn snow-block construction techniques from Canadian Rangers north of Resolute. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

Image | Sheldon Quinn, Operation Nunalivut, 2018

Caption: Warrant Officer Sheldon Quinn is a bearer of the eagle staff. The staff, which honours Indigenous members and veterans of the Armed Forces, came to the North for the first time this week. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

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Caption: Soldiers kill some time in a hanger in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

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Caption: Different styles of tent are tested for thermal efficiency in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)

Image | Resolute, Operation Nunalivut, 2018

Caption: A mother and child take a walk in Resolute. The community has a population of approximately 198 people, according to 2016 figures. (Jimmy Thomson/CBC)