Special Forces

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper Dept: CHURCHILL, Man. - The country's most elite and secretive fighters dropped down from a helicopter and into the public spotlight Friday for the first time in the history of Canada's special forces, according to Winnipeg Free Press. It marked a coming-out-party of sorts for JTF-2, which is rarely talked about in public and even more infrequently witnessed plying its trade. Its work on counter-terrorism operations at home and in places like Afghanistan is often praised but never publicly acknowledged and canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shakes hands with Canadian Forces Chief of Defence Staff Walt Natynczyk as Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay looks on as he arrives in Churchill, Manitoba Thursday August 23, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld About 30 Joint Task Force 2 operators were the key actors in what was billed as the most complex scenario ever run by the military during the annual summer exercises. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.