Camp Mirage

Camp Mirage is the codename for a former Canadian Forces forward logistics facility located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

[2][3] Camp Mirage was used starting in December 2001 by the Long Range Patrol Detachment Southwest-Asia using CP-140 Aurora maritime-patrol aircraft; a time later, the CC-130 Hercules arrived.

Strategic airlift aircraft in the form of the C-17 Globemaster III and CC-150 Polaris operated from CFB Trenton and other air bases in Canada, to Camp Mirage, to drop off and pick up cargo.

A Canadian Forces military police non-commissioned member was found dead on July 4, 2008 in the sleeping quarters of Camp Mirage.

[7] CTV News disclosed on October 6, 2010 that the Canadian Forces might be closing a facility at a base near Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Royal Military College of Canada cadets attend unveiling of Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial , Trenton, Ontario, November 10, 2012