The Commander of CFB Trenton says their efforts to support coalition aircraft in the battle with ISIS will continue, despite the fact the Canadian bombing mission has ended.

Our CF-18's stopped dropping bombs in Iraq and Syria last month, and the governing Liberals formally passed the motion to change the scope of the mission last week by a vote of 178-147.

The stated goal was to change the focus of the mission to enhance training and intelligence gathering, rather than bombing.

The changes include tripling the number of Canadian Special Forces on the ground assigned to the training of Iraqi troops over the next two years.

However, some parts of the original mission are continuing, and that includes the support role played by a Polaris refueling aircraft from CFB Trenton and the Aircrews which fly and maintain the plane.

In an exclusive interview with our newsroom, Commander of CFB Trenton Colonel Colin Keiver confirmed that a small squadron from the base will continue to serve a "vitally important" role in the ongoing fight against ISIS.

He says their efforts to support coalition aircraft is "essential" to anti-ISIS efforts and that everyone at the base is "very proud" of the important work they are doing.

Keiver says that mission is ongoing, and he foresees that the mission will continue for the immediate future.

People serving in the mission have already done multiple tours, and Keiver says that will also likely continue.

One group returned to the base last week. Among them was a 70-year old civilian member of their support personnel who has spend 400 days overseas as part of the mission.