Land Force Western Area

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List of Units

Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. LFWA is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

1 Regular forces
2 Reserve brigades
3 Abbreviations
4 See also

[edit] Regular forces

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group		Edmonton
1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery		CFB Shilo
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)	Armoured	Edmonton
1 Combat Engineer Regiment		Edmonton
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry	Edmonton
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry	Shilo
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Light infantry	Edmonton
1 Service Battalion		Edmonton
1 Military Police Platoon		Edmonton
1 Area Support Group		Edmonton
731 Signals Squadron		Shilo
742 Signals Squadron		Edmonton
CFB/ASU Shilo
CFB/ASU Edmonton
ASU Calgary		Calgary, Alberta
ASU Chilliwack		Chilliwack, British Columbia
CFB Suffield		Suffield, Alberta
1 General Support Battalion		Edmonton
Royal Canadian Artillery Band		Edmonton
Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks		Edmonton
4 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group	Canadian Rangers	Victoria, British Columbia

Also stationed at CFB Edmonton are 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 1 Field Ambulance. Although these two units work closely with 1 CMBG, they are not officially part of the brigade group.

[edit] Reserve brigades

38 Canadian Brigade Group		Regina
The Saskatchewan Dragoons	Reconnaissance	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The Fort Garry Horse	Reconnaissance	Winnipeg, Manitoba
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA		Regina and Yorkton, Saskatchewan
26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA		Brandon and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
116th Independent Field Battery, RCA		Kenora, Ontario
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles	Dismounted infantry
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment	Dismounted infantry	Thunder Bay, Marathon and Geraldton, Ontario
North Saskatchewan Regiment	Dismounted infantry	Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
The Royal Regina Rifles	Dismounted infantry
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada	Dismounted infantry	Winnipeg
16 (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion		Regina and Saskatoon
17 (Winnipeg) Service Battalion
18 (Thunder Bay) Service Battalion
39 Canadian Brigade Group		Vancouver
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC)	Reconnaissance	Vancouver, British Columbia
The British Columbia Dragoons	Reconnaissance	Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA		Victoria, British Columbia
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA		Vancouver
6 Field Engineer Squadron		North Vancouver, British Columbia
44 Field Engineer Squadron		Trail, British Columbia
The Rocky Mountain Rangers	Dismounted infantry	Kamloops and Salmon Arm, British Columbia
The Royal Westminster Regiment	Dismounted infantry	New Westminster, British Columbia
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada	Dismounted infantry	Vancouver
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)	Dismounted infantry	Victoria, Nanaimo and Port Alberni, British Columbia
11 (Victoria) Service Battalion
12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion
41 Canadian Brigade Group		Calgary
The South Alberta Light Horse	Reconnaissance	Edmonton and Medicine Hat, Alberta
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)	Reconnaissance
20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA		Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta
18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA		Lethbridge, Alberta
8 Field Engineer Regiment		Edmonton
33 Field Engineer Squadron		Calgary, Alberta
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry)	Dismounted infantry
The Calgary Highlanders	Dismounted infantry
14 (Calgary) Service Battalion
15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion
6 Intelligence Company		Edmonton, Vancouver, and Winnipeg