Structure of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command
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The Canadian Army is not an independent service; rather it is the land component of Canada's integrated defence forces; as such its proper name is Land Force Command. This is commanded from Land Force Command Headquarters in Ottawa, and is subdivided into four regional command areas:
- Land Force Atlantic Area
- Land Force Quebec Area
- Land Force Central Area
- Land Force Western Area
Each area is responsible for the regular army and militia forces located within its geographical purview - all except the Atlantic Area has a regular army mechanized brigade group under its command, together with between two and three militia brigades.
Each mechanized brigade group contains 3 infantry battalions, an armoured regiment, an artillery regiment, and a combat engineer regiment. Each brigade group also contains a service support battalion, signals squadron and military police platoon.
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[edit] Land Force formations
Regular Force formations are in bold face. Reserve Force units are in light face.
[edit] Land Force Atlantic Area
- 36 Canadian Brigade Group (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- 37 Canadian Brigade Group (Moncton, New Brunswick)
[edit] Land Force Quebec Area
- 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Valcartier, Quebec)
- 34 Canadian Brigade Group (Montreal, Quebec)
- 35 Canadian Brigade Group (Quebec, Quebec)
[edit] Land Force Central Area
- 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Petawawa, Ontario)
- 31 Canadian Brigade Group (London, Ontario)
- 32 Canadian Brigade Group (Toronto, Ontario)
- 33 Canadian Brigade Group (Ottawa, Ontario)
[edit] Land Force Western Area
- 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (CFB Edmonton, Alberta)
- 38 Canadian Brigade Group (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- 39 Canadian Brigade Group (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- 41 Canadian Brigade Group (Calgary, Alberta)
[edit] Land Force Doctrine and Training System
- Combat Training Centre Gagetown (CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick)
- Canadian Manouvre Training Centre (CFB Wainwright, Alberta)
- Peace Support Training Centre (CFB Kingston, Ontario)
- Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College (CFB Kingston, Ontario)
[edit] See also
Land Force Areas: LFAA • LFQA • LFCA • LFWA
Canadian Mechanize Brigade Groups: 1 CMBG • 2 CMBG • 5 CMBG
Canadian Brigade Groups: 31 CBG • 32 CBG • 33 CBG • 34 CBG • 35 CBG • 36 CBG • 37 CBG • 38 CBG • 39 CBG • 41 CBG
Soldier Weapons: • C9 machine-gun • C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle • C6 machine-gun • Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun • Browning-HP 9 mm pistol •P225, 226 •Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) • C3A1 sniper rifle • C13 fragmentation grenade •M203 grenade launcher • M72 SRAAW(L)
Crewed Weapons: • Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) •ERYX SRAAW(H) • TOW LRAAW(H) • 81 mm mortar •60 mm mortar • Javelin short-range air defence missile •Skyguard • C1 close support howitzer • C3 close support howitzer • LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer • M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer
Armoured Fighting Vehicles: LAV III • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle • ADATS • Leopard C2 • M109 howitzer • Bison APC • M113A3 and MTVL • RG-31
