CFNA HQ Yellowknife
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Canadian Forces Northern Area Headquarters (CFNA HQ) Yellowknife is a Canadian Forces base located in the city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
It is the headquarters for the Canadian Forces Northern Area Detachment, established in 1970 to assist in maintaining Canadian sovereignty and to support Canadian Forces activities in the territory. It is a small detachment, of approximately 150 personnel responsible for coordinating military operations across four million square kilometers of land in northern Canada's Northwest Territories and Nunavut territory.
CFNA HQ Whitehorse has a similar responsibility in the Yukon territory.
CFNA Yellowknife is home to the 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group, 440 Transport Squadron, and depending on time of year, many cadet squadrons.
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