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Area Support Unit Chilliwack
Area Support Unit Chilliwack (ASU Chilliwack) is a Canadian Forces facility located in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Located in the upper valley of the Fraser River, approximately east of Vancouver, it is the only Land Force Command facility in the province. It provides essential support and services for 200 Regular Force and 1800 Reserve Force personnel. Mission The mission of ASU Chilliwack is to provide direct support for all its assigned dependencies by providing logistical support and maintenance. Badge The unit badge depicts the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, which form the east and west boundaries of the unit's area of operations, respectively. This concept is further illustrated by the unit motto ''Ad Mare Usque Mons'' (Latin), which translates to "From Sea to Mountain". History Military presence in the region is thought to have begun with the Royal Engineers who established a camp at Sumas near Chilliwack Mountain in 1858. From the camp, they conducted survey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39 Canadian Brigade Group
39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG; french: link=no, 39e Groupe-brigade du Canada) is a Canadian Forces formation of the Canadian Army under the 3rd Canadian Division. The brigade group is composed of Canadian Forces (CF) Primary Reserve units, all of which are based within the province of British Columbia. 39 CBG Headquarters is located at the Major-General B.M. Hoffmeister OC, CB, CBE, DSO Building, 1755 West 1st Avenue, Vancouver. The brigade group is made of approximately 1,500 soldiers located in reserve units located in communities across British Columbia. Most of the soldiers in 39 CBG are reservists, serving part-time within their communities. The brigade maintains armoured, artillery, infantry, engineer and service support units to assist Joint Task Force Pacific (JTFP) and Canadian Joint Operations Command with domestic operations support (natural disasters, etc.), as well as supporting the Regular Force units of the 3rd Canadian Division by supporting and augmenting it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG; French: '')'' is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of the 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. Originally headquartered at CFB Calgary, it is currently based in CFB Edmonton in Alberta with two major units at CFB Shilo in Manitoba, and consists of eight Regular Force units. History The brigade was established on 14 October 1953 in Europe. *1st Canadian Infantry Brigade created 14 October 1953 *Redesignated 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Group in October 1955 *Redesignated 1 Combat Group in 1972 *Redesignated 1 Canadian Brigade Group in 1976 *Redesignated 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in 1992 In 1989 at the height of the Cold War the 1st Canadian Mechanized Infantry Division consisted of three brigades, one of them being the 1st Canadian Brigade Group. It had the following structure: * Headquarters at Calgary ** Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) – armoured reconnaissance ** 1st Battalion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance
12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve medical unit in Vancouver, British Columbia. History This unit has a long and distinguished history that lives up to the medical corps tradition of being faithful in adversity. It is the latest in a line of Vancouver army medical units dating back to 18 Field Ambulance of World War I. World War I This unit started out initially as a local militia unit. In World War I, the field ambulance was sent to the 5th Canadian Division and stationed with the 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada), CEF, for a period of time. After the war, it was set up as a reserve unit and renamed 12 Field Ambulance. The unit was called to active service in World War II in 1939. World War II In 1942 the unit, now known as 12 Canadian Light Field Ambulance (the term "light" indicated that it was equipped to be particularly fast moving and so able to keep up with a swiftly advancing armoured division), sailed to England with the 4t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6 Intelligence Company
6 Intelligence Company (6 Int Coy; French: ) is a military intelligence unit of the Canadian Army. It is a line unit that falls directly under 3rd Canadian Division command, which is headquartered in Edmonton. The company is divided into three platoons, which are located in Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Edmonton, with a detachment in Calgary. The members of the unit are recruited from other military trades as well as from various civilian organizations. The intelligence operators and intelligence officers of the unit train regularly in order to support domestic and foreign missions at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Lineage The unit history dates to August 30, 1950, when No. 4 Intelligence Training Company was formed in Vancouver (though the formation of the unit was announced by Army headquarters February 27, 1950). On July 15, 1956, the minister of national defence approved the relocation of a detachment to Edmonton. Two years later Western Command proposed that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (Vancouver) Service Company
12 (Vancouver) Service Company (12 Svc Coy) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve combat service support unit of the Canadian Forces that can fight in a defensive role and provides logistical support to the units within 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which consists of all Primary Reserve units in British Columbia. Service battalion background In Canada, service battalions were originally created from many corps that were once part the Canadian Forces. The units which were amalgamated to form service battalions were: * Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC) *Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC) *Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) * Royal Canadian Army Pay Corps (RCAPC) *Canadian Provost Corps (C Pro C) *Canadian Intelligence Corps * Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) Battalion history No. 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion was created on 15 February 1965 and received royal assent in June 1977. Originally, the battalion was based at the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39 Service Battalion
39 Service Battalion (39 Svc Bn; french: links=no, 39e Bataillon des services) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve combat service support unit of the Canadian Forces that can fight in a defensive role and provides both logistical and army engineering maintenance support to the units within 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which consists of all Primary Reserve army units in British Columbia. History Prior to 2010, 39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG), which is the headquarters responsible for all Primary Reserve army units in British Columbia, had two individual service battalions under its chain of command. The two individual service battalions were 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion and 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion. In 2010, the two individual service battalions in 39 Canadian Brigade Group were amalgamated into the two companies that make up the new 39 Service Battalion. Current structure 39 Service Battalion is composed of four companies. *Administration Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39 Signal Regiment (Canada)
39 Signal Regiment, formerly known as 744 Signal Regiment in Vancouver, 741 Signal Squadron in Esquimalt and 748 Signal Squadron in Nanaimo, is a Primary Reserve Canadian Army unit of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (part of the Communications and Electronics Branch) in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo, British Columbia. Location The unit consists of four squadrons (A Squadron in Vancouver, B Squadron on Vancouver Island and C Squadron in Kelowna) along with Headquarters Squadron located at the MGen B.M. Hoffmeister Building (named after Bert Hoffmeister), Vancouver. History * No. 11 Section authorized in Victoria 4 June 1913 * Redesignated No. 11 (Fortress) Signal Company 15 April 1920 * Redesignated No. 11 Fortress Signal Company 1 April 1936 * Redesignated No. 11 (Reserve) Fortress Signal Company 1 January 1941 * Redesignated No. 5 Area Signal Company 1 April 1946 * Amalgamated with No. 3 Area Signal Company and No. 4 Area Signal Compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) regiment based in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Bessborough Armoury. 15th Field Regiment is part of the 39 Canadian Brigade Group of 3rd Canadian Division. The regiment was created in 1920 as one of the recommendations of the Otter Committee. In the Second World War it manned the coastal defence artillery guns that protected the Port of Vancouver. After the war the regiment reverted to field artillery. While the regiment has never deployed overseas, several of its members have individually participated in Canadian Forces missions overseas. This unit is not the same 15th Field Artillery Regiment (4th Canadian Armoured Division) that served in the Second World War. History Foundations The end of World War I saw thousands of Canadians returning home from overseas service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Europe. In January 1918 Major-General William Otter recommended to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Westminster Regiment
The Royal Westminster Regiment (commonly referred to as the Westies) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is currently part of the 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group and is based in New Westminster, British Columbia, at The Armoury and at Colonel Roger Kenwood St. John, OMM, CD Armoury in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Lineage The Royal Westminster Regiment *Originated 1 April 1910 in New Westminster, British Columbia as the 104th Regiment *Redesignated 15 December 1913 as the 104th Regiment Westminster Fusiliers of Canada *Amalgamated 12 March 1920 with the 6th Regiment "The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles" to form the 1st British Columbia Regiment *Redesignated 1 November 1920 the 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) *Reorganized 15 May 1924 into three separate regiments: the 1st British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (now the British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own); The Vancouver Regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rocky Mountain Rangers
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The Seaforth Highlanders Of Canada
, colors = , colors_label = , march = "The Piobaireachd of Donald Dhu" , mascot = , equipment = , equipment_label = , battles = First World WarSecond World WarWar in Afghanistan , anniversaries = , decorations = , battle_honours = See #Battle honours , commander1 = Vacant , commander1_label = Colonel-in-chief , commander2 = , commander2_label = , commander3 = , commander3_label = , website = , identification_symbol_2 Seaforth MacKenzie, identification_symbol_2_label = Tartan , identification_symbol_4 = Seaforth of C , identification_symbol_4_label = Abbreviation The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
