Canadian Forces Base Moncton or CFB Moncton is a former

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located in

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...

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. The centrally located city of Moncton was selected in 1940 for the site of a logistics supply base for military facilities in the

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that were undergoing unprecedented expansion as a result of

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. Moncton Garrison was constructed in an industrial area on a railway spur line north of downtown, immediately east of the sprawling

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Moncton Shops facility. The Moncton Garrison survived into the

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and was renamed Canadian Forces Base Moncton (CFB Moncton) in February 1968 following the unification of the

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and

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to create the

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. Under the Canadian Forces, CFB Moncton was initially attached to Materiel Command however this command was closed in June 1968 and the base was attached to

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. Defence budget cuts in the 1990s following the end of the Cold War saw CFB Moncton identified for closure as a formation. It stood down on April 1, 1996 and at that time was replaced by Canadian Forces Base Gagetown - Detachment Moncton, also known as Moncton Garrison, a unit of

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. CFB Gagetown - Detachment Moncton supports the following units stationed at the garrison:
* Sub-unit of

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* Headquarters and A Squadron

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* Headquarters

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* 303 Military Police Platoon (

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) * HMCS Brunswicker Moncton Satellite (

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Closure

In April 2012, the Department of National Defence announced that Moncton Garrison would be closed in the near future. (Reference: CBC News - www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/04/04/nb-defence-cuts-gagetown-moncton.html {{Coord, 46.091515, N, 64.796784, W , format=dms , region:CA-NB , display=title

Buildings and structures in Moncton