CFB Cold Lake

Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, commonly referred to as CFB Cold Lake or 4 Wing Cold Lake, is a Canadian Forces Base located in Cold Lake, Alberta. It is operated as an air force base by Canadian Forces Air Command and is one of two bases in the country using the CF-188 Hornet fighter/interceptor. A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. ... The town of Cold Lake, Alberta, became the City of Cold Lake on October 1st, 2000. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) • Land 642,317 km² • Water 19,531 km² (2. ... A McDonnell-Douglas CF-18A/B Hornet The CH-149 Cormorant Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... CF-18 Hornet The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian Forces aircraft, based on the American F/A-18 Hornet. ...

History

Construction of what would become known as RCAF Station Cold Lake began in 1952 at the height of the Cold War after the site in Alberta's "Lakelands District" was chosen by the Royal Canadian Air Force for the country's premier air weapons training base. The chosen location was near the town of Grand Centre, and was based on factors such as low population density, accessibility, weather, suitable terrain, and available land for air weapons training. 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ... The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) was the air force of Canada from 1924 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Grand Centre was a former town in Alberta that almagated with Cold Lake and Medley, a community on CFB Cold Lake, to form the new city of Cold Lake. ...

Personnel arrived at Cold Lake on March 31, 1954 with operations at RCAF Station Cold Lake beginning that day. The following year, the federal government signed an agreement with the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta for use of a tract of land measuring 180 km by 65 km covering an area of 1.17 million hectares (11,700 km²). This became known as the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range (CLAWR) and is the raison d'etre for the location of the base. March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (91st in Leap years), with 275 days remaining, as the final day of March. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant-Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th) • Land 591,670 km² • Water 59,366 km² (9. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of area. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

CLAWR is the northern equivalent to the United States Air Force's Nellis Air Force Range and provides a different training environment with heavy boreal forest and numerous lakes more closely resembling European terrain. It hosts over 640 actual targets and 100 realistic target complexes, including 7 simulated aerodromes with runways, tarmac, aircraft, dispersal areas and buildings, as well as mechanized military equipment such as tanks, simulated radar and missile launching sites, mock industrial sites, and command and control centres. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... The Nellis Air Force Range (NAFR) is a training facility of the United States Air Force located in the desert of southern Nevada in the United States. ...

On February 1, 1968 the RCAF merged with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Army to form the Canadian Armed Forces. RCAF Station Cold Lake saw its name changed to CFB Cold Lake and in 1975 became the responsibility of Canadian Forces Air Command. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was the navy of Canada from 1911 until 1968 when the three branches of the Canadian military were merged into the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... It has been proposed below that Canadian Armed Forces be renamed and moved to Canadian Forces. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A McDonnell-Douglas CF-18A/B Hornet The CH-149 Cormorant Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces. ...

Today, CFB Cold Lake is Canada's largest and most remote air force base, with the following units stationed at the facility:

• 410 Tactical Fighter Squadron (CF-188 Hornet)
• 416 Tactical Fighter Squadron (CF-188 Hornet)
• 417 Combat Support Squadron (CH-146 Griffon)
• 419 Tactical Fighter Training Squadron (CT-155 Hawk)
• 441 Tactical Fighter Squadron (CF-188 Hornet)
• 1 Air Maintenance Squadron
• Weapon System Manager Detachment Cold Lake
• 42 Radar Squadron
• 10 Field Technical Training Squadron
• 4 Airfield Defence Squadron

In addition to its value as a training base, CFB Cold Lake's fighter/interceptor aircraft defend the western half of Canadian air space and together with aircraft from CFB Bagotville cover Canada's Arctic territory. They are operationally controlled by NORAD from CFB North Bay and Cheyenne Mountain Operations Centre in Colorado Springs. Cold Lake aircraft forward deploy to airfields throughout western and Arctic Canada as operational requirements dictate. CF-18 Hornet The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian Forces aircraft, based on the American F/A-18 Hornet. ... Canadian Forces Utility Tactical Transport Helicopter (UTTH) CH146 (AKA The Griffon) is the Canadian designation of the Bell 412HP, a multi-use Light Utility helicopter used for aerial firepower, reconnaissance and mobility tasks. ... The BAE Hawk is an advanced jet trainer manufactured by BAE SYSTEMS and used by the Royal Air Force and other countries. ... Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, also known as CFB Bagotville or 3 Wing Bagotville, is a Canadian Forces Base located approximately 4. ... NORAD is short for: North American Aerospace Defense Command Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... CFB North Bay (22 Wing) is a Canadian Forces Base located in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. ... 1,400 people work inside Cheyenne Mountain — they enter through this tunnel. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Cold Lake also hosts NATO flight training operating from nearby 15 Wing Moose Jaw, as well as 5 Wing Goose Bay. Maple Flag is a major international air weapons training competition hosted annually by CFB Cold Lake in May-June, making use of CLAWR. The name is derived from the USAF's famous Red Flag training exercises at the Nellis Air Force Range in Nevada. The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... CFB Goose Bay, Labrador Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, also referred to as CFB Goose Bay or 5 Wing Goose Bay, is an air force base in northeastern Canada, located in the town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. ... This article is about the month of May. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno (mythology), wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... RED FLAG is an advanced aerial combat training exercise hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. ... State nickname: Silver State, Battle Born State (official) Other U.S. States Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Governor Kenny Guinn (R) Senators Harry Reid (D) John Ensign (R) Official languages None Area 286,367 km² (7th)  - Land 284,396 km²  - Water 1,971 km² (0. ...