Canadian Forces Maritime Command

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Components of the base include:

• Her Majesty's Canadian Dockyard (HMC Dockyard)
  • HMC Dockyard, located on the Halifax side of the harbour at the southern end of The Narrows, hosts the headquarters of Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT), also referred to as the Canadian Navy's Atlantic Fleet. HMC Dockyard contains berths for Canadian and foreign warships, Formation Supply Facility, Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, shore-based training facilities as well as operations buildings for MARLANT and other organizations such as a Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) for air/marine search and rescue.
  • HMC Dockyard also has an adjunct facility directly across the harbour on the Dartmouth shoreline with jetties and various buildings, including Defence Research and Development Canada - Atlantic.
  • HMC Dockyard maintains exclusive control of several anchorage areas within the limits of Halifax Harbour and prevents civilian vessels from sailing in the vicinity of military facilities.
  • HMC Dockyard is one of the oldest defence establishments in Canada, having been established by the Royal Navy during the 18th century as HMS Dockyard.

• Stadacona
  • The Stadacona Barracks, frequently referred to as "Stad", is an adjunct to HMC Dockyard located west of the waterfront in the North End of the Halifax peninsula. Stadacona contains the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School (with facilities at Herring Cove, south of Halifax), the Canadian Forces Naval Operations School, the base hospital, the Canadian Forces Maritime Warfare Centre, and various messes.

• Housing
  • Housing for CFB Halifax is provided to Canadian Forces personnel and their dependents at Willow Park and Windsor Park, two housing areas built by the Department of National Defence in the West End of Halifax. Stadacona also is home to the Atlantic Block, is for single junior NCMs. Base housing also used to be provided at Shannon Park and Wallace Heights in the North End of Dartmouth, however with defence cutbacks in the 1990s, this area has been sold for civilian use. A large number of service personnel own or rent civilian property in the area.

• CFAD Bedford
  • The Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot Bedford, frequently referred to as the "Bedford Magazine", is a major Canadian Forces property occupying the entire northern shore of Bedford Basin. It houses all of the weaponry for MARLANT vessels and has a loading jetty and several nearby anchorages.

• HMCS Trinity
  • HMCS Trinity is the name of the organization housed at Stadacona which is tasked with maintaining MARLANT communications with vessels and other Canadian Forces and allied units, as well as developing strategic and tactical operational intelligence for unit commanders. HMCS Trinity operates two remote radio transmitter/receiver stations near Halifax: Naval Radio Station Newport Corner and Naval Radio Station Mill Cove.

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