CFB/ASU Wainwright is a Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit located adjacent to the Town of Wainwright in Alberta, Canada. It is home to the Land Force Western Area Training Centre (WATC) and Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre (CMTC). Commonly known as Camp Wainwright, it is the primary training location for the Army units from Western Canada. As of 2005, approximately 690 military and 300 civilian personnel work at the base. The transient military population averages over 1,000 soldiers at any given time, and in the summer it grows significantly, when hundreds of Reserve Force soldiers undertake training. Jump to: navigation, search A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. ... Wainwright is a small town on the prairies of Alberta, Canada. ... 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. ... Land Force Western Area is responsible for all Canadian army operations and administration in western Canada from the northern Lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. ... Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Western Canada is a geographic region of Canada, generally considered to be west of the province of Ontario, although its precise definition is a source of controversy (see below). ...
Regular forces in the Atlantic command are based in the Combat Training School at CFB Gagetown.
CFB Goose Bay (5 Wing), Newfoundland and Labrador
For example, the CF Leadership and Recruit School at St. Jean, Quebec, is now a lodger unit of CFB Montreal, and the former CFS Masset is a Detachment of CFS Leitrim.
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