Encyclopedia > Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre
The Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre is a Canadian Forces training facility located at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. It is commonly abbreviated as CFLAWC. It was formerly known as the Canadian Parachute Centre, but was renamed and expanded to become a "Centre of Excellence" for the Canadian Army. The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes), abbreviated as CF (French: FC), are the unified armed forces of Canada. ... Canadian Forces Base Trenton, also referred to as CFB Shitstorm CFB Trenton, 8 Wing Trenton or Loser Airport is a Canadian Forces Base located in Trenton, Ontario. ... Dundas Street, the main road in Trenton, Ontario. ... The Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre is a Canadian Forces training facility located at CFB Trenton in Trenton, Ontario, Canada. ...
The new name is supposed to better reflect its specialized training capabilities. It is designated as a centre of excellence for winter, desert and jungle warfare, as well as a subset of amphibious warfare. It remains the Canadian Forces' centre of excellence for parachuting and the Army's centre of excellence for aerial delivery, helicopter and mountain operations and rappelling.
CFLAWC conducts the Patrol Pathfinder course, the toughest in the Canadian Army. It also conducts Parachutist and mountain operations courses. Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ...
The SkyHawks Parachute Team is a sub-unit of CFLAWC. The SkyHawks are the Canadian Forces Parachute Demonstration Team based at CFB Trenton. ...