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Encyclopedia > Land Force Atlantic Area

Land Force Atlantic Area is responsible for army operations of Canadian Forces Land Force Command in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Area 72,908 km² (8th)  - Land 71,450 km²  - Water 1,458 km² (2. ... Motto: Quaerite Primum Regnum Dei (Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital St. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,283 km² (12th)  - Land 53,338 km²  - Water 1,946 km² (3. ... Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th)  - Land 5,660 km²  - Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004)  - Population 137,900 (10th...

Contents
1 Regular Forces
2 Reserve Forces
3 Abbreviations
4 See also

Regular Forces

4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA CFB Gagetown
4 Engineer Support Regiment CFB Gagetown
3 Area Support Group CFB Gagetown
Atlantic Area Training Centre CFB Gagetown
Atlantic Area Training Centre Detachment Aldershot

A mechanized infantry battalion (2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment) is also stationed at CFB Gagetown, but it is part of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, not Land Force Atlantic area. Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, also referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base located in southwestern New Brunswick. ... Mechanized infantry are infantry troops that use armoured fighting vehicles for transport and as heavy weapons support in combat. ... Badge of the Royal Canadian Regiment The Royal Canadian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. ...


Reserve Forces

36 Canadian Brigade Group Halifax
The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) Reconnaissance Charlottetown and Summerside
1st Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Halifax and Yarmouth
84th Independent Field Battery, RCA Yarmouth
45 Field Engineer Squadron Sydney
The Prince Louise Fusiliers Dismounted infantry Halifax
The West Nova Scotia Regiment Dismounted infantry Aldershot, Windsor and Middleton
1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) Dismounted infantry Truro, New Glasgow, Springhill, Pictou and Amherst
2nd Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (Cape Breton) Dismounted infantry Sydney, North Sydney and Glace Bay
33 (Halifax) Service Battalion Halifax
35 (Sydney) Service Battalion Sydney
33 Medical Platoon Halifax
30 Dental Platoon Halifax
30 Military Police Company Lower Sackville
36 Canadian Brigade Group Band Halifax
37 Canadian Brigade Group Moncton
8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) Armoured Moncton and Sussex
3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Saint John
56 Field Engineer Squadron St. John's
1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) Dismounted infantry Fredericton, Edmundston, Grand Falls and Saint John, New Brunswick
2nd Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (North Shore) Dismounted infantry Bathurst, Newcastle and Campbellton
1st Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Dismounted infantry St. John's, Newfoundland
2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Dismounted infantry Grand Falls, Corner Brook and Stephenville
31 (Saint John) Service Battalion Saint John, New Brunswick
32 (Moncton) Service Battalion Moncton
36 (Newfoundland) Service Battalion St. John's, Newfoundland
Non-brigaded units    
3 Intelligence Company Halifax
5th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group 30 patrols, various locations in Newfoundland and Labrador

{{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) City Symbol: Kingfisher Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada Location. ... Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island waterfront facing northwest. ... Summerside is the second largest city in Prince Edward Island, Canada and is located in western P.E.I. Community profile According to the Canada 2001 Census: External link City of Summerside Categories: Canada geography stubs | Cities in Prince Edward Island | Coastal towns of Canada ... Yarmouth is a town and major fishing and ferry port located on the Gulf of Maine in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Sydney, Australia Sydney, North Dakota, United States of America Sydney is a former city in Nova Scotia, Canada located on its namesake harbour. ... Windsor is a small town located in central Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St. ... There are three Middletons in Nova Scotia. ... The Nova Scotia Highlanders (NSH) is a reserve Infantry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. ... One of Truros tree sculptures Truro (2001 population 11,457; urban area population 44,276) is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. ... New Glasgow (2001 population 9,432; area population 36,735) is the largest town in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Springhill is a small Canadian town in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. ... Pictou is a small town on the northern coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in Pictou County. ... Amherst (2001 population 9,470) is a town in Nova Scotia, Canada, approximately 194 kilometres northwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia. ... North Sydney, Nova Scotia North Sydney is a town on the Eastern Coast of Cape Breton Island, is part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (Since amalgamation in 1995). ... Glace Bay is a town on the east coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Moncton (46°6′ N 64°46′ W, AST, 2001 population 61,046, metropolitan population 117,727) is one of the eight cities in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ... Sussex is a town in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada, located about seventy kilometers north-north-east of Saint John. ... Saint John is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick and the oldest incorporated city in Canada. ... St. ... The Royal New Brunswick Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Force based in New Brunswick. ... Fredericton, population 47,560 (greater Fredericton 81,346, both per 2001 census), is the capital of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Edmundston is a city at the junction of the Saint John and Madawaska Rivers in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada only a few kilometres from the border with Quebec. ... Grand Falls (French: Grand-Sault) is a town in New Brunswick, Canada and is also the location of a series of rock ledges over which the St. ... Bathurst (2001 population 12,924) is a city at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River on the Baie des Chaleurs in Gloucester County in northeastern Canada. ... Newcastle, New Brunswick was a former town on the Miramichi River in east central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Campbellton ( 2001 population 7,798) is the smallest of the eight officially incorporated cities in New Brunswick, Canada. ... The Royal Newfoundland Regiment is a militia unit of the Canadian Armed Forces, formed in 1795. ... Grand Falls-Windsor is a town in north-central Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ... Corner Brook[1] is a city located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the Humber River. ... Stephenville is a town on the west coast of Newfoundland. ...

Abbreviations

A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (fr. ... UBIQUE (Everywhere) and QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT (Whither Right And Glory Lead) History The Royal Canadian Artillery regiment is older than Canada itself. ... The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Forces Land Force Command (Canadian Army), including regular force and militia regiments. ...

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