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Encyclopedia > Land Force Western Area

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. LFWA is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

Contents
1 Regular forces
2 Reserve brigades
3 Abbreviations
4 See also

Regular forces

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Edmonton
1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Shilo, Manitoba
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) Armoured Edmonton
1 Combat Engineer Regiment Edmonton
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Mechanized infantry Edmonton
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Mechanized infantry Shilo
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Light infantry Edmonton
1 Service Battalion Edmonton
1 Military Police Platoon Edmonton
1 Area Support Group Edmonton
731 Signals Squadron Shilo
742 Signals Squadron Edmonton
CFB/ASU Shilo  
CFB/ASU Edmonton  
ASU Calgary Calgary, Alberta
ASU Chilliwack Chilliwack, British Columbia
CFB Suffield Suffield, Alberta
1 General Support Battalion Edmonton
Royal Canadian Artillery Band Edmonton
Canadian Forces Service Prison and Detention Barracks Edmonton
4 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group Canadian Rangers Victoria, British Columbia

Also stationed at CFB Edmonton are 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 1 Field Ambulance. Although these two units work closely with 1 CMBG, they are not officially part of the brigade group.


Reserve brigades

38 Canadian Brigade Group Regina
The Saskatchewan Dragoons Reconnaissance, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The Fort Garry Horse Reconnaissance, Winnipeg, Manitoba
10th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Regina and Yorkton, Saskatchewan
26th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Brandon and Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
116th Independent Field Battery, RCA Kenora, Ontario
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles Dismounted infantry
The Lake Superior Scottish Regiment Dismounted infantry Thunder Bay, Marathon and Geraldton, Ontario
The North Saskatchewan Regiment Dismounted infantry, Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
The Royal Regina Rifles Dismounted infantry
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Dismounted infantry, Winnipeg
16 (Saskatchewan) Service Battalion Regina and Saskatoon
17 (Winnipeg) Service Battalion  
18 (Thunder Bay) Service Battalion  
39 Canadian Brigade Group Vancouver
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC) Reconnaissance, Vancouver, British Columbia
The British Columbia Dragoons Reconnaissance, Kelowna and Vernon, British Columbia
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Victoria
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Vancouver
6 Field Engineer Squadron North Vancouver, British Columbia
44 Field Engineer Squadron Trail, British Columbia
The Rocky Mountain Rangers Dismounted infantry, Kamloops and Salmon Arm, British Columbia
The Royal Westminster Regiment Dismounted infantry, New Westminster, British Columbia
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Dismounted infantry, Vancouver
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Dismounted infantry, Victoria, Nanaimo and Port Alberni, British Columbia
11 (Victoria) Service Battalion  
12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion  
41 Canadian Brigade Group Calgary
The South Alberta Light Horse Reconnaissance, Edmonton and Medicine Hat, Alberta
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) Reconnaissance
20th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta
18th Air Defence Regiment, RCA Lethbridge, Alberta
8 Field Engineer Regiment Edmonton
33 Field Engineer Squadron Calgary, Alberta
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry) Dismounted infantry
The Calgary Highlanders Dismounted infantry
14 (Calgary) Service Battalion  
15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion  
6 Intelligence Company Edmonton, Vancouver, and Winnipeg

Abbreviations

See also


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