25 Field Ambulance
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25 Field Ambulance (formerly 25 (Toronto) Medical Company) is a Canadian Forces
Primary Reserve (militia
) medical unit in Toronto, Ontario. The company-strength formation is part of 4 Health Services Group
, which is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It is the only Primary Reserve medical unit in Toronto. The unit fields a medical company, a services support company, and an HQ element. The unit's name is often abbreviated to 25 Fd Amb.
25 Fd Amb parades out of Moss Park Armoury
, and is tasked with providing medical support to 32 Canadian Brigade Group
. Members of the unit have served on various UN and NATO missions around the world: Cyprus, Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia, Haiti, the Sudan and in Afghanistan
.
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
Primary Reserve (militia
Militia
The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
) medical unit in Toronto, Ontario. The company-strength formation is part of 4 Health Services Group
Canadian Forces Health Services Group
The Canadian Forces Health Services Group is a formation of the Canadian Forces within the Military Personnel Command reporting to the Chief of Military Personnel...
, which is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It is the only Primary Reserve medical unit in Toronto. The unit fields a medical company, a services support company, and an HQ element. The unit's name is often abbreviated to 25 Fd Amb.
25 Fd Amb parades out of Moss Park Armoury
Moss Park Armoury
Moss Park Armoury is a Canadian Forces facility located at 130 Queen Street East, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is at the northeast corner of Jarvis Street and Queen Street East, in the neighbourhood of Moss Park...
, and is tasked with providing medical support to 32 Canadian Brigade Group
32 Canadian Brigade Group
32 Canadian Brigade Group is part of Land Force Central Area, under the Canadian Army. It is centered around the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Grey and Simcoe Counties...
. Members of the unit have served on various UN and NATO missions around the world: Cyprus, Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia, Haiti, the Sudan and in Afghanistan
International Security Assistance Force
The International Security Assistance Force is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations Security Council on 20 December 2001 by Resolution 1386 as envisaged by the Bonn Agreement...
.