CFS Leitrim
Encyclopedia
Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, also referred to as CFS Leitrim, is an important Canadian Forces Station located in the neighbourhood of Leitrim
near Ottawa, Ontario. It is concerned with the interception, decrypting and processing of communication for the Communications Security Establishment Canada and the Canadian Forces
, and forms part of the ECHELON
system.
The station's motto PACERM PETERE means Research For Peace.
's oldest operational signal intelligence
collection station. Established by the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in 1941 as I Special Wireless Station and renamed Ottawa Wireless Station in 1949, CFS Leitrim acquired its current name when the Supplementary Radio System was created in 1966. In 1946, the station's complement was 75 personnel. The current strength is 450 military personnel and 29 civilian employees.
CFS Leitrim remotely operates equipment at the following intercept stations:
Leitrim, Ontario
Leitrim is a suburban community and a developing neighbourhood, to Ottawa's rural south in Ontario, Canada, named after the Irish County Leitrim....
near Ottawa, Ontario. It is concerned with the interception, decrypting and processing of communication for the Communications Security Establishment Canada and the Canadian Forces
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."...
, and forms part of the ECHELON
ECHELON
ECHELON is a name used in global media and in popular culture to describe a signals intelligence collection and analysis network operated on behalf of the five signatory states to the UK–USA Security Agreement...
system.
The station's motto PACERM PETERE means Research For Peace.
History
CFS Leitrim, located just south of Ottawa, is CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's oldest operational signal intelligence
SIGINT
Signals intelligence is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether between people , whether involving electronic signals not directly used in communication , or combinations of the two...
collection station. Established by the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in 1941 as I Special Wireless Station and renamed Ottawa Wireless Station in 1949, CFS Leitrim acquired its current name when the Supplementary Radio System was created in 1966. In 1946, the station's complement was 75 personnel. The current strength is 450 military personnel and 29 civilian employees.
Function
CFS Leitrim provides technical and logistical support to the following units located on the Station:- Canadian Forces Information Operations Group Headquarters (CFIOGHQ)
- Canadian Forces Network Operation Centre (CFNOC)
- Canadian Forces Signals Intelligence Operations Centre (CFSOC)
- Joint Information and Intelligence Fusion Centre (JIIFC) Detachment
CFS Leitrim remotely operates equipment at the following intercept stations:
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