Land Force Atlantic Area
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Land Force Atlantic Area is responsible for Canadian Army operations in the Canadian
provinces of New Brunswick
, Newfoundland and Labrador
, Nova Scotia
, and Prince Edward Island
. LFAA is headquartered at Canadian Forces Base Halifax
on the Atlantic coast. The command was formed in 1992.
In these tables the abbreviation RCA stands for the The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, and RCAC for Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
.
36 Canadian Brigade Group
On September 5, 2008, the Defence Minister, Peter MacKay
, announced that The Halifax Rifles will be reorganized as an active militia unit after 43 years as a nil-strength unit on the Supplementary Order of Battle
as an Armoured Unit.
Canada
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...
provinces of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, and Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...
. LFAA is headquartered at Canadian Forces Base Halifax
CFB Halifax
Canadian Forces Base Halifax is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic....
on the Atlantic coast. The command was formed in 1992.
Regular Force
Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Army, including regular force and reserve regiments.-History:...
.
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment The Royal Canadian Regiment The Royal Canadian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regiment consists of four battalions, three in the Regular Force and one in the Primary Reserve... |
Mechanized Infantry Mechanized infantry Mechanized infantry are infantry equipped with armored personnel carriers , or infantry fighting vehicles for transport and combat .... |
Oromocto, New Brunswick |
| 4th Air Defence Regiment, RCA | Air Defence | Moncton, New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area... |
| 4 Engineer Support Regiment | Oromocto, New Brunswick | |
| 3 Military Police Unit | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| Land Force Atlantic Area Training Centre | Oromocto, New Brunswick |
3 Area Support Group
| 3 Area Support Group Headquarters | Gagetown, New Brunswick Gagetown, New Brunswick Gagetown is a Canadian village in Queens County, New Brunswick. It is situated on the west bank of the Saint John River and is the county's shire town.-Acadians:... |
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| Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Gagetown | Gagetown, New Brunswick |
36 Canadian Brigade Group36 Canadian Brigade Group36 Canadian Brigade Group is a reserve component brigade of the Canadian Army, which supervises Militia units in Land Forces Atlantic Area.-Brigade units:...
| 36 Canadian Brigade Group | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
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| 36 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| 36 Canadian Brigade Group (NS) Band | Music | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) The Halifax Rifles is a Canadian Army regiment that served between the years of 1860 and 1965 before being placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, which meant that they were reduced to nil strength. The regiment was reactivated on May 10, 2009, as a reserve force unit performing the role of... |
Reconnaissance | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) The Prince Edward Island Regiment is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces, Land Force Atlantic Area, 36 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment is based in Charlottetown and Summerside.-Perpetuations:... |
Reconnaissance | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA | Artillery | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA | Artillery | Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Yarmouth is a town and fishing port located on the Gulf of Maine in rural southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the shire town of Yarmouth County. The town is located in the heart of the world's largest lobster fishing grounds and has Canada's highest lobster catch.- History :The townsite may... |
| 36 Combat Engineer Regiment | Combat Engineer | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| The Princess Louise Fusiliers The Princess Louise Fusiliers The Princess Louise Fusiliers is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.-History:Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, this infantry regiment traces its local roots as a Halifax unit of Militia back to June 18, 1798 when Sir Edward Cornwalis formed a local Militia under his own command... |
Light Infantry | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| The West Nova Scotia Regiment The West Nova Scotia Regiment The West Nova Scotia Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces, twenty fourth in the order of precedence. It has seen active service in both the Great War and World War II... |
Light Infantry | Aldershot, Nova Scotia Aldershot, Nova Scotia A quasi-suburb of Kentville, Aldershot developed as a farming community along the Cornwallis Valley Railway branchline of the Dominion Atlantic Railway in the 19th century, served by Nova Scotia Route 359.... |
| 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders The Nova Scotia Highlanders The Nova Scotia Highlanders is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces.- Creation :The regiment was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of The North Nova Scotia Highlanders, The Cape Breton Highlanders, and The Pictou Highlanders.... (North) |
Light Infantry | Truro Truro, Nova Scotia -Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :... , Amherst Amherst, Nova Scotia Amherst is a Canadian town in northwestern Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.Located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, Amherst is strategically situated on the eastern boundary of the Tantramar Marshes 3 kilometres east of the interprovincial border with New... and Springhill, Nova Scotia Springhill, Nova Scotia -Coal mining:The first industrial coal mining in the area took place in the 1870s after a rail connection was built by the Springhill and Parrsboro Coal and Railway Company to the newly completed Intercolonial Railway at neighbouring Springhill Junction.... |
| The Cape Breton Highlanders | Light Infantry | Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney, Nova Scotia Sydney is a Canadian urban community in the province of Nova Scotia. It is situated on the east coast of Cape Breton Island and is administratively part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality.... |
| 36 Service Battalion | Service and Support | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
37 Canadian Brigade Group
| 37 Canadian Brigade Group | Moncton, New Brunswick | |
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| 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters | Moncton, New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area... |
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| 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) The 8th Canadian Hussars is one of the longest serving armoured regiments in the Canadian Army. A Squadron being Regular Force served in CFB Gagetown and B, C and HQ Squadrons served in Sussex, Moncton and Sackville... |
Reconnaissance | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA | Artillery | Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John, New Brunswick City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043... |
| 37 Combat Engineer Regiment | Combat Engineer | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment The Royal New Brunswick Regiment The Royal New Brunswick Regiment is a reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based in New Brunswick. It consists of two battalions, both of which are part of 37 Canadian Brigade Group. The regiment as it is now, was formed in 1954 by the amalgamation of the Carleton and York Regiment,... (Carleton and York) |
Light Infantry | Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton, New Brunswick Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art... |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (North Shore) | Light Infantry | Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay.... |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment | Light Infantry | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment | Light Infantry | Corner Brook, Newfoundland |
| 37 Service Battalion | Service and Support | Saint John, New Brunswick |
Communications
- 72 Communications Group - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 721 Communication Regiment - CharlottetownCharlottetownCharlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
, Prince Edward Island - 722 Communication Squadron - Saint John, New BrunswickSaint John, New BrunswickCity of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
- 723 Communication Squadron - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 724 Communication Squadron - Active Unit - Oromocto, New Brunswick
- 725 Communication Squadron - Glace Bay, Nova ScotiaGlace Bay, Nova ScotiaGlace Bay is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton....
- 728 Communication Squadron - St. John's, NewfoundlandSt. John's, Newfoundland and LabradorSt. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...
- 721 Communication Regiment - Charlottetown
Other Reserve Units
- 5 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group - Gander, NewfoundlandGander, Newfoundland and LabradorGander is a Canadian town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately south of Gander Bay, south of Twillingate and east of Grand Falls-Windsor...
- 3 Intelligence Company - Halifax, Nova Scotia
On September 5, 2008, the Defence Minister, Peter MacKay
Peter MacKay
Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QC, MP is a lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for Central Nova and currently serves as Minister of National Defence in the Cabinet of Canada....
, announced that The Halifax Rifles will be reorganized as an active militia unit after 43 years as a nil-strength unit on the Supplementary Order of Battle
Supplementary Order of Battle
In Canada, a regiment is placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle when the need for the regiments existence is no longer relevant. When placed on the Supplementary Order of Battle, a regiment is considered "virtually disbanded", and will only be reformed should the need be dire...
as an Armoured Unit.