2 Area Support Group is a Regular Force Army Formation within Land Force Central Area

Land Force Central Area

Land Force Central Area is responsible for the administration of the Canadian Army in the province of Ontario, from the Quebec border to the northern Lakehead region...

 (LFCA). 2 ASG is made up of operational, combat service support (CSS) units and Area Support Units (ASUs) throughout Ontario. 2 ASG force generates unit, sub-unit, and individual
field troops for deployment domestically and overseas. The current Commander of 2 ASG is Colonel T.M. Endicott.

History

The formation was established February 4, 1999 with its headquarters in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario. The headquarters was relocated to Canadian Forces Base Petawawa

CFB Petawawa

Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, commonly referred to as CFB Petawawa, or simply "Pet", is a Canadian Forces Base located in Petawawa, Ontario. It is operated as an army base by Canadian Forces Land Force Command.-Base facts:...

 from Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

 on September 28, 2006.

Units

• 2 ASG Headquarters
• 2 Service Battalion
• 2 Military Police Unit
• 2 ASG Signal Squadron
  2 Area Support Group Signal Squadron
  2 Area Support Group Signal Squadron is a Regular Force Army unit within the Canadian Forces. The Squadron is responsible to deliver secure and non-secure communication and information systems across Land Force Central Area . The parent formation of the Squadron is 2 Area Support Group...
  
  
• CFB Petawawa
  CFB Petawawa
  Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, commonly referred to as CFB Petawawa, or simply "Pet", is a Canadian Forces Base located in Petawawa, Ontario. It is operated as an army base by Canadian Forces Land Force Command.-Base facts:...
  
  
• ASU Toronto
  Denison Armoury
  Lieutenant-Colonel George Taylor Denison III Armoury, commonly known as Denison Armoury, is a Canadian Forces facility located at 1 Yukon Lane in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is in the northeastern corner of Downsview Airport just west of the W.R. Allen Expressway on Sheppard Avenue West...
  
  
• ASU London
• ASU Northern Ontario
• 31 Service Battalion (Hamilton, London, Windsor)
• 32 Service Battalion (Toronto)
• 33 Service Battalion (Ottawa and North Bay)

External links

• Canadian Forces Base Petawawa