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Land Force Command (LFC), often also called the Canadian Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.
The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers.
LFC maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada and is also responsible for the largest component of the Primary Reserve, the Army Reserve, which is often referred to informally by its historic name, the "militia".
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Land Force Command (LFC), often also called the Canadian Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces.
The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers.
LFC maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada and is also responsible for the largest component of the Primary Reserve, the Army Reserve, which is often referred to informally by its historic name, the "militia". The Chief of the Land Staff is Lieutenant-General Andrew Leslie.
LFC is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces from 1940 until February 1, 1968. At the time of unification all army units were placed under Mobile Command (MC), later changed to Force Mobile Command (FMC) in 1975 when tactical air units were assigned to newly-created Air Command. The name was changed from FMC to Land Force Command in a 1997 reorganization of the Canadian Forces.
History
Following unification of the three armed services in 1968, Mobile Command became in effect the "Canadian Army" though the term "army" did not find favour until the 1980s when it became once again unofficially used to refer to Canada's land forces, both Regular and Reserve. The early organization of Mobile Command included tactical ground attack fixed and rotary wing aircraft, in addition to ground forces, and was akin to the integrated warfare approach of the United States Marine Corps. In a 1975 reorganization of the Canadian Forces, Air Command was created and all air assets were reassigned to that organization. Mobile Command was renamed Force Mobile Command and became an exclusive ground force. In 1997, Force Mobile Command was officially redesignated Land Force Command of the Canadian Forces.
Army bases and training centres
- CFB Edmonton, Alberta (1 CMBG, CTR Wainwright)
- CFB Suffield, Alberta
- CFB-TC Shilo, Manitoba
- LFWA TC Wainwright, Alberta
- CFB Kingston, Ontario
- CFB Borden, Ontario
- CFB Petawawa, Ontario (2 CMBG)
- LFCATC Meaford, Ontario
- CFB Montreal, Quebec
- CFB Valcartier, Quebec (5 CMBG)
- CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick (CTC)
- LFAATC Det Aldershot, Kentville Nova Scotia
- CFB Trenton, Ontario, Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre (formerly CPC)
- Four Mile Point Live Firing Range - Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
- Connaught Range and Primary Training Center
Regiments
See: List of units of the Canadian Army
Canadian infantry and armoured regimental traditions are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British Army. Many regiments were patterned after regiments of the British Army, and a system of official "alliances", or affiliations, was created to perpetuate a sense of shared history. Other regiments developed independently, resulting in a mixture of both colourful and historically familiar names. Other traditions such as Battle Honours and Colours have been maintained by Canadian regiments as well. Approximately two thirds of the Regular Force is composed of anglophone units, while one third is francophone.
Regular Force
See: List of units of the Canadian Army
Armoured
Regular Force units include:
Artillery
Canada's regular field artillery has traditionally been called the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. Canada currently has four Regular Force regiments:
Combat engineers
Infantry
Regular Force infantry regiments and battalions of the Canadian Army are:
- The Royal Canadian Regiment
- Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- Royal 22e Régiment
Between 1953 and 1971, the regular Canadian infantry consisted of seven regiments, each of two battalions (except the Royal 22e Régiment, which had three, and the Canadian Airborne Regiment, which was divided into three "commandos"). The three present regular infantry regiments were augmented by three further regiments each of two battalions:
After 1971, the regular force battalions of the QOR and the Black Watch were dissolved (their Militia battalions remained in Toronto and Montreal, respectively) with their personnel distributed between the RCR and PPCLI, while the Canadian Guards were disbanded. The Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded in 1995.
Reserve Force
See: List of units of the Canadian Army
Structure
Commanders, Mobile Command
Chiefs of the Land Staff
Leadership
The Royal Military College of Canada mission is to educate, train and develop Officer Cadets for leadership careers of effective service in the Canadian Forces-Canadian Forces Air Command, Canadian Forces Maritime Command and Canadian Forces Land Force Command.
Equipment
Utility Vehicles
Armoured Fighting Vehicles
Mine-Resistant Vehicles
Engineering/Support Vehicles
Misc. Vehicles
Weapons/Artillery
Other equipment
Historic equipment (World War II-present)
Trucks
Armoured carriers and armoured tractors
Tanks
Training tanks
Self-propelled artillery
Engineering vehicles
Artillery
Field artillery
Anti-tank guns
Anti-aircraft guns
Black powder rifles, carbines and pistols
Service rifles and carbines
.303 rifles
Service pistols
Approved private purchase and secondary side-arms
Submachine guns
Machine guns, light machine guns and miscellaneous weapons
Infantry anti-tank weapons
Grenades, mines and other explosives
Infantry mortars
Bayonets and combat knives
Combat knives
Ammunition
Uniforms, load bearing and protective equipment
Uniforms
See also: Battledress, Uniforms of the Canadian Forces
Load bearing equipment
Head dress
Protective equipment
Meals
Field kitchens and catering are used to feed members of the CF Land Forces personnel at bases and overseas operation centres. For personnel on patrol away from bases, they are supplied Individual Meal Pack.
Rank structure
Comparison of ranking structure available at Ranks and insignia of NATO. Not shown are the various appointment badges for specialist positions such as master gunner, drum major, etc. Many ranks are associated with specific appointments; for example a regimental sergeant major is usually a chief warrant officer. The title of master corporal also, technically, refers to an appointment and not a rank. Some ranks may have different names depending on the customary tradition of certain army corps, and may not appear here. Two commonly heard examples are the rank of Sapper, referring to a trained private in the combat engineers, and Trooper, referring to a trained private in the armoured trade. In addition, in the artillery, the ranks Trained Private through Master Corporal are represented by Gunner, Bombadier, and Master Bombadier respectively.
Battles involving the Canadian army
The Canadian Army has participated in the following campaigns as a combatant:
Publications
- Canadian Military Journal: http://www.journal.forces.gc.ca
- Canadian Army Journal: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/caj/
See also
External links
- - Official website of the Canadian Army
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- - Army.ca a web forum and interactive wiki dealing with both current and historical issues related to the Canadian Army.
- by J.R. Grodzinski
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