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The Canadian Armed Forces currently lists 84 military occupations [1] that are performed by either officer or non-commissioned members. Many occupations – such as training and development officer - are common across all three branches, while others - such as sonar operator - are specific to one element.
The military firefighters are supplemented by civilian Department of National Defence firefighters on many bases. As of 2011, there were approximately 570 military firefighters and 500 civilians. Military firefighters were deployed as part of Canadian military operations in Afghanistan and the response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Note: each regular force regiment retains a parachute company. The Royal Canadian Regiment. 1st Battalion (mechanized infantry)2nd Battalion (mechanized infantry)
38 Canadian Brigade Group (38 CBG) (French: 38 e Groupe-brigade du Canada) is a formation of the Canadian Forces and Canadian Army's 3rd Canadian Division. The brigade group is composed of Primary Reserve units in Manitoba , Saskatchewan and Northwestern Ontario east to Thunder Bay .
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) , at CFB Edmonton [ 48 ] 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry , at CFB Edmonton [ 49 ]
Although Canadian service battalions were a product of the Cold War and were expected to operate as complete units in support of Canadian Army brigades and brigade groups in the field, since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the non-linear battlefield has meant a shift towards the provision of service support to ongoing operations, e.g. in ...
39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG; French: 39 e Groupe-brigade du Canada) is a Canadian Forces formation of the Canadian Army under the 3rd Canadian Division. The brigade group is composed of Canadian Forces (CF) Primary Reserve units, all of which are based within the province of British Columbia .
The Canadian Army (French: Armée canadienne) is the command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces.It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also responsible for the Army Reserve, the largest component of the Primary Reserve.