A Canadian Forces base or CFB (French: base des Forces canadiennes, BFC) is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units (e.g., army regiments, navy ships, air force wings).
Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay
Minor installations are named Canadian Forces station or CFS (French: station des Forces canadiennes, SFC). A Canadian Forces station could host a single minor unit (e.g., an early-warning radar station). Many of these facilities are now decommissioned for administrative purposes and function as detachments of a larger Canadian Forces base nearby.
The RCAF supplies aircraft to Canadian Joint Operations Command, which frequently operate from a chain of forward operating locations (FOLs) at various civilian airfields across northern Canada, capable of supporting RCAF operations. CF-18 Hornets, CP-140 Auroras and various transport and search and rescue aircraft periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises, Arctic sovereignty patrols, aid to the civil power, or search and rescue operations.
The Canadian Forces were reduced during the 1990s from a high of 90,000 personnel in the late 1980s to the present force levels. Coinciding with personnel and equipment reductions was the politically controversial decision to close a number of bases and stations which were obsolete or created duplication.
A small number of these "closed" facilities have actually continued operating as before; but, because of cost and administrative efficiency—or, in the case of radio and radar facilities, automation—, they have been absorbed into other nearby bases and therefore do not qualify for separate designations. For example, the CF Leadership and Recruit School at St. Jean, Quebec, is now a lodger unit of CFB Montreal, and the former CFS Masset is a detachment of CFS Leitrim. Other facilities are now used as training grounds for reserve/militia units.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Canadian Forces base news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message A Canadian Forces base or CFB French base des Forces canadiennes BFC is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base it must station one or more major units e g army regiments navy ships air force wings Canadian Forces Base Goose BayMinor installations are named Canadian Forces station or CFS French station des Forces canadiennes SFC A Canadian Forces station could host a single minor unit e g an early warning radar station Many of these facilities are now decommissioned for administrative purposes and function as detachments of a larger Canadian Forces base nearby Contents 1 Current 1 1 Canadian Army 1 2 Royal Canadian Navy 1 3 Royal Canadian Air Force 1 4 All services 2 Closed 2 1 Defunct bases 2 2 Defunct stations 3 See also 4 ReferencesCurrent editCanadian Army edit Note Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the Canadian Army are regiments of the Canadian Army nbsp nbsp Edmonton nbsp Suffield nbsp Wainwright nbsp Shilo nbsp Gagetown nbsp Kingston nbsp Borden nbsp Petawawa nbsp Montreal nbsp Valcartierclass notpageimage Canadian Forces Bases Army locations Alberta CFB Edmonton CFB Suffield CFB WainwrightManitoba CFB ShiloNew Brunswick CFB GagetownOntario CFB Kingston CFB Borden Garrison PetawawaQuebec CFB Montreal CFB ValcartierRoyal Canadian Navy edit Note Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the Royal Canadian Navy are individual commissioned ships of the RCN nbsp nbsp Esquimalt nbsp Halifax nbsp Nanisivik nbsp St John sclass notpageimage Canadian Forces Base RCN locations British Columbia CFB EsquimaltNova Scotia CFB HalifaxNewfoundland and Labrador CFS St John s 1 Nunavut Naval Facility NanisivikRoyal Canadian Air Force edit Note Primary lodger units at Canadian Forces Bases used by the Royal Canadian Air Force are wings of the RCAF nbsp nbsp Cold Lake nbsp Comox nbsp Winnipeg nbsp Gander nbsp Goose Bay nbsp Greenwood nbsp Kingston nbsp Borden nbsp North Bay nbsp Trenton nbsp Bagotville nbsp Moose Jawclass notpageimage Canadian Forces Base RCAF locations Alberta CFB Cold LakeBritish Columbia CFB ComoxManitoba CFB Winnipeg CFAD Dundurn Newfoundland and Labrador CFB Gander CFB Goose BayNova Scotia CFB GreenwoodOntario CFB Kingston CFB Borden CFB North Bay CFB Trenton CFD Mountain View Quebec CFB BagotvilleSaskatchewan CFB Moose JawThe RCAF supplies aircraft to Canadian Joint Operations Command which frequently operate from a chain of forward operating locations FOLs at various civilian airfields across northern Canada capable of supporting RCAF operations CF 18 Hornets CP 140 Auroras and various transport and search and rescue aircraft periodically deploy to these FOLs for short training exercises Arctic sovereignty patrols aid to the civil power or search and rescue operations All services edit nbsp nbsp NDHQ nbsp CFNA HQ Yellowknife nbsp CFS Alert nbsp CFS Leitrim nbsp CFLRS nbsp CFNA HQ Whitehorseclass notpageimage Remaining Canadian Armed Forces locations Northwest Territories CFNA HQ YellowknifeNunavut CFS AlertOntario Department of National Defence Headquarters Ottawa NDHQ Carling Ottawa CFS Leitrim Ottawa Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre CRPTC OttawaQuebec Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School CFLRS Yukon CFNA HQ WhitehorseClosed editDefunct bases edit Alberta CFB Calgary portion of property currently hosts 41 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters Waters Building 41 Combat Engineer Regiment Currie Building and 41 Service Battalion Currie Building CFB PenholdBritish Columbia CFB Chilliwack portion of property currently hosts ASU Chilliwack Manitoba CFB Winnipeg Kapyong Barracks CFB Portage La Prairie CFB RiversNew Brunswick CFB Chatham CFB Moncton portion of property currently hosts CFB Gagetown Detachment Moncton Nova Scotia CFB Cornwallis CFB Shearwater Shearwater Heliport now part of CFB Halifax Ontario CFB Clinton CFB Centralia CFB Downsview portion of property currently hosts ASU Toronto CFB London Wolseley Barracks portion of property currently hosts ASU London CFB Picton CFB Rockcliffe CFB UplandsPrince Edward Island CFB SummersideQuebec CFB St Hubert CFB St Jean now home to the CF Leadership and Recruit School a lodger unit of CFB Montreal Other CFB Baden Soellingen Germany CFB Lahr GermanyDefunct stations edit Alberta CFS BeaverlodgeBritish Columbia CFS Aldergrove CFS Baldy Hughes CFS Holberg CFS Kamloops CFS Ladner CFS Masset now a detachment of CFS Leitrim Manitoba CFS Beausejour CFS Churchill CFS Flin Flon CFS GypsumvilleNew Brunswick CFS Coverdale CFS Renous CFS St MargaretsNova Scotia CFS Barrington CFS Debert CFS Mill Cove CFS Newport Corner CFS Shelburne CFS SydneyNewfoundland and Labrador CFS Gander Now CFB Gander CFS Goose Bay Now CFB Goose Bay CFS SaglekNorthwest Territories CFS InuvikNunavut CFS Frobisher BayOntario CFS Armstrong CFS Carp CFS Cobourg CFS Falconbridge CFS Foymount CFS Gloucester CFS Lowther CFS Moosonee CFS Ramore CFS Sioux LookoutQuebec CFS Chibougamau CFS Moisie CFS Mont Apica CFS Lac St Denis CFS Senneterre RCAF Station Parent CFS Val d OrSaskatchewan CFS Alsask CFS Dana CFS YorktonYukon CFS WhitehorseOther CFS Bermuda BermudaThe Canadian Forces were reduced during the 1990s from a high of 90 000 personnel in the late 1980s to the present force levels Coinciding with personnel and equipment reductions was the politically controversial decision to close a number of bases and stations which were obsolete or created duplication A small number of these closed facilities have actually continued operating as before but because of cost and administrative efficiency or in the case of radio and radar facilities automation they have been absorbed into other nearby bases and therefore do not qualify for separate designations For example the CF Leadership and Recruit School at St Jean Quebec is now a lodger unit of CFB Montreal and the former CFS Masset is a detachment of CFS Leitrim Other facilities are now used as training grounds for reserve militia units See also edit nbsp Canada portalList of Royal Canadian Air Force stations List of Royal Canadian Navy stations List of military installations in Newfoundland and LabradorReferences edit Defence National 19 April 2013 MARLANT Units www canada ca Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canadian Forces base amp oldid 1175598529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
