Canadian Forces Land Force Command Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LF) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Armed Forces. LF maintains bases across Canada and is responsible for the largest component of the Canadian Forces Reserves - the "militia".LF is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces until February 1, 1968, although this term has never really disappeared from the LF description. At the time of unification all army units were placed under Force Mobile Command (FMC) with the name being changed to Land Force Command in a 1990s reorganization of the Canadian Forces.
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Regiments of the Regular Force
Canadian army regiments are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British Army. Battle honours displayed by these regiments often date back to colonial times. Many regiments originated as Canadian detachments of British parent regiments and as Canadian colonial militia, resulting in a variety of colourful and historically familiar names.
Close-support artillery
Armoured
Other artillery
Combat engineers
Infantry
Brigades
Army forces are administered through four geographically based command areas under Land Force Command, each comprised of regular and reserve force brigades. Links from each command area below will provide details of brigade composition.
Regular Force formations are in bold face. Reserve Force units are in light face.
Land Force Atlantic Area
Land Force Quebec Area
Land Force Central Area
Land Force Western Area
Medical Branch
In 2004 the Medical Branch of the Canadian Forces underwent a reorganization. The army reserve units, which had formerly been titled medical companies, were renamed field ambulances to match the titles of the regular units. In addition, all regular and reserve army units were removed from the brigades and placed in a new formation:
Canadian Forces Medical Group
Equipment
Vehicles
Weapons
Abbreviations
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