39 Canadian Brigade Group Information
The 39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG) is part of Land Force Western Area (LFWA) of the Canadian army. It is composed of Canadian Forces (CF) Primary Reserve units which are based in British Columbia. No. 39 CBG is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Jericho Garrison on West 4th Avenue.
The Governor General, Roméo LeBlanc, authorized the 39 CBG badge on 1 May 1998.
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Brigade units
In total, 39 CBG is headquarters for 10 Primary Reserve units of which: two are armoured units, four are infantry units, one is a combat engineering unit, two are field artillery units and one is a combat service support unit.
| 39 Canadian Brigade Group | Vancouver | |
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| 39 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters | Vancouver | |
| The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC) | Reconnaissance | Vancouver |
| The British Columbia Dragoons | Reconnaissance | Kelowna |
| The Rocky Mountain Rangers | Light Infantry | Kamloops |
| The Royal Westminster Regiment | Light Infantry | New Westminster |
| The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada | Light Infantry | Vancouver |
| The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) | Light Infantry | Victoria |
| 5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery | Artillery | Victoria |
| 15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery | Artillery | Vancouver |
| 39 Combat Engineer Regiment | Combat Engineers | Vancouver |
| 39 Service Battalion | Service & Support | Victoria & Richmond |
Canadian Forces Medical Service
The medical needs of 39 CBG, such as tending to wounded troops in the field, are provided by two field ambulance units, which are not part of the brigade group but are part of the Canadian Forces Medical Service.
No. 11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance is garrisoned at the Lieutenant General EC Ashton Armoury in Victoria, British Columbia, while 12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance is garrisoned at the Jericho Garrison in Vancouver, British Columbia
Canadian Forces military police
Although 39 Canadian Brigade Group has no integral military police unit, army military police support in British Coluimbia is provided by 12 Platoon of 15 Military Police Company of 1 Military Police Unit, headquartered in CFB Edmonton.
12 Platoon has its platoon headquarters at the Colonel Sherman Armoury in Richmond and also an element stationed at the Lieutenant General EC Ashton Armoury in Victoria. 12 Platoon is a Primary Reserve military police platoon, part of the Primary Reserve 15 Military Police Company within 1 Military Police Unit, which is a composite Regular and Reserve unit. Other Reserve platoons in 15 Military Police Company are: 13 Platoon in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and CFB Shilo and 14 Platoon in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta.
Intelligence
Intelligence services for 39 CBG are provided by the Vancouver detachment of 6 Intelligence Company. The unit headquarters is at CFB Edmonton and operates several detachments in several brigade groups. 6 Int Coy operated detachments in:
- Edmonton
- Vancouver
- Winnipeg
Exercise Cougar Salvo
Exercise Cougar Salvo is 39 Canadian Brigade Group's annual exercise which combines the brigade as a whole. Every year, the exercise is held in a different location, usually in British Columbia, in 2006, it was held in the streets of Kamloops, in 2007, at HMCS Quadra Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre near Comox.
Abbreviations
- RCA: Royal Canadian Artillery
- CFS: Canadian Forces Station
- CFB: Canadian Forces Base
- Coy: Company
- DCO: Duke of Connaught's Own
- CF: Canadian Forces
- Pl: Platoon
- MP: Military Police
- HQ: Headquarters
- RCAC: Royal Canadian Armoured Corps
See also
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