Land Force Atlantic Area is responsible for Canadian Army operations in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. LFAA is headquartered at Canadian Forces Base Halifax on the Atlantic coast. The command was formed in 1992.
[edit] Regular Force
Structure of the Canadian Land Force Atlantic Area
In these tables the abbreviation RCA stands for the The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, and RCAC for Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.
[edit] 3 Area Support Group
| 3 Area Support Group Headquarters |
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Gagetown, New Brunswick |
| Canadian Forces Base/Area Support Unit Gagetown |
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Gagetown, New Brunswick |
[edit] Reserve Force
[edit] 36 Canadian Brigade Group
| 36 Canadian Brigade Group |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 36 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 36 Canadian Brigade Group (NS) Band |
Music |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| The Halifax Rifles (RCAC) |
Reconnaissance |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC) |
Reconnaissance |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA |
Artillery |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 84th Independent Field Battery, RCA |
Artillery |
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia |
| 36 Combat Engineer Regiment |
Combat Engineer |
Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| The Princess Louise Fusiliers |
Light Infantry |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| The West Nova Scotia Regiment |
Light Infantry |
Aldershot, Nova Scotia |
| 1st Battalion, The Nova Scotia Highlanders (North) |
Light Infantry |
Truro, Amherst and Springhill, Nova Scotia |
| The Cape Breton Highlanders |
Light Infantry |
Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| 36 Service Battalion |
Service and Support |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
[edit] 37 Canadian Brigade Group
| 37 Canadian Brigade Group |
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Moncton, New Brunswick |
| 37 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters |
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Moncton, New Brunswick |
| 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's) |
Reconnaissance |
Moncton, New Brunswick |
| 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, RCA |
Artillery |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
| 37 Combat Engineer Regiment |
Combat Engineer |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) |
Light Infantry |
Fredericton, New Brunswick |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (North Shore) |
Light Infantry |
Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment |
Light Infantry |
St. John's, Newfoundland |
| 2nd Battalion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment |
Light Infantry |
Corner Brook, Newfoundland |
| 37 Service Battalion |
Service and Support |
Saint John, New Brunswick II St. John's, Newfoundland] |
[edit] Communications
- 72 Communications Group - Halifax, Nova Scotia
[edit] Other Reserve Units
On September 5, 2008, the Defence Minister, Peter MacKay, announced that The Halifax Rifles will be reorganized as an active militia unit after 43 years as a nil-strength unit on the Supplementary Order of Battle as an Armoured Unit.
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