39 Canadian Brigade Group

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39 Canadian Brigade Group
Active	1 April 1997 – Present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army Primary Reserve
Type	Headquarters
Part of	Land Force Western Area
Garrison/HQ	Jericho Garrison Vancouver, British Columbia
Motto	"Splendor Sine Occasu"
March	39 Canadian Brigade Group March
Abbreviation	39 CBG

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 Garrion on West 4th Avenue.

The Governor General, Roméo LeBlanc, authorized the 39 CBG badge on 1 May 1998.

Contents 1 Brigade Units 2 The Unit Badges 3 Canadian Forces Medical Service 4 Canadian Forces Military Police 5 Intelligence 6 Exercise Cougar Salvo 7 Abbreviations 8 See Also 9 External links

[edit] Brigade Units

In total, 39 CBG is headquarters for 11 Primary Reserve units of which: two are armoured units, four are infantry units, one is a combat engineering units, two are field artillery units and two are combat service support units.

• Armoured
  • The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own) (RCAC) (Vancouver)
  • The British Columbia Dragoons (Kelowna)
• Artillery
  • 5th (British Columbia) Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (Victoria)
  • 15th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery
    • 31st Battery (Vancouver)
    • 68th Battery (CFS Aldergrove)
    • 15th Field Regiment, RCA Band (Vancouver)
• Combat engineers
  • 39 Combat Engineer Regiment
    • 6 Engineer Squadron (North Vancouver)
    • 44 Engineer Squadron (Trail)
    • 54 Engineer Squadron (Chilliwack)
• Infantry
  • The Rocky Mountain Rangers (Kamloops)
  • The Royal Westminster Regiment
    • A Company (New Westminster)
    • B Company (CFS Aldergrove)
  • The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada (Vancouver)
  • The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) (Victoria)
• Combat service support units
  • 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion (Victoria)
  • 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion (Richmond)

[edit] The Unit Badges

The British Columbia Dragoons -->	(5th Fd & 15th Fd) Royal Canadian Artillery	(39 CER) Canadian Military Engineers	The Rocky Mountain Rangers
Royal Westminster Regiment	The Seafoth Highlanders of Canada	The Canadian Scotish Regiment -->	11 (Victoria) Service Battalion)
12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion

[edit] 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.

• 11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance
• 12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance

No. 11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance is garrisoned at the LGen EC Ashton Armoury in Victoria, British Columbia, while 12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance is garrisoned at the Jericho Garrison in Vancouver, British Columbia

[edit] Canadian Forces Military Police

Canadian Forces law enforcement is provided by two subunits of 15 Military Police Company based at CFB Edmonton. These two units are part of the Primary Reserve:

• 11 Military Police Platoon (Victoria, British Columbia)
• 12 Military Police Platoon (Richmond, British Columbia)

11 MP Pl is stationed at the LGen EC Ashton Armoury in Victoria, British Columbia, and 12 MP Pl is stationed at the Col Sherman Armoury in Richmond, British Columbia. The two platoons work closely with the service battalion with the same number (eg. 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion, and 11 MP Pl) for training purposes. The two platoons report to the commanding officer of Land Force Western Area (LFWA) and 15 MP Coy.

[edit] Intelligence

Intelligence services for 39 CBG are provided by the Vancouver detachment of 6 Intelligence Company. The unit HQ is at CFB Edmonton and operates serveral detachments in several brigade groups. 6 Intel Coy operated detachments in:

• Edmonton
• Vancouver
• Winnipeg

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] See Also

• Canadian Forces
• Land Force Command
• Land Force Western Area

[edit] External links

• 39 Canadian Brigade Group

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