The 39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG) is part of Land Force Western Area

Land Force Western Area

Land Force Western Area is one of four operational commands of the Canadian Army. LFWA is responsible for all Canadian Army administration and operations in western Canada from the Pacific Ocean to Thunder Bay, Ontario...

 (LFWA) of the Canadian Army. It is composed of Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

 (CF) Primary Reserve units which are based in British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. No. 39 CBG is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Jericho Garrison on West 4th Avenue. It is part of Land Forces Western Area.

The Governor General, Roméo LeBlanc

Roméo LeBlanc

Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc was a Canadian journalist, politician, and statesman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 25th since Canadian Confederation....

, authorized the 39 CBG badge on 1 May 1998.

Brigade units

In total, 39 CBG controls 10 Primary Reserve units of which: two are Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps is the armoured branch of service of the Canadian Army, including regular force and reserve regiments.-History:...

 (RCAC) armoured units, four are Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

The Infantry Branch is the organisation to which all Canadian infantry regiments belong. This was originally named "Canadian Infantry Corps"....

 infantry units, one is a Canadian Military Engineers

Canadian Military Engineers

The Canadian Military Engineers is the military engineer branch of the Canadian Forces.-Mission:The mission of the Canadian Military Engineers is to contribute to the survival, mobility, and combat effectiveness of the Canadian Forces...

 combat engineering unit, two are Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) field artillery units and one is a Service battalion, providing combat service support

Combat service support

Combat service support is a subset of military logistics. Combat service support is more limited in depth than logistics, as it primarily addresses those factors directly influencing combat operations.-United States Army:...

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39 Canadian Brigade Group		Vancouver
39 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters		Vancouver
The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own)	Reconnaissance	Vancouver
The British Columbia Dragoons The British Columbia Dragoons The British Columbia Dragoons is a Primary Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Forces. It is based in Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton, British Columbia...	Reconnaissance	Kelowna Kelowna Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA	Artillery	Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA 15th Field Regiment, RCA is a Primary Reserve Royal Canadian Artillery regiment based in Vancouver, British Columbia, at the Bessborough Armoury. 15th Field Regiment is part of the 39 Canadian Brigade Group of Land Force Western Area....	Artillery	Vancouver
39 Combat Engineer Regiment	Combat engineers	Vancouver
The Rocky Mountain Rangers The Rocky Mountain Rangers The Rocky Mountain Rangers is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The regimental headquarters are located at JR Vicars Armoury in Kamloops, British Columbia...	Light infantry	Kamloops Kamloops, British Columbia Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...
The Royal Westminster Regiment The Royal Westminster Regiment The Royal Westminster Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve. It is based in New Westminster, British Columbia at The Armouries, located at the corner of 6th and Queens....	Light infantry	New Westminster New Westminster, British Columbia New Westminster is an historically important city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and is a member municipality of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. It was founded as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia ....
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada is a light infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces Primary Reserve based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The regiment is subordinate to 39 Canadian Brigade Group, Land Forces Western Area...	Light infantry	Vancouver
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) The Canadian Scottish Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces based on Vancouver Island British Columbia.The regiment is located in Victoria, Nanaimo, and Courtenay, British Columbia...	Light infantry	Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
39 Service Battalion 39 Service Battalion 39 Service Battalion is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve combat service support unit of the Canadian Forces that can fight in a defensive role and provides logistical support to the units within Land Force Western Area's 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which consists of all Primary Reserve units in...	Service and support	Victoria Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...  & Richmond Richmond, British Columbia Richmond is a coastal city, incorporated in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Part of Metro Vancouver, its neighbouring communities are Vancouver and Burnaby to the north, New Westminster to the east, and Delta to the south, while the Strait of Georgia forms its western border...

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

Canadian Forces Medical Service

The Canadian Forces Medical Service provides medical support for the Canadian Forces both at home and abroad. It is also a personnel branch of the CF...

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• 11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance
• 12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance
  12 (Vancouver) Field Ambulance
  12 Field Ambulance is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve medical unit in Vancouver, British Columbia.-History:This unit has a long and distinguished history that lives up to the medical corps tradition of being faithful in adversity...
  
  

No. 11 (Victoria) Field Ambulance is garrisoned at the Lieutenant General EC Ashton Armoury in Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria, British Columbia

Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

, 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 (MP) 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 Canadian Forces Base 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 Canadian Forces Base 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

CFB Edmonton

CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is also known as Edmonton Garrison or "Steele Barracks".-History:...

 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

Kamloops, British Columbia

Kamloops is a city in south central British Columbia, at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River and near Kamloops Lake. It is the largest community in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the location of the regional district's offices. The surrounding region is more commonly...

, in 2007, at HMCS Quadra Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre near Comox

Comox, British Columbia

Comox is a town of 12,000 people located on a small peninsula in the Georgia Strait on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The warm dry summers, mild winters, fertile soil and abundant sea life attracted First Nations thousands of years ago, who called the area kw’umuxws...

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