1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

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1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Badge of 1CMBG
Active
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Part of	Land Force Western Area
Garrison/HQ	Edmonton
Motto	Semper vigilans
March	"Sons of the Brave"
Website	http://www.army.gc.ca/iaol/143000440000047/index-Eng.html

Headquarters

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Force Western Area of the Canadian army. Originally headquartered at CFB Calgary, it is currently based in CFB Edmonton in Alberta with two major units at CFB Shilo in Manitoba, and consists of seven Regular Force units:

Four regular force units of other formations (1 Military Police Platoon/1 Military Police Unit and 1 Service Battalion of 1 Area Support Group, 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron of 1 Wing and 1 Field Ambulance of Canadian Forces Medical Group) are co-located with 1 CMBG at CFB Edmonton and work closely with the brigade group, but are not officially a part of it.

1 CMBG sent a contingent of approximately 200 personnel for Task Force Kandahar Headquarters for a nine-month rotation starting February 2009 and sent approximately 2500 personnel for the Task Force in September 2009 for a six-month tour.

References

See also

Canadian Armed Forces portal

• Military history of Canada
• History of the Canadian Army
• Canadian Forces
• List of armouries in Canada

External links

Official website

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