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	Canadian Forces Air Command - Definition, explanation
		Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is responsible for air force operations of the Canadian Armed Forces.
		AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) which was the name of Canada's air force until February 1, 1968.
		In the early 1990s, AIRCOM transport and utility helicopters in support of army (Canadian Forces Land Force Command) operations were cutback and consolidated with the purchase of the CH-146 Griffon, replacing the CH-135 Twin Huey, CH-136 Kiowa, and CH-147 Chinook.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/c/ca/canadian_forces_air_command.php (527 words)

	Canadian Forces Air Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force element of the Canadian Forces.
		AIRCOM is the descendant of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), which was Canada's air force from its foundation in 1924 until February 1, 1968.
		Air Transport Command was responsible for strategic airlift and refueling aircraft, namely the CC-137 Husky, with the primary role being to transport ground troops from Mobile Command to and from distant conflict zones in Europe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Forces_Air_Command (2147 words)

	Canadian Forces Maritime Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the naval service of the Canadian Forces, and as such, it is also the senior service of the Canadian Forces, following the tradition that comes from the Royal Navy.
		The move also saw the fleet air arm of the Royal Canadian Navy transfer to the Maritime Air Group, and was eventually placed under the Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) in 1975.
		Although aviation assets are the responsibility of Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) since unification, the political fiasco surrounding the maritime-helicopter replacement has had a major impact on the ability of the Canadian patrol frigates to deliver their expected capabilities.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Forces_Maritime_Command (1971 words)

	Canadian Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		By the Canadian Constitution, the Command-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces is vested in Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of Canada.
		Canadian Forces personnel train to defend Canadian sovereignty, and serve operationally in Canada, in support of NATO tasks, and around the world in international and United Nations peace missions.
		The CF reserve force comprises the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces (5088 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Canadian Forces Base (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Canadian Forces were reduced during the 1990s from a high of 85,000 personnel in the late 1980s to the present force levels.
		Canadian Forces Station Carp (also CFS Carp) is a former Canadian military facility located in the rural farming community of Carp, Ontario, approximately 30 km west of Ottawa.
		Canadian Forces Base Comox, commonly referred to as CFB Comox or 19 Wing Comox, is a Canadian Forces Base located in Comox, British Columbia on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Canadian-Forces-Base (2855 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Royal Canadian Air Force (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In spring 1918, the Canadian government proposed forming a wing of eight squadrons for service with the Canadian Corps in France, but Britain felt the disruption to their war effort by relocating Canadian pilots and mechanics from their own air service was not worth the effort.
		On February 1, 1968, the Royal Canadian Air Force was merged with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army to form the Canadian Armed Forces.
		The ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force was based on the ensign of the Royal Air Force, a light blue ensign with the Canadian Roundel.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Royal-Canadian-Air-Force (6134 words)

	Canadian Forces Land Force Command at AllExperts
		LFC is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces from 1940 until February 1, 1968.
		Canadian infantry and armoured regimental traditions are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British Army.
		The Canadian Airborne Regiment was disbanded in 1995.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ca/canadian_forces_land_force_command.htm (750 words)

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		LFC is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces from 1940 until February 1, 1968.
		The early organization of Mobile Command included tactical ground attack fixed and rotary wing aircraft, in addition to ground forces, and was akin to the integrated warfare approach of the United States Marine Corps.
		Canadian infantry and armoured regimental traditions are strongly rooted in the traditions and history of the British Army.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Canadian_Forces_Land_Force_Command (683 words)

	Canadian Forces - MSN Encarta
		Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC), headquartered in Esquimalt, British Columbia, is responsible for operations that originate on the west coast.
		The air force transports CF personnel and materials to military operations and peacekeeping missions worldwide and carries relief workers and emergency supplies to sites of natural disasters.
		The air force operates under the combined leadership of the National Air Defence Headquarters in Ottawa and the Canadian NORAD Headquarters in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_461511150_3/Canadian_Forces.html (933 words)

	The Ultimate Canadian Forces Maritime Command - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Canadian Forces Maritime Command (MARCOM) is responsible for naval operations of the navy of the Canadian Armed Forces.
		The Maritime Commander is a vice-admiral, with rear-admirals as coastal commanders, and a commodore commanding the Naval Reserve.
		Although aviation assets are the responsibility of Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) since unification, the political fiasco surrounding the maritime helicopter replacement has had a major impact on the ability of the Canadian patrol frigates to deliver their expected capabilities.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/CF_Maritime_Command (1345 words)

	Canadian Forces information - Search.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Canada's air force is deployed at 13 bases across Canada under the overall direction of 1 Canadian Air Division and constitutes the Canadian NORAD Region.
		The CF reserve force comprises the Primary and Supplementary Reserves, the Canadian Rangers and the Cadet Instructor Cadre and is represented, though not commanded, at the national level by the Chief of Reserves and Cadets (a Major General or Rear Admiral).
		As of April 2006, Canadian Forces are in operations throughout the world, as part of Canada's obligations to NATO and the United Nations, as well as in support of its international allies.
	c10-ss-1-lb.cnet.com /reference/Canadian_Forces (4593 words)

	List of Royal Canadian Air Force stations - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This is a list of stations operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), or stations where RCAF units existed, from 1924 until unification into the Canadian Armed Forces on February 1, 1968.
		All RCAF facilities followed the naming tradition of the Royal Air Force, whereby the prefix RCAF (vs. RAF) was affixed.
		In the 1990s, most air force installations were reorganized into "wings" and most facilities are now referred to without the prefix CFB, e.g., "CFB Shearwater" is now also referred to as "12 Wing Shearwater".
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/List_of_Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_stations (240 words)

	Canadian Forces - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Canadian Forces (CF) refers to the combined branches of the military forces serving under Canada's Department of National Defence.
		Canadian Forces also have a long history of leadership in multi-national peacekeeping and humanitarian relief efforts worldwide.
		Canadian naval forces are deployed through bases in Esquimault BC on the west coast and in Halifax NS on the east coast.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Canadian_Forces (728 words)

	INTERNATIONAL AIR FORCE DIRECTORY 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The air force main bases are at Douala, on the cost, the nation's capital Yaounde, Batroui near the eastern border and Garoua in the north.
		Air power was provided by the French military presence which included a Foreign Legion battalion, supported by three Transall C160 transports and five Jaguar attack aircraft based at the capital Bangui and Bonuar.
		Operationally the air force is formed of five brigades which split the country into geographical regions, and three supporting commands.
	mylima.com /airforce/c.htm (1484 words)

	Royal Canadian Air Force at AllExperts
		In spring 1918, the Canadian government proposed forming a wing of eight squadrons for service with the Canadian Corps in France, but Britain felt the disruption to their war effort by relocating Canadian pilots and mechanics from their own air service was not worth the effort.
		On February 5, 1920, the Canadian Air Force was disbanded.
		On February 1, 1968, the Royal Canadian Air Force was merged with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army to form the Canadian Armed Forces.
	en.allexperts.com /e/r/ro/royal_canadian_air_force.htm (2154 words)

	ScannerDesk & SpaceLodge (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Canadian Armed Forces - CF The Canadian Forces are the combined armed forces of Canada.
		Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) is the air force branch of the Canadian Armed Forces.
		The T-Bird is the longest serving aircraft in the Canadian Forces.
	www.scannerdesk.com /index-cf.html (1501 words)

	Royal Canadian Air Force History - Armed Forces - CKA
		The reorganization of the Canadian Air Force was completed, and the prefix "Royal" officially adopted, on 1 April 1924.
		That date, on which Canada's fifth air force organization came into being as a permanent component of her defence forces, marked the birthday of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
		From a regular force of 11,569 officers and airmen and a Auxiliary of 655 on December 31, 1947, the RCAF was to show a steady growth a relations between the western democracies and the Communist bloc deteriorate.
	www.canadaka.net /modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=48 (1394 words)

	ipedia.com: NORAD Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The organization is headed by a commander in chief (CINC) appointed by both the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada.
		The CINC is based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado with the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Air Station the central collection and coordination facility for the sensor systems around the world.
		By the early 1970s, the acceptance of MAD led to a cut in the air defense budget and the repositioning of NORAD's mission to ensuring the integrity of air space during peacetime.
	www.ipedia.com /norad.html (851 words)

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		The commander of NORAD is an American officer who is responsible to the Canadian and U.S. governments through the Canadian Chief of the Defence Staff and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States.
		Data from Canadian radars and sensors are compiled and analyzed at the Canadian Air Defence Sector’s underground complex located at 22 Wing North Bay, Ontario, then forwarded to the Air Operations Centre at CANR Headquarters in Winnipeg, and to NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Operations Centre in Colorado, as necessary.
		Canadians in the U.S. There are currently 300 Canadian personnel based at various NORAD locations in the U.S. However, the actual number of Canadians assigned to designated NORAD positions constantly changes to reflect the current needs of Canadian defence policies.
	www.norad.mil /about_us/Canadian_Forces.doc (1514 words)

	Resources - Education and Training
		The Canadian Forces Nuclear, Biological and Chemical School (CFNBCS) Borden, Ontario, is the national Centre of Excellence and the primary source for joint advanced individual training in the areas of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence, Nuclear Emergency Response, Radiation Safety and Chemical, Biological, Radiological/Nuclear Counter Terrorism response.
		The Canadian Forces School of Meteorology (CFS), Winnipeg, Man., is the central meteorological training facility for CF Met Tech and provides basic and advanced courses in meteorology and oceanography.
		It remains the Canadian Forces' centre of excellence for parachuting and the Army's centre of excellence for aerial delivery, helicopter and mountain operations and rappelling.
	www.forces.ca /v3/engraph/resources/educationtraining_en.aspx (2131 words)

	WADS Celebrates 50th Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) is the largest of the three sectors responsible to the Continental U.S. Region of NORAD for peacetime air sovereignty and strategic air defense of the United States.
		Air Division was designated as one of eight NORAD Regions with an area of responsibility that encompassed most of the western United States and parts of western Canada.
		Further enhancements to air defense capability included the addition of Aerostat radar systems, which are presently used along the southern border of CONUS and assist with the detection and apprehension of aircraft smuggling illegal contraband into the United States.
	www.washingtonairguard.com /fo-wads50.html (712 words)

	Reorganization of the Canadian Armed Forces (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Even before completion of the integration of the Canadian Forces Headquarters, which began on 1 August 1964, the planning for the second major phase in the integration process, the creation of an integrated command structure for the field forces, was begun.
		The command headquarters is in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and there is a deputy commander with a small staff in Esquimalt, British Columbia, to facilitate local direction and control on the west coast.
		Whether the Canadian plan serves as an example for any other nation in the integration or unification of its forces must depend on the size of its forces and their roles, on the economic and political necessity, and on the many factors which affect a nation’s capability to accept such radical reorganization.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1967/jul-aug/sharp.html (4123 words)

	Royal Canadian Air Force - Armed Forces - CKA
		The infant Canadian Air Force had planned to form six additional squadrons in Europe, but the Armistice also disrupted these plans and in late November, the existing two squadrons were merely upgraded with new aircraft.
		Initially air force and naval aviation units were scattered among five commands of the new force, but in 1975, Canadian Forces Air Command (AIRCOM) was created, and most aviation units were placed under it.
		The ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force was based on the ensign of the Royal Air Force, a light blue ensign with the Canadian Roundel.
	www.canadaka.net /modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=114 (1842 words)

	The Central Band of the Canadian Forces\|ACPD
		The second recording, entitled Air Force…On the March, was released in 1996 and served to highlight the ACPD playing many favourite pipes and drums band tunes.
		The Royal Canadian Air Force is the only air force in the world with its own tartan, based on sky blue with shades of dark blue, white and maroon.
		Approved for use in August 1942 by the Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland, the Air Command Pipes and Drums proudly wear the RCAF Tartan for all performances.
	www.airforce.forces.gc.ca /central_band/ACPD_e.asp (330 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on air force (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While stationed at Guam's Anderson Air Force Base in 1975 Brian Arnold and his crew flew a B-52 on a mission to bomb a pier on a Cambodian-controlled island in response to the capture of the SS Mayaguez.
		Some air forces such as the British Royal Air Force have a unique rank structure; other air forces such as the United States Air Force (USAF) have a rank structure on the Enlisted side that is unique, but Officer corps uses army-style rank.
		For every pilot, there is a flight crew who supports the air craft, a maintenance group, communications crew, satellite operators, administrative personnel, medical personnel...in truth, although the majority of the senior leadership of most air forces are pilots, the majority of the personnel are not.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/air_force (959 words)

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