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The Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School (CFLRS) is located at the Saint-Jean Garrison in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. [1] It conducts basic training and professional development programs for officers and non-commissioned members, training more than 5000 people a year on-site.
No direct public housing racial statistics are available for the City of New Orleans however, racial data from HUD's Resident Characteristics Report, [15] as of December 31, 2013, indicate that of the 2,078 public housing units in Orleans Parish, 1,974 (95%) of the occupants are black, or about 1% of the Parish's overall black population of ...
It contains a military airport known as Alvin Callender Field (IATA: NBG, ICAO: KNBG, FAA LID: NBG) which is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of New Orleans. [3] The base's predecessor, NAS New Orleans, occupied the current location of the University of New Orleans's principal campus until 1957.
The Royal Military College Saint-Jean (French: Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean), commonly referred to as RMC Saint-Jean and CMR, is a Canadian military college and university. It is located on the historical site of Fort Saint-Jean , in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Quebec, 40 km south of Montreal .
With the advent of World War II, the lease was canceled and the installation reverted to complete use by the military as the New Orleans Port of Embarkation under the United States Army Transportation Corps. In 1955, the tract of land was known as the New Orleans Army Terminal. In 1965 the name was changed to the New Orleans Army Base.
'Les défis du fort Saint-Jean : l'invasion ratée des Américains en 1775' by Jacques Castonguay (Saint-Jean, Québec : Editions du Richelieu, c1975). ISBN 0885200039 'Le fort Saint-Jean: trois siècles d'histoire' by Jacques Castonguay (Montréal: Les Editions du Lévrier, 1965) Dewey: 971.4/38
In 2007, it was announced that the Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMCSJ) would re-open and instead of disbanding Richelieu Squadron it would become one of 3 squadrons alongside Tracy and Iberville squadrons. RMCSJ would be inaugurated by Governor General Michaëlle Jean in 2008, changing the role of Richelieu Squadron. [5]
The camp was opened in 1942 as the New Orleans Army Air Base. The site was across the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal from the New Orleans Municipal Airport . In 1947 a formal ceremony was held at the New Orleans Port of Embarkation Personnel Center to rename the base after World War II Medal of Honor recipient Leroy Johnson . [ 1 ]