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A Canadian Forces base or CFB (French: base des Forces canadiennes, BFC) is a military installation of the Canadian Armed Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces base, it must station one or more major units (e.g., army regiments, navy ships, air force wings). Minor installations are named Canadian Forces station or CFS (French ...
5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, [3] is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over 1,100 km 2 (420 sq mi), [4] located in southwestern New Brunswick. It is the biggest facility in Eastern Canada, and Canada's second-largest facility. [5]
Category: Canadian Forces bases in Canada by province or territory. 1 language.
The base hosts a biennial airshow (although not held from 2005 to 2012, or 2015 to 2024) to celebrate Canadian Forces Day. The base is also home to the Comox Air Force Museum which features several aircraft and other historical exhibits. The base is a primary employer in the Comox Valley.
CFB Borden's residential area houses one regulation-sized golf course (Circled Pine Golf Course, par 72). Circled Pine Golf Course opened in 1952. The course is open to the public and serving Military. The base previously housed a 9-hole links style course, Anderson Park, which originally opened in 1917 but closed after the 2015 season.
Canadian Forces Base Suffield (also CFB Suffield) is the largest army training area in Canada. The CFB is in southeastern Alberta , 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north-northwest of Suffield , [ 2 ] 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat and 250 km (160 mi) southeast of Calgary .
Canadian Forces Base North Bay, also CFB North Bay, is an air force base located at the City of North Bay, Ontario about 350 km (220 mi) north of Toronto.The base is subordinate to 1 Canadian Air Division, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is the centre for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) operations in Canada, under the Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters, also in Winnipeg.
The history of CFB Edmonton begins at an airfield called Blatchford Field, [7] a few kilometres south from where CFB Edmonton would eventually be established. The airfield was established in 1927 as a private and commercial interest by bush pilots, with support from the Mayor of Edmonton, airfield namesake Kenny Blatchford, opening a few months after he ended his term as mayor with his ...