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The Wainwright Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC), located on CFB Wainwright, provides resources and support for military families. [5] Since 1942, 140 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Cayuga has operated on CFB Wainwright. In 2015, 3003 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Battle River (PPCLI) was relocated to CFB Wainwright from Edgerton, Alberta.
The Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre (CMTC) is the Canadian Army's functional centre of excellence (FCoE) for collective training (CT) and is the army CT training authority on behalf of its higher headquarters, the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre (CADTC).
A RCAF Lockheed CC-130E Hercules, 130318, formerly 10318, c/n 4124, of 435 Squadron, participating in annual Brim Frost exercises, strikes the runway approach lights and a river bank short of the runway and crashes onto the runway at 6:47pm local time at Wainwright AAF, Alaska in ice fog at −51 °F (−46 °C). Nine of the eighteen occupants ...
Meanwhile, in Canada, a new battalion was created on November 30, 1950. This 3rd Battalion trained at CFB Wainwright, CFB Borden, and Camp Ipperwash, before sending troops with the 1st and 2nd Battalions during their tour in Korea. [a 8]
The original townsite opened with post office in 1907 along with Denwood Hotel and store. The post office and hotel (becoming Wainwright Hotel) relocated to Wainwright in 1908 [6] with the old townsite later becoming CFB Wainwright. [7] The town is a divisional point on the Canadian National Railway main line.
Wainwright/Wainwright (Field 21) Airport (ICAO: CYWN), formerly CFP7, is located 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) west of Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. The airfield which is owned by the Department of National Defence forms part of CFB Wainwright. [2]
Structure of Mobile Command in 1989 (click to enlarge) Two Cougars maneuver in a field during exercise Rendezvous '83 at CFB Wainwright in 1983. A Leopard C1 main battle tank. Canadian Forces Mobile Command , at CFB St. Hubert
The Canadian Forces Housing Agency is a special operating agency that manages military housing on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence for members of the Canadian Armed Forces and their families located on wings and bases.