32 Canadian Brigade Group

32 Canadian Brigade Group
32 Canadian Brigade Group
	File:32cbg.jpg 32 Canadian Brigade Group - The Army Reserve in Toronto and Central Ontario
Active	1 April 1997 – Present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army Primary Reserve
Type	Headquarters
Part of	Land Force Central Area
Garrison/HQ	LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury; ASU Toronto
Motto(s)	"Steadfast"
Official Website	http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/32brigade/

32 Canadian Brigade Group (32CBG) is part of Land Force Central Area, under Land Force Command of the Canadian Forces. It is centered around the Greater Toronto Area, as well as Grey and Simcoe Counties. It is headquartered at LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury in Toronto, Ontario.

The Brigade

Command

Colonel Julian Chapman, CD, is the Commander of 32 CBG while Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Hurst, CD, is the Brigade Sergeant Major. Their headquarters has a staff of about 40 personnel, both military (Regular and Reserve) and civilian.

History

32 Canadian Brigade Group (CBG) was created on April 1, 1997, with its Headquarters located in Toronto, replacing the Toronto District Headquarters. Resulting from a major restructuring of the Army, it was established as one of ten Reserve brigade groups organized across Canada.

Although 32 CBG has a short history, this cannot be said of its units. Regiments like The Governor General's Horse Guards, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, The Queen's York Rangers, The Royal Regiment of Canada, The Lorne Scots and The Grey and Simcoe Foresters were all founded before Confederation. Most units have served in almost all of the military campaigns involving Canadians: Fenian Raids, Red River Expedition, Northwest Rebellion, South African War, both World Wars and the Korean War. Since the 1980s, they have been contributing to UN and NATO missions around the world.

Role

The role of 32 CBG is to produce well-trained Reserve soldiers to enhance Canada’s combat capability. Like all Reserve brigades and units, it trains part-time soldiers to serve as the basis of national mobilization, to respond to emergencies in Canada and to augment the Regular Force overseas, and to be the army’s link to the community.

32 CBG comprises part-time soldiers plus a small cadre from the Regular Force who help plan and execute the training. Soldiers of the Army Reserve ― traditionally, the Militia ― train an average of one night a week and one weekend a month. Many Reservists train full-time during the summer, because many of the younger soldiers are students.

Operations

Many soldiers of 32 Canadian Brigade Group have served on operations around the world. Nearly 70 members of the brigade deployed to Afghanistan in August, 2006 and more than 120 others have recently returned from service in Kandahar during the winter of 2008-2009. The brigade has also played a big role in disaster relief at home, helping Canadians during the Manitoba floods and the January 1998 ice storm . It remains prepared to back up the emergency services of the Greater Toronto Area and Central Ontario whenever needed.

Brigade Composition

Overview

32 CBG is an infantry-heavy brigade with 2100 soldiers in 10 units based in Toronto, Aurora, Barrie, Brampton, Georgetown, Oakville and Owen Sound. It has two reconnaissance regiments, a field artillery regiment, a field engineer regiment and six infantry battalions. The brigade recently added two new, temporary armouries. The Queen’s Own Rifles now have an infantry company in Scarborough, while the Toronto Scottish have established a company in Mississauga.

Regiments

32 Canadian Brigade Group		Toronto
The Governor General's Horse Guards	Reconnaissance	Toronto, Ontario
The Queen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment) (RCAC)	Reconnaissance	Toronto and Aurora, Ontario
7th Toronto Regiment, RCA	Artillery	Toronto
32 Combat Engineer Regiment	Engineer	Toronto
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada	Light Infantry	Toronto (Downtown & Scarborough)
The Royal Regiment of Canada	Light Infantry	Toronto
The Grey and Simcoe Foresters	Light Infantry	Owen Sound and Barrie, Ontario
The Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton Regiment)	Light Infantry	Brampton, Oakville and Georgetown, Ontario
48th Highlanders of Canada	Light Infantry	Toronto
The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother's Own)	Light Infantry
32 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters		Toronto, Ontario
32 Territorial Battalion Group	Combined Arms	Augmented by all units of 32 CBG

Armouries

References

Official Brigade Website: http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/32brigade/

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History	History of the Canadian Army Canadian Corps First Canadian Army Military History of Canada Fort Frontenac Library Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Peacekeeping
Structure	Structure of the Canadian Army 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division 5th Canadian Division List of Units
Mechanized brigade groups	1 CMBG 2 CMBG 5 CMBG (former) 4 CMBG
Brigade groups	31 CBG 32 CBG 33 CBG 34 CBG 35 CBG 36 CBG 37 CBG 38 CBG 39 CBG 41 CBG
Support brigades	6 CCSB
Small arms	C9 light machine gun C7 rifle/C8 carbine C6 general purpose machine gun Browning .50 calibre heavy machine gun Browning-HP 9 mm pistol P225, 226 C22 pistol C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) C3A1 sniper rifle C14 Timberwolf C19 rifle C20 DMR C21 sniper rifle C13 fragmentation grenade M203 grenade launcher M72 SRAAW(L)
Crewed weapons	Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) Spike ATGM TOW LRAAW(H) 81 mm mortar RBS 70 NG MANPADS Skyguard C3 close support howitzer LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer C16 CASW
Armoured fighting vehicles	LAV III LAV VI Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle Leopard 2 Bison APC M113A3 and MTVL RG-31 Textron TAPV
Schools	Canadian Army Command and Staff College Peace Support Training Centre Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre Combat Training Centre
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