page_title: Structure of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989
section_title: Mobile Command
hierarchical_section_title: Structure of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989 / National Defence Headquarters / Mobile Command
caption_attribution_description: English: Canadian Forces Leopard C2 Main Battle Tank monument on display on the grounds of the Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
context_page_description: The following article depicts the complete structure of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1989.
  Following the 1967 Canadian Forces Reorganization Act the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force were amalgamated in 1968 as the Canadian Armed Forces. Since then the Chief of Defence Staff is directly responsible for all services and commands of the Canadian Armed Forces and advises the Canadian Government in all military matters. Policy is developed in the Armed Forces Council, which is made up of the commanders of the functional commands.
  In 1989 the Canadian Armed Forces had 84,600 active personnel, 7,800 of which were female, and 21,300 reserve personnel, 4,200 of which were female. Around three quarters of all military occupation were open to women in 1989 and the government actively pursued a policy to open more occupations to women. The 1987 Defence White Paper "Challenge and Commitment" called for an expansion of the reserve forces to approximately 90,000 troops, however with the end of the Cold War this plan was shelved.
  The article is based on the Canadian government's 1987 White Paper "A Defence Policy for Canada", which was published at the end of 1987.
context_section_description: Mobile Command controlled all land force units based in Canada and trained and prepared ground troops for the deployment to Canadian Forces Europe. Mobile Command's major formations were two brigade groups and an ad hoc special service force. Recognisably an army formation but not under Mobile Command, 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was located in West Germany under the control of 1 Canadian Division (Forward) and Canadian Forces Europe. Mobile Command also commanded 106 major and 25 minor reserve units of the Canadian Militia. Active forces amounted to 22,500 troops with 15,500 reserve forces.
  In case of war men Air Command's Air Transport Group would have flown about 1,400 men from 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group to Germany to bring 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group up to wartime strength, while 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group would have been shipped over the Atlantic as reinforcements for 1 Canadian Division (Forward). Special Service Force would have contributed a battalion group centered around 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment to NATO's Allied Mobile Force (Land) (AMF(L)). The Airborne Regiment was destined for defence operations in Canada.
  Canadian Forces Mobile Command, at CFB St. Hubert
  CFB Shilo
  Royal Canadian Artillery Battle School
  CFB Gagetown
  Combat Training Centre
  Armour School, 37x Leopard C1
  Field Artillery School
  Infantry School
  Army Meteorological Centre
  22 Field Squadron (Canadian Military Engineers)
  CFB Suffield training base
  CFB Wainwright training base
  CFB Edmonton (Griesbach)
  Canadian Airborne Centre
  CFB Chatham (Air Command Base)
  Air Defence Artillery School
  Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College, at CFB Kingston
caption: A Leopard C1 main battle tank.
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