page_title: The Royal Canadian Dragoons
section_title: Recognition
hierarchical_section_title: The Royal Canadian Dragoons / Recognition
caption_attribution_description: English: Full achievement of Canadian Coat of Arms on a flag
context_page_description: The Royal Canadian Dragoons is the senior armoured regiment of the Canadian Army. It is one of three armoured regiments in the Regular Force and forms part of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps.
  The colonel-in-chief of The RCD is Charles, Prince of Wales. The commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel E.A. Kerckhoff, and the regimental sergeant major is Chief Warrant Officer J. Leamon, CD. The colonel of the regiment is Brigadier-General Peter Atkinson.
  The regiment is composed of Regimental Headquarters, "A", "B", "C", "D" and Headquarters Squadrons. "A", "B" and "D" Squadrons, based at CFB Petawawa, are reconnaissance squadrons in the process of adopting the Textron-produced Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle to replace the Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle. "C" Squadron, based at CFB Gagetown, is equipped with 21 Leopard 2 tanks and the squadron consists of both Dragoons and members of 12ᵉ Régiment blindé du Canada. Headquarters Squadron, based in Petawawa, provides first-line combat service support to the regiment.
context_section_description: On 10 November 1983 Canada Post issued 'The Royal Winnipeg Rifles, The Royal Canadian Dragoons 
  as part of the Canadian Forces, Regiments, 1883-1983 series. The stamps were designed by Ralph Tibbles, based on a painting by William Southern. The 32¢ stamps are perforated 13.5 x 13 and were printed by Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited.
caption: A poster for the Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967 depicting members of the Royal Canadian Dragoons Band with fanfare trumpets.
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