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Former Canadian Forces Base in New Brunswick

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Canadian Forces Base Moncton or CFB Moncton is a former Canadian Forces Base located in Moncton, New Brunswick.

The centrally located city of Moncton was selected in 1940 for the site of a logistics supply base for military facilities in the Maritimes that were undergoing unprecedented expansion as a result of World War II. Moncton Garrison was constructed in an industrial area on a railway spur line north of downtown, immediately east of the sprawling Canadian National Railways Moncton Shops facility.

The Moncton Garrison survived into the Cold War and was renamed Canadian Forces Base Moncton (CFB Moncton) in February 1968 following the unification of the Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force to create the Canadian Forces.

Under the Canadian Forces, CFB Moncton was initially attached to Materiel Command however this command was closed in June 1968 and the base was attached to Maritime Command.

Defence budget cuts in the 1990s following the end of the Cold War saw CFB Moncton identified for closure as a formation. It stood down on April 1, 1996, and at that time was replaced by Canadian Forces Base Gagetown - Detachment Moncton, also known as Moncton Garrison, a unit of CFB Gagetown.

CFB Gagetown - Detachment Moncton supports the following units stationed at the garrison:

Sub-unit of The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment
Headquarters and A Squadron 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
Headquarters 37 Canadian Brigade Group
303 Military Police Platoon (3 Military Police Regiment (Canada))
HMCS Brunswicker Moncton Satellite (Canadian Forces Naval Reserve)

Closure

In April 2012, the Department of National Defence announced that Moncton Garrison would be closed in the near future.

References

"Defence cuts 122 jobs in N.B." CBC. CBC News. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

Canadian Forces bases and stations

Current

Army	CFB Borden CFB Edmonton CFB Gagetown CFB Kingston CFB Montreal Garrison Petawawa CFB Shilo CFB Suffield CFB Valcartier 5 Cdn Div TC Aldershot 4 Cdn Div TC Meaford 3 Cdn Div DET Wainwright
Navy	CFB Esquimalt CFB Halifax CFS St. John's
Air Force	CFB Bagotville CFB Borden CFB Cold Lake CFB Comox CFB Gander CFB Goose Bay CFB Greenwood CFB Kingston CFB Moose Jaw CFB North Bay CFB Trenton CFD Mountain View CFB Winnipeg CFD Dundurn
NORAD	Big Bay Cape Kakiviak Cape Kiglapait Cartwright Resolution Island Saglek Tukialik
All services	CFS Alert CFS Leitrim CFNA HQ Whitehorse CFNA HQ Yellowknife
Headquarters	Major-General George R. Pearkes Building NDHQ Carling

Defunct

Bases	CFB Calgary CFB Baden-Soellingen CFB Chatham CFB Chilliwack ASU Chilliwack CFB Clinton CFB Cornwallis CFB Downsview Denison Armoury CFB Griesbach CFB Lahr CFB London CFB Moncton CFB Ottawa CFB Penhold CFB Picton CFB Portage la Prairie CFB Rivers CFB Rockcliffe CFB Shearwater CFB St. Hubert CFB St. Jean CFB Summerside CFB Toronto CFB Uplands CFB Winnipeg
Stations	CFS Aldergrove CFS Alsask CFS Armstrong CFS Baldy Hughes CFS Barrington CFS Beausejour CFS Beaverlodge CFS Bermuda CFS Carp CFS Chibougamau CFS Churchill CFS Cobourg CFS Coverdale CFS Dana CFS Debert RCAF Station Dunsfold CFS Falconbridge CFS Flin Flon CFS Foymount CFS Frobisher Bay CFS Gloucester CFS Gypsumville CFS Holberg CFS Kamloops RCAF Langar, UK CFS Ladner CFS Lac St. Denis RCAF Station Lincoln Park CFS Lowther CFS Masset CFS Mill Cove CFS Moisie CFS Mont Apica CFS Moosonee RCAF North Luffenham CFS Newport Corner CFS Ramore CFS Saglek CFS Senneterre CFS Shelburne CFS Sioux Lookout CFS Sydney RCAF Aerodrome Torbay CFS Val-d'Or CFS Whitehorse CFS Yorkton
Temporary bases	Canada Dry One Canada Dry Two Camp Julien Camp Mirage Camp Nathan Smith

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