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Sherman tank displayed outside of Waterloo Officers' Mess at CFB Borden
Sherman tank displayed outside of Waterloo Officers' Mess at CFB Borden

Canadian Forces Base Borden (also CFB Borden) is a Canadian Forces Base located in Ontario. A Canadian Forces Base or CFB ( French Base des forces canadiennes or BFC) refers to a military installation of the Canadian Forces Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec

The historic birthplace of the Royal Canadian Air Force, CFB Borden is the largest training facility in the Canadian Forces. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence The base is run by Canadian Forces Support Training Group (CFSTG) and reports to the Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) in Kingston. Kingston Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St

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History

At the height of the First World War, the Borden Military Camp opened at a location on a glacial moraine west of Barrie, Ontario in 1916 to train units for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Moraine refers to any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris (soil and rock which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions such as those The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the group of Canadian military units formed for service overseas in the First World War. Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military aerodrome, becoming the first flying station of the Royal Flying Corps of Canada. An aerodrome is an area on land or water (including any buildings installations and equipment used for the arrival and departure of aircraft During the inter-war period, the aerodrome was used as the training location for the nascent Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and was renamed RCAF Station Borden. Camp Borden's training grounds were expanded in 1938 to house the Canadian Tank School.

During the Second World War, both Camp Borden and RCAF Station Borden became the most important training facility in Canada, housing both army training and flight training, the latter under the British Commonwealth Air Training Program (BCATP). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, also known as the Empire Air Training Scheme, Empire Air Training Plan, Commonwealth Air Training Plan The BCATP's No. 1 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) was located here until 1946. Relief (emergency) landing fields were located at Alliston and Edenvale. RCAF Detachment Alliston was a relief (emergency landing field for No RCAF Detachment Edenvale was a relief (emergency landing field for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan 's No During the Second World War RCAF Station Borden also functioned as a training centre for Royal Norwegian Air Force pilots, and the aerodrome is remembered in Norway as "Little Norway". World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF ( Norwegian: Luftforsvaret) is the Air force of Norway.

During the Cold War, Borden's importance as an RCAF facility in Ontario declined in favour of CFB Trenton, CFB Uplands and CFB North Bay. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Canadian Forces Base Trenton (also CFB Trenton) is a Canadian Forces Base located northeast of Trenton, Ontario. Canadian Forces Base Uplands (also CFB Uplands) was a Canadian Forces Base located in Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Forces Base North Bay, also CFB North Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in North Bay Ontario. However, its use as an army facility stayed consistent until 1970 when a major reorganization of the combat arms' schools resulted in the transfer of the Infantry School and Armoured School to CFB Gagetown, NB. On the other hand, numerous "purple" (ie tri-service) schools were established or expanded from existing service training establishments, including the Canadian Forces School of Administration and Logistics, the School of Aerospace Ordnance Engineering and the Medical Services School.

The February 1, 1968 unification of the RCAF with the Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Army resulted in the creation of the Canadian Forces. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the history of Canada's naval forces after 1968 see Canadian Forces Maritime Command The Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN) was the Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence The military facilities consisting of Camp Borden and RCAF Station Borden were grouped under a new name, Canadian Forces Base Borden (CFB Borden). The aerodrome was closed and the base saw use as a regular and reserve training facility for Canadian Forces Land Force Command (the army), as well as hosting various land-based training courses for Canadian Forces Air Command (the air force). Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. Mission AIRCOM is responsible for all aircraft operations in the Canadian Forces enforcing the security of Canada's airspace and providing aircraft for supporting the missions of In a 1990s reorganization of the Canadian Forces following the end of the Cold War, CFB Borden's air force training facilities were grouped under the name 16 Wing Borden.

In 2006, the second season of Canada's Worst Driver was filmed on the base and on some of the nearby roads. Canada's Worst Driver is a Reality television series first aired on Discovery Channel Canada, based on the UK Channel 4 Television

Activities and facilities

Although originally an air force training base, CFB Borden is now a training base for several elements of the Canadian Forces:

In addition to these specific environmental element commands, CFB Borden houses a variety of other purple trades training facilities and headquarters within the Canadian Forces, including a fire fighting school, a chaplaincy school, the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group, medical, dental and language schools, and supports local cadet and reserve units. In the armed forces of Canada the purple trades are occupations and careers &ndash typically related to logistics or other support &ndash that are not strongly linked to one of the The Toronto Police Service's Emergency Task Force also trains there occasionally. Emergency Task Force (ETF is the tactical unit of the Toronto Police Service.

CFB Borden hosts the Blackdown Cadet Training Centre, a training establishment for Royal Canadian Army Cadets and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets in Ontario. The Blackdown Army Cadet Summer Training Centre is a training centre formerly known as the Army Cadet Summer Training Center Blackdown for Royal Canadian The Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RCAC is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada Royal Canadian Air Cadets (RCAirC is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 18

CFB Borden's residential area houses two golf courses, one 9-hole links style course (Anderson Park, Par 36 ) and one regulation sized golf course (Circled Pine Golf Course, Par 72 ). Circled Pine Golf Course and Anderson Park Course opened in 1952 and 1917 respectively. The courses are open to the public and serving military.

The Base Borden Military Museum (combining four separate museums) has numerous items, equipment and vehicles from all eras of Canadian military history, including a large number historic armoured vehicles and aircraft displayed outside in Worthington Park and around the headquarters area of the base. Base Borden Military Museum is a military museum located on the grounds of CFB Borden, in Borden Ontario Canada

Lodger formations and units

Lodger units

Lodger training establishments

Training establishments

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