6 Canadian Combat Support Brigade (
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: ''6
e Brigade d’appui au combat du Canada'') (6 CCSB) is a Canadian Forces combat support brigade that is part of
5th Canadian Division
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of the
Canadian Army
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. It is spread out over different bases in Canada but the head quarter is based at
CFB Kingston
Canadian Forces Base Kingston (also CFB Kingston) is a Canadian Forces Base operated by the Canadian Army located in Kingston, Ontario.
History
The Barriefield Military Camp, commonly called Camp Barriefield, was established as a military ba ...
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Units
Structure of the 6 CCSB
History
6 CCSB was created on April 2018. The formation's goal is to generates professional and specialized forces that can provide, sustained, scalable and coordinated combat support enablers and effects to any operations. 6th CCSB is a mixed team of Regular Force and Primary Reserve soldiers, supported by civilians, who operate alongside Whole-of-Government colleagues, non-governmental agencies, and coalition partners to support
Canadian Armed Forces
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missions.
Unlike the other Regular Force brigade (
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1 CMBG; French: '')'' is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of the 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. Originally headquartered at CFB Calgary, it is currently based in CFB Edmonton i ...
,
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2CMBG; french: 2e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada, 2GBMC) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 4th Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is currently based in CFB Petawawa. One of its thre ...
and
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (french: 5e Groupe-brigade mécanisé du Canada) (5 CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of 2nd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. It is based at CFB Valcartier, near Quebec City, Quebec. Th ...
) 6 CCSB is not a mechanized brigade nor will it fight on its own or be involve as a main combat entity.
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See also
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Military history of Canada
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History of the Canadian Army
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Canadian Forces
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force.
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Brigades of the Canadian Army