Land Force Western Area
| Land Force Western Area | |
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| Active | 1 September 1991 – June 2014 |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army |
| Type | Headquarters |
| Part of | Canadian Army |
| Garrison/HQ | CFB Edmonton |
| Motto(s) | Pace Paratus ad Arma |
| March | "Invercargil" |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
BGen J.C.G. Juneau |
| Abbreviation | LFWA |
Land Force Western Area (LFWA) was a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for operations in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. LFWA was headquartered at CFB Edmonton. The command was formed in 1991. In 2013 it was announced that LFWA would be renamed 3rd Canadian Division. This change took place in the summer of 2014.
LFWA was created on 1 September 1991, taking command of what was previously Prairie Militia Area, Pacific Militia Area, and the Regular Force Army units and formations in western Canada from the northern lakehead region of Ontario to the Pacific Ocean. At that point in time, the Militia Areas ceased to exist, and the seven subordinate Militia Districts were reorganised into four: British Columbia District, Alberta District, Saskatchewan District, and Manitoba-Lakehead District.
Later that decade, the four reserve force districts were again reorganized into three Canadian Brigade Groups.
In 2014 LFWA was renamed 3rd Canadian Division. With this change of name, the formation was also granted the identifying patch and historical lineage to the division that fought in the two world wars.
Land Force Western Area had four Brigade Groups (one Regular Force and three Reserve Force), and an Area Support Group.
There were also five units are under direct command of LFWA that didn't operate under the four brigade groups and one area support group. They were:
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was a Regular Force brigade group based out of CFB Edmonton.
1 Area Support Group was headquartered out of CFB Edmonton. The Support Group was responsible for providing service and support to the units of Land Force Western Area.
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