Land Force Western Area (LFWA) is one of four operational commands of the Canadian Army. LFWA is responsible for all Canadian Army administration and operations in western Canada from the Pacific Ocean to Thunder Bay, Ontario. LFWA is headquartered at CFB Edmonton in Edmonton, Alberta.
LFWA comprises three Reserve Force Brigade Groups, one Regular Force Mechanized Brigade Group, one Area Support Group, Western Area Training Centre and CFB Suffield. There are more than 6,000 regular force and 5,700 reserve force members, and 1,200 civilian employees under Land Force Western Area's command.
The current commanding Officer of Land Force Western Area is Brigadier-General J.C.G. Juneau.
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