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2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

Active	24 April 1995 – Present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army Regular Force
Type	Headquarters
Part of	Land Force Central Area
Garrison/HQ	CFB Petawawa
Motto	"Audacia Et Fortitudo"
Abbreviation	2 CMBG

2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2 CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Central Area of the Canadian army. It is currently based in CFB Petawawa. One of its three infantry battalions is under the administration of Land Force Atlantic Area and is stationed at CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick.

Brigade units

2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group		CFB Petawawa
2 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron		CFB Petawawa
The Royal Canadian Dragoons	Armoured	CFB Petawawa
1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment	Mechanized infantry	CFB Petawawa
2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment	Mechanized infantry	CFB Gagetown
3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment	Light infantry	CFB Petawawa
2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery		CFB Petawawa
2 Combat Engineer Regiment		CFB Petawawa

Land Force Command

History
History of the Canadian Army Canadian Corps First Canadian Army Military History of Canada
Structure
Structure of the Canadian Army Land Force Atlantic Area Land Force Quebec Area Land Force Central Area Land Force Western Area List of Units

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Two regular force units of other formations (427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 2 Field Ambulance of Canadian Forces Medical Group) are collocated with 2 CMBG at CFB Petawawa and work closely with the brigade group, but are not officially a part of it.

Land Force Command

Land Force Areas	LFAA · LFQA · LFCA · LFWA

Canadian Mechanized Brigade Groups	1 CMBG · 2 CMBG · 5 CMBG

Canadian Brigade Groups	31 CBG · 32 CBG · 33 CBG · 34 CBG · 35 CBG · 36 CBG · 37 CBG · 38 CBG · 39 CBG · 41 CBG

Small arms	C9 machine-gun · C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle · C6 machine-gun · Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun · Browning-HP 9 mm pistol · P225, 226 · Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) · C3A1 sniper rifle · C13 fragmentation grenade · M203 grenade launcher · M72 SRAAW(L)

Crewed weapons	Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) · ERYX SRAAW(H) · TOW LRAAW(H) · 81 mm mortar · 60 mm mortar · Javelin short-range air defence missile · Skyguard · C1 close support howitzer · C3 close support howitzer · LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer · M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer

Armoured fighting vehicles	LAV III · Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle · ADATS · Leopard C2 · Leopard 2 · Bison APC · M113A3 and MTVL · RG-31

Schools	Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre · Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College

History of the Canadian Army