6 Intelligence Company

6 Intelligence Company
Active 1993 – present
Country CanadaCanada
Branch Intelligence
Type Army
Role Combat Intelligence
Part of 3rd Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ Jefferson Armouries, Edmonton
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Commanders
Current
commander		 Major D. McAllister
Company Sergeant Major Warrant Officer D.G Hyde

6 Intelligence Company (abbreviated 6 Int Coy) is a line unit that falls directly under 3rd Canadian Division Command which is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. The Company is divided into three platoons which are located in Vancouver, Winnipeg, & Edmonton. The members of the unit are recruited from other military trades as well as from various civilian organizations.[1] The Intelligence Operators & Intelligence Officers of the unit train regularly to augment their Regular Force counterparts in order to support domestic & foreign missions at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels.

Lineage

The unit history dates to August 30, 1950 when No. 4 Intelligence Training Company was formed in Vancouver (though the formation of the unit was announced by Army headquarters February 27, 1950[2]). On July 15, 1956 the Minister of National Defence approved the relocation of a detachment to Edmonton. Two years later Western Command proposed that the detachment in Edmonton should form a new company; however the Chief of General Staff rejected the proposal at the time. On February 7, 1962 the detachment was formally designated No. 6 Intelligence Training Company, and Captain John Singer was appointed the first Commanding Officer.[3]

See also

References

Sources

  1. ↑ "Canadian Army". 6 Intelligence Company (6 Int Coy). Government of Canada. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "2 Intelligence Units Set Up for Reserves". The Gazette, Montreal. February 28, 1950. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Skaarup, Harold A. (2005). Out of Darkness – Light (Volume 1, Pre-Confederation to 1982 ed.). Lincoln, NE: iUniverse, Inc. pp. 217–218. ISBN 0-595-34989-7.

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