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Canadian Joint Operations Command
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<h2 id="organization">Organization</h2> <p>The command team is led by a <a href="/facts/Lieutenant-general_(Canada)/IDwcQsF5">lieutenant-general</a> or <a href="/facts/Vice-Admiral_(Canada)/9yQh7pbU">vice-admiral</a> and assisted by three deputy commanders, one for each of the three main components (Continental, Expeditionary, and Support). The team is further supported by a chief of staff and four senior <a href="/facts/Non-commissioned_member/djzmm9EG">non-commissioned members</a>, an overall command chief warrant/petty officer, and a command chief warrant/petty officer for each component.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>The continental component consists of six regional joint task forces (JTF). In five of these JTFs, the commander also commands an army division or a maritime force. The five southern JTFs have no permanent operational units: units and detachments are temporarily assigned to them from the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force according to operational requirements. </p> Formations of CJOC<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><table><tbody><tr><th>Task force</th><th>Headquarters</th><th>Region</th><th>Commander</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Task_Force_(North)/MRtrCJk2">Joint Task Force North</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Canadian_Forces_Northern_Area_Headquarters_Yellowknife/Ee4rGS75">CFNA HQ Yellowknife</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Northern_Canada/hQcSoWkW">Northern Canada</a></td><td>Comd JTFN</td></tr><tr><td>Joint Task Force Pacific</td><td><a href="/facts/Canadian_Forces_Base_Esquimalt/5RpfwXC7">CFB Esquimalt</a></td><td><a href="/facts/British_Columbia/Ty3e3g1Q">British Columbia</a></td><td>Comd Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC)</td></tr><tr><td>Joint Task Force West</td><td><a href="/facts/Canadian_Forces_Base_Edmonton/4SLwKamJ">CFB Edmonton</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Prairie_provinces/RLsC6Cn2">Prairie provinces</a></td><td>Comd <a href="/facts/3rd_Canadian_Division/74kqTtTK">3rd Canadian Division</a></td></tr><tr><td>Joint Task Force Central</td><td><a href="/facts/Denison_Armoury/BW9vV2m8">Denison Armoury</a>, <a href="/facts/Toronto/cnXH7881">Toronto</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Ontario/HUkxk5Rf">Ontario</a></td><td>Comd <a href="/facts/Land_Force_Central_Area/lQzbS4FN">4th Canadian Division</a></td></tr><tr><td>Joint Task Force East</td><td><a href="/facts/Canadian_Forces_Base_Montreal/znWMWfD0">CFB Montreal</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Quebec/4hhNvb4t">Quebec</a></td><td>Comd <a href="/facts/2nd_Canadian_Division/5Kv5d5Bz">2nd Canadian Division</a></td></tr><tr><td>Joint Task Force Atlantic</td><td><a href="/facts/Canadian_Forces_Base_Halifax/vrFJExrN">CFB Halifax</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Atlantic_Canada/FXs5CIA9">Atlantic Canada</a></td><td>Comd Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT)</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/1st_Canadian_Division/E42Wfws0">1st Canadian Division</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Canadian_Forces_Base_Kingston/D42UPK36">CFB Kingston</a></td><td>Expeditionary</td><td>Comd 1st Canadian Division</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Canada portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Military_history_of_Canada/aQNojokR">Military history of Canada</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/canadian-joint-operations-command.html">Official website</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"DND to cut costs by merging command of domestic, overseas Canadian Forces". The Globe and Mail. <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/dnd-to-cut-costs-by-merging-command-of-domestic-overseas-canadian-forces/article2422352/" target="_blank">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/dnd-to-cut-costs-by-merging-command-of-domestic-overseas-canadian-forces/article2422352/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Mission and Mandate". Canadian Forces. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121208030057/http://www.cjoc.forces.gc.ca/wwh-qqc/mission-eng.asp#" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20121208030057/http://www.cjoc.forces.gc.ca/wwh-qqc/mission-eng.asp#</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Command Team". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130118175840/http://www.cjoc.forces.gc.ca/wwh-qqc/ct-ec-eng.asp#" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130118175840/http://www.cjoc.forces.gc.ca/wwh-qqc/ct-ec-eng.asp#</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Regional Joint Task Forces". Department of National Defence. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130505015632/http://www.cjoc.forces.gc.ca/cont/regions/index-eng.asp#" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20130505015632/http://www.cjoc.forces.gc.ca/cont/regions/index-eng.asp#</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>