Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) (French: Commandement des Forces d'opérations spéciales du Canada; COMFOSCAN), is a command of the Canadian Forces. It is responsible for all special forces operations that are capable of responding to terrorism and threats to Canadians and Canadian interests around the world.

Composition

CANSOFCOM is composed of:

• Joint Task Force 2 (JTF2) - Dwyer Hill Training Centre, Ottawa
• Canadian Special Operations Regiment (CSOR) - CFB Petawawa
• 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron (427 SOAS)- CFB Petawawa
• Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) - CFB Kingston and Trenton
• Task Force Arrowhead (2011)

CANSOFCOM is capable of operating as an independent formation but its primary focus is to generate Special Operations Forces (SOF) elements to support Canada Command (Canada COM) and the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command (CEFCOM). Integrating special operations forces in this manner increases their impact in operations, as well as the range of options available to the government in the deployment of the Canadian Forces.

Core Tasks

CANSOFCOM core tasks are as follows: to provide the Canadian Forces with a capacity to prevent and react to terrorism in all environments, to provide the CF with a capability to perform other missions as directed by the Government of Canada, such as direct action...
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