39 Service Battalion

39 Service Battalion (39 Svc Bn; French: 39^e Bataillon des services) is a Canadian Army Primary Reserve combat service support unit of the Canadian Forces that can fight in a defensive role and provides both logistical and army engineering maintenance support to the units within 3rd Canadian Division's 39 Canadian Brigade Group, which consists of all Primary Reserve army units in British Columbia.

39 Service Battalion
39e Bataillon des services (French)
Active	2010–present
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army Primary Reserve
Type	Service battalion (combat service support)
Role	Combat service support
Size	4 companies
Part of	39 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQ	Richmond, British Columbia
Motto(s)	Concordia victrix (Latin for 'A good spirit conquers')
Website	canada.ca/en/army/corporate/3-canadian-division/39-service-battalion.html
Commanders
Commanding officer	LCol A.M. Foort, CD
Regimental sergeant major	CWO M. Morrison, MMM, CD
Abbreviation	39 Svc Bn

History

Prior to 2010, 39 Canadian Brigade Group (39 CBG), which is the headquarters responsible for all Primary Reserve army units in British Columbia, had two individual service battalions under its chain of command. The two individual service battalions were 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion and 12 (Vancouver) Service Battalion.

In 2010, the two individual service battalions in 39 Canadian Brigade Group were amalgamated into the two companies that make up the new 39 Service Battalion.

Current structure

39 Service Battalion is composed of four companies.

• Administration Company in Richmond
• 11 (Victoria) Company (11 Coy) in Victoria
• 12 (Vancouver) Company (12 Coy) in Richmond, with a detachment at Chilliwack
• Technical Services Company (Tech Svcs Coy) in Richmond, with a detachment at Chilliwack

See also

• Royal Canadian Logistics Service
• Corps of Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

References

External links

• Official website