33 Field Ambulance
| 33 Field Ambulance | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2004–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Royal Canadian Medical Service |
| Type | Medical |
| Size | Company |
| Part of | Canadian Forces Health Services Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Willow Park Armoury, Halifax; Victoria Park , Sydney. J. David Stewart Armoury, Charlottetown. |
| Nickname(s) | 33 Fd Amb |
| Motto(s) | Quality Care for Health |
| Colonel-in-chief | Anne, Princess Royal |
33 Field Ambulance (33 Fd Amb), is a Canadian Forces Primary Reserve medical unit in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia and Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
Description
The unit is part of 4 Health Services Group, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec.
It is the only Primary Reserve medical unit in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The unit parades out of: Willow Park Armoury, Halifax; Victoria Park Armoury, Sydney; and J. David Stewart Armoury, Charlottetown.
Its main tasks are to provide medical support to 36 Canadian Brigade Group and augmentation to Canadian Forces Health Services Group. Members of the unit have served on various UN and NATO missions around the world, including Cyprus, Bosnia and the former Yugoslavia, Haiti, the Sudan, and for the Canadian component of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
References
External links
- CFMS History/Heritage Page Canadian Forces Medical Service History
- Canadian Forces Medical Service : Introduction to its History and Heritage
- Canadian War Museum
- New Armoury unveiled to support Army Reserve units in Halifax
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