Current Operations
Canadian Forces Base Petawawa is the home of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, which is made up of:
- 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters & Signal Squadron
- 2nd Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
- The Royal Canadian Dragoons
- 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment
- 2 Combat Engineer Regiment
The base motto is, in the eastern Anishinaabe language, endazhe kinamandowa chimaganishak (or fully vocalized as endazhi-gikinoo'amawindowaa zhimaaganishag). The literal English translation is "Training Ground of the Soldiers". The translation used on the base is "Training Ground of the Warriors".
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