Canadian Armed Forces

Summary

Canadian Armed Forces is an armed forces^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of armed_forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,381 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canadian Armed Forces is in the country of Canada^[3].
• Canadian Armed Forces's instance of is recorded as armed forces^[4].
• Canadian Armed Forces's headquarters location is recorded as National Defence Headquarters^[5].
• Canadian Armed Forces's child organization or unit is recorded as Royal Canadian Navy^[6].
• Canadian Armed Forces's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Special Operations Forces Command^[7].
• Canadian Armed Forces's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Army^[8].
• Canadian Armed Forces's child organization or unit is recorded as Royal Canadian Air Force^[9].
• Canadian Armed Forces's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Joint Operations Command^[10].
• Canadian Armed Forces's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Forces Intelligence Command^[11].
• Canadian Armed Forces's child organization or unit is recorded as Canadian Joint Forces Command^[12].
• Canadian Armed Forces's Commons category is recorded as Military of Canada^[13].
• Canadian Armed Forces's foundational text is recorded as National Defence Act^[14].
• Canadian Armed Forces comprises Royal Canadian Navy^[15].
• Canadian Armed Forces comprises Canadian Army^[16].
• Canadian Armed Forces comprises Royal Canadian Air Force^[17].
• Canadian Armed Forces comprises Canadian Joint Operations Command^[18].
• Canadian Armed Forces comprises Canadian Special Operations Forces Command^[19].
• Canadian Armed Forces comprises Canadian Forces Intelligence Command^[20].
• Canadian Armed Forces comprises Vice Chief of the Defence Staff^[21].
• February 1, 1968 marks the founding of Canadian Armed Forces^[22].
• Canadian Armed Forces was part of the conflict Gulf War^[23].
• Canadian Armed Forces was part of the conflict War in Bosnia and Herzegovina^[24].
• Canadian Armed Forces was part of the conflict Somali Civil War^[25].
• Canadian Armed Forces was part of the conflict Kosovo War^[26].
• Canadian Armed Forces was part of the conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)^[27].

Body

Founding

February 1, 1968 marks the founding of Canadian Armed Forces^[22].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Forces armées canadiennes'}^[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canadian Armed Forces'}^[29]. Short names include {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'FAC'}^[30] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CAF'}^[31].

Operations

Canadian Armed Forces's headquarters location is recorded as National Defence Headquarters^[5]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Government of Canada^[32]. Subsidiaries include Royal Canadian Navy^[6], a navy^[33], in Canada^[34], founded in 1910^[35], headquartered in National Defence Headquarters^[36]; Canadian Special Operations Forces Command^[7], a command^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 2006^[39], headquartered in National Defence Headquarters^[40]; Canadian Army^[8], an army^[41], in Canada^[42], founded in 1867^[43], headquartered in Carling Campus^[44]; Royal Canadian Air Force^[9], an air force^[45], in Canada^[46], founded in 1920^[47], headquartered in National Defence Headquarters^[48]; Canadian Joint Operations Command^[10], a military branch^[49], in Canada^[50], founded in 2012^[51]; and Canadian Forces Intelligence Command^[11], an Intelligence Command^[52], in Canada^[53], founded in 2013^[54].

Why It Matters

Canadian Armed Forces ranks in the top 6% of armed_forces entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,381 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]