3 Intelligence Company

3 Intelligence Company
Canadian Forces
3 Intelligence Company; Canadian Forces
Active	November 4, 1995 – present
Country	Canada
Branch	Intelligence
Type	Army
Role	Combat Intelligence
Part of	5th Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ	Halifax
March	Silver and Green by Capt J.M. Gayfer
Insignia
Addreviation	3 Int Coy

3 Intelligence Company (abbreviated 3 Int Coy) is a line unit reporting directly to the 5th Canadian Division which is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Intelligence Operators & Intelligence Officers of the unit train regularly to augment their Regular Force counterparts on domestic and foreign operations.

Tracing its lineage to the original 3 Intelligence Company (1950) that was dissolved at Unification, the current unit was stood up on November 4, 1995 at a parade near the old library building in Royal Artillery Park, downtown Halifax.^{[citation needed]}

Lineage

The Canadian Army announced the formation of 3 Intelligence Company on February 27, 1950^[1] and the unit was formally stood up on November 15, 1950. The first commanding officer was Major Edward Fairweather Harrington who had formerly served in the Halifax Rifles (23rd Armoured Regiment). Maj Harrington served in the First World War with the Royal Flying Corps, and in the Second World War with the Canadian Intelligence Corps. The first home of the unit was at the Queen Street Armouries.^{[citation needed]}

References

Sources

^ "2 Intelligence Units Set Up for Reserves". The Gazette, Montreal. February 28, 1950. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

External links

3 Intelligence Company Archived 2017-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
6 Intelligence Company
Canadian Intelligence Corps (C Int C), History & Insignia Archived 2015-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "2 Intelligence Units Set Up for Reserves". The Gazette, Montreal. February 28, 1950. Retrieved 16 October 2015.

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