CFS Leitrim
{{Short description|Canadian Forces Station in Ottawa, Ontario}}
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Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, also referred to as CFS Leitrim, is a Canadian Forces Station located in the neighbourhood of Leitrim in Ottawa, Ontario. It is concerned with the interception, decrypting and processing of communication for the Communications Security Establishment and the Canadian Forces, and forms part of the ECHELON system.
The station's motto Pacem Petere means Research For Peace.{{cite web|url=http://jproc.ca/rrp/leitrim.html |title=CFS Leitrim |publisher=Radio Communications and Signals Intelligence in the Royal Canadian Navy |last=Proc |first=Jerry |date=26 October 2013 |accessdate=22 November 2014}}
History
CFS Leitrim, located south of Ottawa, is Canada's oldest operational signal intelligence collection station. Established by the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals in 1941 as I Special Wireless Station and renamed Ottawa Wireless Station in 1949, CFS Leitrim acquired its current name when the Supplementary Radio System was created in 1966. In 1946, the station's complement was 75 personnel. The current strength is 975 military personnel and 50+ civilian employees.[http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/org/cfi-goi/cfsl-sfcl-eng.asp] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721104827/http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/org/cfi-goi/cfsl-sfcl-eng.asp|date=July 21, 2009}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tscm.com/leitrim.html |title=Canadian Forces Station Leitrim |publisher=Granite Island Group |date=2002 |accessdate=22 November 2014}}
To enhance security, Leitrim road, which passed directly in front of the station, was diverted roughly 300m to the south of the station in 2013.{{Cite web |date=July 19, 2013 |title=Military station security forces Ottawa road closure |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/military-station-security-forces-ottawa-road-closure-1.1386225}}
See also
- CFS Alert, Nunavut
- CFB Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador{{cite web |url=http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/9w-9e/units2-unites2/page-eng.asp?id=747 |title=CFS Leitrim Detachment - General Information | 9 Wing Lodger Units | 9 Wing Gander | RCAF | DND/CF |accessdate=2011-09-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120722055359/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/9w-9e/units2-unites2/page-eng.asp?id=747 |archivedate=2012-07-22 }} - Wullenweber AN/FRD-10 circularly disposed antenna array for High-frequency direction finding
- CFS Leitrim Detachment Masset, British Columbia (formerly CFS Masset)
- List of cyber warfare forces
References
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External links
- [http://jproc.ca/rrp/leitrim_badge.jpg Badge]
- [http://jproc.ca/rrp/station_designators.html Station designator]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721104827/http://www.img.forces.gc.ca/org/cfi-goi/cfsl-sfcl-eng.asp Official DND website]
- [http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/an-frd-13-pusher-at-cfs-leitrim/view/?service=2 Aerial view of Pusher HFDF array]
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