King's Own Calgary Regiment

The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC)
Active1910–present
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Army
RoleArmoured cavalry
SizeRegiment
Part of41 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQCalgary, Alberta
Nickname(s)The King's Own
Motto(s)Onward
ColoursMidnight and light blue
March"Colonel Bogey"
AnniversariesSt. George's Day
Engagements
Battle honoursSee #Battle honours
Websitehttps://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/3-canadian-division/the-kings-own-calgary-regiment.html
Commanders
Commanding officerLtCol John Fisher CD
Regimental sergeant majorMWO Pablo Fernandez, CD
Colonel-in-chiefFormerly HM Queen Elizabeth II
Honorary lieutenant-colonelHon LCol Linda Southern-Heathcott
AbbreviationKO CALG R

The King's Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC), colloquially known as The King's Own, is a Royal Canadian Armoured Corps cavalry regiment of the Canadian Armed Forces. Headquartered at Mewata Armoury in Calgary, Alberta, the King's Own is a part-time Primary Reserve unit of 41 Canadian Brigade Group, 3rd Canadian Division. Its regimental museum is located at the Military Museums in southwest Calgary.

Role

The King's Own conducts tactical and technical training for armoured crewmen and officers, in preparation for expeditionary deployments overseas and in support of Canadians at home through domestic operations. These deployment are often in the form or individual or subunit deployments augmenting the Regular Force. King's Own Crewmen and officers gain expertise on motorized warfare, to include direct attack, reconnaissance, defensive, delay and exploitation tasks, by combining knowledge on armoured warfare, and communication, driving and gunnery skills. Members of the regiment are trained on the Textron Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV), the Mercedes Benz G-Wagen and Polaris UTV, as well as on support vehicles, such as the Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS) and militarized Chevrolet Silverado (MILCOTS) and the Light Support Vehicle Wheeled (LSVW).  Selected members have the opportunity to also be trained on the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank (MBT) and the LAV-6.

Besides reconnaissance crewman and officers, soldiers of the regiment are also trained as mechanics, CIMIC (Civil-Military Cooperation) operators, musicians (in the regimental brass and reed band), RMS ( Resource Management Support ) clerks, and storesmen.