3 Wing Bagotville

3 Wing Bagotville is located in Quebec's Saguenay region. The goal of 3 Wing, under the operational command of 1 Canadian Air Division (1 CAD), is to protect Canada and Canadians, defend North America and promote peace and international security. Equipped with CF-18 Hornets, it is one of two fighter aircraft units in Canada.

3 Wing consists of several divisions which include primarily the Administration, Logistics, Finance and Health Care divisions. There is also the Operations Division, which oversees activities relating to the support and distribution of operational tasks, 12 Radar Squadron (12 RS), 3 Air Maintenance Squadron (3 AMS) and 439 Combat Support Squadron equipped with Griffon helicopters for combat support, as well as search and rescue.

3 Wing Bagotville is located at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville.

Read about the history of 3 Wing Bagotville.

Squadrons

• 414 Electronic Warfare Squadron
• 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron
• 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron
• 439 Combat Support Squadron
• 3 Air Maintenance Squadron
• 12 Radar Squadron
• 3 Wing Air Reserve Flight
• Forward Operating Location Iqaluit

Equipment

• CF-18 Hornet
• CH-146 Griffon

Command team