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On February 1, 1968, the Canadian Forces Reorganization Act took effect, amalgamating the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force to form the Canadian Forces (the CF) as we know it today. Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the descendant of The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).

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	Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the descendant of [[The Royal Canadian Navy]] (RCN).		On February 1, 1968, the Canadian Forces Reorganization Act took effect, amalgamating [[the Canadian Army]], the Royal Canadian Navy and [[the Royal Canadian Air Force]] to form [[the Canadian Forces]] (the CF) as we know it today. Maritime Command (MARCOM) is the descendant of [[The Royal Canadian Navy]] (RCN).

	~~Canada's navy originated with the Naval Service Act of 1910. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) acquired its first warships, the cruisers HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow, in the same year~~.