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Renamed CFB Trenton upon unification (1968), the base at various times has housed units of air operations, training and support, their activities including air-traffic control and communications, air transport and movement, civil and military search and rescue, weather forecasting and air maintenance, and training systems for the Canadian Forces and the UN.
8 Wing is Canada's busiest air base. With its 2,500 military and civilian employees, 3,300 dependents and modern urban facilities, it has an operating budget of $80 million, not including salaries. As such, it is a prime economic influence on the nearby cities of Belleville and Quinte West and the surrounding district.