Nova Scotian Canadian Armed Forces by the numbers

Information continues to come in about the attack on Parliament Hill and a soldier shot and killed by a gunman in Ottawa.

Nova Scotia has a long military history and has more than 10,000 Canadian Armed Forces members serving in the province.

CFB Halifax is the largest Canadian Forces Base in terms of the number of posted personnel. It's formed from an amalgamation of military properties situated around the strategic Halifax Harbour.

Here's a look at Canadian Armed Forces in Nova Scotia by the numbers:

• Number of Canadian Armed Forces members serving in Nova Scotia: 10,740
• Number of Canadian Armed Forces members serving across Canada: ​93,913
• The percentage of Canadian military members who serve in Nova Scotia: 11 per cent
• Number of military installations that form CFB Halifax and CFB Shearwater: 6

Vessels that comprise the Canadian Fleet Atlantic:

• Number of patrol frigates based out of Halifax: 7
• Number of coastal patrol vessels based out of Halifax: 6
• Number of defence destroyers based out of Halifax: 2
• Number of long-range patrol submarines based out of Halifax: 2
• Number of auxiliary supply ships based out of Halifax: 1
• In addition to the large number of military forces in the Halifax area, Nova Scotia has reservists as well as personnel who come from across the country to train at the facility outside of Kentville.
• The largest air force base on the East Coast is found in the Annapolis Valley at CFB Greenwood.