3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia)
The 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment (3 CER) is an Australian Army modular engineer regiment trained for sapper/combat engineer operations. The unit is based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland and is part of the 3rd Brigade. It has deployed to Bougainville as part of the South Pacific Peacekeeping Force,[1] to the Solomon Islands under Operation Anode, and has also served in Timor-Leste,[2] Iraq and Afghanistan.
| 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment | |
|---|---|
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Royal Australian Engineers (RAE) |
| Role | Combat engineers |
| Part of | 3rd Brigade, 1st Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Lavarack Barracks, Townsville |
| Insignia | |
| Unit colour patch |  |
Soldiers from the 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment practice clearing a building in 2015
Structure
The regiment consists of:
- Regimental Headquarters
- 16 Combat Engineer Squadron
- 18 Combat Engineer Squadron
- 25 Support Squadron
- Operational Support Squadron
Notes
- Nettleton, G. (1995). "Bougainville Peace Talks". Sapper News. Vol. 5 (No. 1 (April)). p. 11.
- Vann 2001.
References
- Vann, Kevin (2001). Bridging the Gap: The 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment in Timor 1999–2000. Loftus: Australian Military History Publications. ISBN 1-876439-55-6.
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