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5th Engineer Regiment (Australia)

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Country
  
Australia

Garrison/HQ
  
Holsworthy, Australia

Branch
  
Army

Type
  
Royal Australian Engineers

Role
  
Combat engineers, Engineer support

Part of
  
5th Brigade, 2nd Division

5th Engineer Regiment is a Reserve unit of the Royal Australian Engineers. Originally raised as the "5th Combat Engineer Regiment", it is based in Holsworthy, Sydney, with one of its sub-units based at the multi-user depot HMAS Harman, in Canberra.

In late 2013, the regiment was reorganised, when two sub-units – 101st Construction Squadron and the Littoral and Riverine Survey Squadron – were transferred from the 21st Construction Regiment, following the decision to disband that unit. The regiment subsequently assumed the designation of the "5th Engineer Regiment".

Structure

  • Regimental HQ
  • 4 Combat Engineer Squadron
  • 4 Troop (Canberra)
  • 5 Troop (Canberra)
  • 5 Combat Engineer Squadron
  • 1 Troop (Penrith)
  • 2 Troop (Holsworthy)
  • 101 Construction Squadron
  • Plant Troop (Holsworthy)
  • Construction Troop (Holsworthy)
  • Resources Troop (Holsworthy)
  • Littoral and Riverine Survey Squadron (Holsworthy)

    • The Regiment's primary role is to provide engineer support to the 5th Brigade.

    References

    5th Engineer Regiment (Australia) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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