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5th Combat Engineer Regiment (Australia)
Encyclopedia
5th Combat Engineer Regiment is an Reserve
unit of the Royal Australian Engineers
. It is based in Penrith, Sydney, with 4 SQN based in Canberra at HMAS Harman
multi user depot.
The Regiment's primary role is to provide engineer support to the 5th Brigade.
Australian Army Reserve
The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, the reserve military force has been known by many names, including the Citizens Forces, the Citizen Military Forces, the Militia and, unofficially, the...
unit of the Royal Australian Engineers
Royal Australian Engineers
The Royal Australian Engineers is a corps of the Australian Army . The RAE is ranked fourth in seniority of the corps of the Australian Army, behind the Staff Cadets, Armoured and Artillery Corps...
. It is based in Penrith, Sydney, with 4 SQN based in Canberra at HMAS Harman
HMAS Harman
HMAS Harman is a Royal Australian Navy communications and logistics facility. The main base is located in the Australian capital of Canberra, and is geographically recognised as the suburb of Harman...
multi user depot.
Structure
- Regimental HQ
- 4 Combat Engineer Squadron
- 4 Troop
- 5 Troop
- 5 Combat Engineer Squadron
- 1 Troop
- 2 Troop
- 27 Support Squadron
- Plant & Resources Troop
- Construction Troop
- Transport
- 4 Combat Engineer Squadron
The Regiment's primary role is to provide engineer support to the 5th Brigade.