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1 Combat Engineer Regiment[note 1] (1 CER, French: 1er Régiment du génie de combat) is a Regular Force regiment of the Royal Canadian Engineers (RCE) commanded by a lieutenant-colonel. Its headquarters is in the Patton Building at CFB Edmonton (Steele Barracks), Alberta, and it is assigned to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group.
| 1 Combat Engineer Regiment | |
|---|---|
| 1er Régiment du génie de combat (French) | |
Royal Canadian Engineers
| |
| Active | 1977–present |
| Country | Canada |
| Branch | Canadian Army |
| Type | Combat engineers |
| Part of | 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group |
| Garrison/HQ | CFB Edmonton |
| Motto(s) | Ubique |
| March | "Wings" |
| Engagements | Operation Enduring Freedom |
| Website | army |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding officer | LCol Kurt Grimsrud |
| Regimental sergeant major | CWO M. Drolet |
| Insignia | |
| NATO Map Symbol |   |
1 CER was continually involved with rotations to Afghanistan as part of the ongoing War on Terror. Due to the regiment's special armoured engineer capability, every Canadian rotation since 2006 had a minimum of an armoured troop from 1 CER attached. As of the start of 2011, 1 CER had six soldiers killed in Afghanistan.[1]
| Sub-unit | Size | Composition |
|---|---|---|
| Regimental Headquarters | 50 | Command team (commanding officer, deputy commanding officer, regimental sergeant major, adjutant) headquarters troop (operations and training, signals, drivers, library, RSM assistant.) |
| 11 Field Squadron | 60 | Squadron headquarters, field troops (stood down in 2016, stood up again in 2020) |
| 12 Field Squadron | 70 | Squadron Headquarters, jump troop, field troop |
| 13 C-IED Squadron | 0 | This squadron is not currently active. In past years[when?] it was organized as a field squadron, as an armoured engineer squadron, and as a counter-IED squadron. |
| 17 Armoured Squadron | 60 | Squadron headquarters, armoured training cadre, armoured engineer troop |
| 15 Combat Support Squadron | 80 | Squadron headquarters, heavy equipment troop, resource troop, construction troop, dive troop, explosive ordnance disposal |
| 18 Administration Squadron | 120 | Squadron headquarters, orderly room, padre, maintenance troop, logistics troop, family support services |
1 CER is different from other CERs as it holds the Canadian Army's armoured engineer capability. Formerly this was provided by the Badger Armoured Engineer Vehicle (AEV)[2] Since 2018 the Badger AEV has been replaced by a Leopard 2–based AEV[3] that is known in Canadian service as the AEV2 (still commonly called the Badger, or Badger 2).[4]
| Preceded by First in precedence of Canadian Military Engineers |
1 Combat Engineer Regiment | Succeeded by |