1st Brigade (Australia)
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1 Brigade is a formation of the Australian Army intended as its primary mechanised formation. The Brigade is based at Robertson Barracks in Darwin and forms part of 1st Division/Deployable Joint Force Headquarters.
The 1st Brigade contains a significant proportion of the Army's regular units and is organised as a mechnised infantry brigade with significant armoured and logistical support.
[edit] Present formation
- HQ 1 Brigade
- 1st Armoured Regiment (Main Battle Tank)
- 2nd Cavalry Regiment (Armoured Reconnaissance)
- 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Mechanized infantry)
- 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Mechanized infantry)
- 8th/12th Medium Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
- 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, (Combat Engineers)
- 1st Combat Signal Regiment
- 1st Combat Service Support Battalion
- 161 Reconnaissance Squadron (Aviation)
The brigade is capable of operating three battlegroups, one formed around 1st Armoured Regiment as an armour-heavy formation and the other two around 5 RAR and 7 RAR operating as mechanised infantry formations.
As part of the Hardened and Networked Army initiative the 5th/7th Battalion was de-linked in 2006 to form two mechanised battalions. The 5th Battalion will remain in the Northern Territory, while the 7th Battalion will be located in Adelaide, where the Adelaide-Darwin Railway can be used to transport heavy vehicles and equipment north.
[edit] World War I formation
- 1st Battalion (Australia)
- 2nd Battalion (Australia)
- 3rd Battalion (Australia)
- 4th Battalion (Australia)
- 1st Australian Machine Gun Company from February 1916, to February 1918
- 1st Australian Trench Mortar Battery from April 1916[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "1st Australian Division 1914-1918". The Long Long Trail. http://www.1914-1918.net/1ausdiv.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
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