1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
Badge of 1CMBG
Country	Canada
Branch	Canadian Army
Part of	3rd Canadian Division
Garrison/HQ	Edmonton
Motto	Semper vigilans
March	"Sons of the Brave"
Website	www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/1-cmbg/index.page

Headquarters

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of the 3rd Canadian Division of the Canadian Army. Originally headquartered at CFB Calgary, it is currently based in CFB Edmonton in Alberta with two major units at CFB Shilo in Manitoba, and consists of eight Regular Force units.

Composition

The eight units that comprise 1CMBG are:

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group		CFB Edmonton
1 CMBG Headquarters & Signal Squadron	Headquarters and Communications	CFB Edmonton
1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	Artillery	CFB Shilo
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)	Armoured	CFB Edmonton
1 Combat Engineer Regiment	Armoured Engineers	CFB Edmonton
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry	CFB Edmonton
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Mechanized infantry	CFB Shilo
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Light infantry	CFB Edmonton
1 Service Battalion	Combat Service Support	CFB Edmonton

Three regular force units of other formations 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron of 1 Wing, 1 Field Ambulance of 1 Area Support Group and 1 Military Police Platoon/1 Military Police Unit are co-located with 1 CMBG at CFB Edmonton and work closely with the brigade group, but are not officially a part of it.

1 CMBG sent a contingent of approximately 200 personnel for Task Force Kandahar Headquarters for a nine-month rotation starting February 2009 and sent approximately 2500 personnel for the task force in September 2009 for a six-month tour.

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External links

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History	History of the Canadian Army Canadian Corps First Canadian Army Military History of Canada Fort Frontenac Library

Structure	Structure of the Canadian Army 2nd Canadian Division 3rd Canadian Division 4th Canadian Division 5th Canadian Division List of Units

Mechanized brigade groups	1 CMBG 2 CMBG 5 CMBG

Brigade groups	31 CBG 32 CBG 33 CBG 34 CBG 35 CBG 36 CBG 37 CBG 38 CBG 39 CBG 41 CBG

Small arms	C9 machine-gun C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C7A2 rifle C6 machine-gun Browning .50 calibre heavy machine gun Browning-HP 9 mm pistol P225, 226 C15 Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) C3A1 sniper rifle C14 Timberwolf C13 fragmentation grenade M203 grenade launcher M72 SRAAW(L)

Crewed weapons	Carl Gustav SRAAW(M) ERYX SRAAW(H) TOW LRAAW(H) 81 mm mortar 60 mm mortar Javelin short-range air defence missile Skyguard C1 close support howitzer C3 close support howitzer LG1 Mark II 105 mm towed howitzer M777 lightweight 155mm howitzer C16 CASW

Armoured fighting vehicles	LAV III Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle ADATS Leopard C2 Leopard 2 Bison APC M113A3 and MTVL RG-31 Textron TAPV

Schools	Canadian Army Command and Staff College Peace Support Training Centre Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre

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1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

Composition

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