1 Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) is a regular force regiment of the Canadian Military Engineers

Canadian Military Engineers

The Canadian Military Engineers is the military engineer branch of the Canadian Forces.-Mission:The mission of the Canadian Military Engineers is to contribute to the survival, mobility, and combat effectiveness of the Canadian Forces...

 commanded by a lieutenant-colonel. It is currently located in the Patton Building at CFB Edmonton

CFB Edmonton

CFB Edmonton is a Canadian Forces base located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is also known as Edmonton Garrison or "Steele Barracks".-History:...

 (Steele Barracks), Alberta, and is assigned to 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Western Area of the Canadian army...

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Organization

Sub-unit	Size	Composition
Regimental Headquarters	~30	Command Suite, Headquarters Troop
11 Field Squadron	~60	Squadron Headquarters, Field Troops
13 Armoured Squadron	~120	Squadron Headquarters, Armoured Troops, Field Troops
15 Combat Support Squadron	~80	Squadron Headquarters, Heavy Equipment Troop, Resource Troop, Construction Troop, EOD Troop
18 Combat Service Support Squadron	~80	Squadron Headquarters, Orderly Room, Padre, Maintenance Troop, Logistics Troop, Family Support Services

Armoured engineers

1 CER is different from other CME

Canadian Military Engineers

The Canadian Military Engineers is the military engineer branch of the Canadian Forces.-Mission:The mission of the Canadian Military Engineers is to contribute to the survival, mobility, and combat effectiveness of the Canadian Forces...

 units as it holds an armoured engineer capability in its Badger Armoured Engineer Vehicle (AEV) and Beaver Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB).

Afghanistan

1 CER has been continually involved with rotations to Afghanistan

Afghanistan

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 as part of the ongoing War on Terror

War on Terror

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. Due to the regiment's special armoured engineer capability, every Canadian rotation since 2006 has 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.

A note on the name

Like most Canadian Forces units, the designation the regiment is only known as "1 Combat Engineer Regiment" and not "1st Combat Engineer Regiment".