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.

See also

• Military history of Canada
• History of the Canadian Army
• Canadian Forces
• List of armouries in Canada