1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group

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1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (1CMBG) is a Canadian Forces brigade group that is part of Land Forces Western Area 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 nine Regular Force units:

Unit	Home	Notes
1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	Shilo	Mechanized artillery
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)	Edmonton	Armoured, has an under-strength infantry company mounted in LAV-TUAs.
1 Combat Engineer Regiment	Edmonton	Combat engineers
1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group Headquarters and Signal Squadron	Edmonton	Brigade Group HQ, communications
1st Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Edmonton	Mechanized infantry
2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Shilo	Mechanized infantry
3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	Edmonton	Light infantry, has a parachute company

Four regular force units of other formations (1 Military Police Platoon/1 Military Police Unit and 1 Service Battalion of 1 Area Support Group, 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron of 1 Wing and 1 Field Ambulance of Canadian Forces Medical Group) are collocated with 1 CMBG at CFB Edmonton and work closely with the brigade group, but are not officially a part of it.

1 CMBG is scheduled for rotation into Afghanistan from February to August 2008.

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History of the Canadian Army Land Force Areas: LFAA • LFQA • LFCA • LFWA • LFNA Canadian Mechanized Brigade Groups: 1 CMBG • 2 CMBG • 5 CMBG Canadian Brigade Groups: 31 CBG • 32 CBG • 33 CBG • 34 CBG • 35 CBG • 36 CBG • 37 CBG • 38 CBG • 39 CBG • 41 CBG Soldier Weapons: • C9 machine-gun • C7A1 rifle/C8A1 carbine/C-7A2 rifle • C6 machine-gun • Browning .50 calibre heavy machine-gun • Browning-HP 9 mm pistol •P225, 226 •Long Range Sniper Weapon (LRSW) • C3A1 sniper rifle • 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 Armoured Fighting Vehicles: LAV III • Coyote Reconnaissance Vehicle • ADATS • Leopard C2 • Leopard 2 • Bison APC • M113A3 and MTVL • RG-31 Schools: Canadian Forces Land Advanced Warfare Centre • Canadian Land Force Command and Staff College •