4 Engineer Support Regiment is a regiment of the
Canadian Military EngineersThe 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...
located at
CFB GagetownCanadian Forces Base Gagetown, referred to as CFB Gagetown is a large Canadian Forces Base located in southwestern New Brunswick.-Construction of the base:...
,
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province in the confederation. The provincial capital is Fredericton...
. It is tasked to provide general engineer support to the whole of the Canadian Forces.
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4 Engineer Support Regiment is a regiment of the
Canadian Military EngineersThe 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...
located at
CFB GagetownCanadian Forces Base Gagetown, referred to as CFB Gagetown is a large Canadian Forces Base located in southwestern New Brunswick.-Construction of the base:...
,
New BrunswickNew Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally bilingual province in the confederation. The provincial capital is Fredericton...
. It is tasked to provide general engineer support to the whole of the Canadian Forces.
4 ESR was officially formed when
4 Combat Engineer Regiment returned from CFB Lahr in Germany when
4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was a formation of the Canadian Army, then Mobile Command of the unified Canadian Forces. The formation served as the main forward deployed land element of Canada's armed forces, and was stationed in West Germany from 1957 until it was disbanded in...
was stood down. 4 CER absorbed 22 Field Engineer Squadron which was already located at CFB Gagetown.
According to the unit website it consists of 41 Construction Squadron, 42 General Support Squadron, and 48 Administration Squadron; however,
2 Combat Engineer Regiment2 Combat Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the Canadian Military Engineers. It is located at CFB Petawawa, and is part of 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. 2 CER was redesignated from 1 Field Engineer Squadron in the mid-1970s....
transferred back 22 Field Squadron which provides support to 2nd Battalion
The Royal Canadian RegimentThe Royal Canadian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Forces. The RCR is the senior infantry regiment in the Regular Force, but its 4th Battalion is ranked 11th in the order of precedence among Reserve Force infantry regiments...
.