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The Australian 3rd Brigade is an Infantry Brigade . Formed in 1914 the brigade has seen active service in the First World War and during the Australian-lead Intervention in East Timor . The 3rd Brigade is presently Australia's rapid deployment force and is based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville , Queensland . HISTORY The 3rd Brigade was initially formed in August 1914. As part of the Australian 1st Division the Brigade saw action during the Gallipoli Campaign and on the Western Front . During World War Two the Brigade participated in the defence of Darwin until it was disbanded in April 1944. The 3rd Brigade was re-raised in 1967 as the 3rd Task Force. In 1981 the 3rd Task Force was redesignated the 3rd Brigade and re-joined the 1st Division . The Brigade provided the majority of the Australian Army combat units to INTERFET in 1999, with the Brigade Headquarters overseeing the force's operations along the tense East Timorese-Indonesian border. CURRENT COMPOSITION The 3rd Brigade currently consists of:
All the Brigade's units, except for 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR) and 'A' Field Battery of the 4th Field Regiment are based in Townsville . 3 RAR and 'A' Field Battery are based in Sydney where they form the main combat elements of Australia's parachute battalion group. Under recently annouced reforms, 3 RAR and 'A' Field Battery are to convert to a mechanised battlegroup and relocate to Adelaide as part of 1st Brigade . In addition, B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment will replace its M113 s with the new Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicle . |
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