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MOTTO: UBIQUE – Technical and Tactical

Organisation/Functions

1 Engineer Regiment (JDF) is in many respects a pattern of the British Royal Engineers. The unit’s operations are managed by its Regimental Headquarters, which has control over five sub-units as shown below:    

• 2 Field Squadron (2 Fd Sqn) 
  
  Main duties:
  – Combat (battlefield) engineering, including demolition and use of explosives.
   – Construction of temporary structures

• 3 Construction Squadron (3 Const Sqn)
  Main duties – Construction of permanent structures, especially national projects.

• 4 Support Squadron (4 Sp Sqn) 
  
  Main duties – Administrative and logistic support to the unit.

• 5 Maintenance Squadron (5 Maint Sqn) 
  
  Main duties – Maintenance of all JDF properties and installations.

• 6 Power Plant Troop (6 PPT)
  
  Main duties – Operation and maintenance of a 36 megawatt power generating diesel barge.

Major Equipment

The engineer functions are undertaken with a range of engineering equipment and machinery, including front end loaders, motor graders, backactors (back hoes), bulldozers, tipper trucks, forklifts, rollers and compressors. Other specialist engineer equipment includes items such as water purification kits and metal detectors.

Current Major Operations/Projects

Engineering support and maintenance for all units of the Force. 
Operations and maintenance of the power barge at Rockfort (Kingston Harbour).    Supervisory and management activities on several other projects of national importance.

Training and Careers

All members of the unit are trained first as infanteers before undergoing engineering training. Officers are trained both locally and overseas. The disciplines for officers include: combat engineering,   quantity surveying, civil engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering. 

The soldiers are also trained both locally and overseas in varied disciplines: combat engineering, land surveying, carpentry, masonry, electrical installation, plumbing and plant operator mechanics.