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A soldier from 5/7 RAR training with a 1st Armoured Regiment tank in 2001

The 1st Brigade is an Australian Army brigade. The brigade is headquartered at Robertson Barracks near Darwin, although significant elements are also based at RAAF Edinburgh in South Australia. A combined arms formation, the 1st Brigade consists of two infantry battalions – 5 RAR and 7 RAR – and an armoured cavalry regiment, the 1st Armoured Regiment. It also has other combat support and service support units including artillery, engineers, signals and various logistics elements.