29 Armoured Engineer Squadron is a sub-unit of the

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's Royal Engineers. The sub-unit provided close support engineering to the Queen's Royal Hussars (Queen's Own and Royal Irish) battlegroup. It is commanded by the

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. It was located in

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until 2019. From October 2011 to May 2012 the sub-unit was deployed on

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15 in

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. The Squadron deployed on Op CABRIT 1, NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence in Estonia, in March 2017.

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{{reflist Squadrons of the Royal Engineers