strength of 3,800 personnel and consists of the following units: Brigade Headquarters; 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (motorised infantry); 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (mechanised infantry); 4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (M777 Howitzer); 2nd Cavalry Regiment (armoured cavalry); 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion; 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment; 3rd Combat Signals Regiment. The following units are not part of the brigade's establishment, but are tasked with supporting it: 5th Aviation Regiment; 10th Force Support Battalion; Joint Logistics Unit (NQ); Land Warfare Centre Detachment (NQ). All of the brigade's units are based in Townsville, with 3 RAR re-locating from Sydney's Holsworthy Barracks in 2012. 3 RAR had previously formed the main combat elements of Australia's parachute battalion group. Under reforms announced in 2006, 3 RAR converted to a pure light infantry battalion and relocated to Townsville. In late 2011, the Australian government announced that under a restructuring program known as Plan Beersheba, the 1st, 3rd and 7th Brigades would be reformed as combined arms multi-role manoeuvre brigades with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (part of the 3rd Brigade) as the core of a future amphibious force (similar to the US Marine Corps). Under the plan, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment was transferred to the 3rd Brigade from the 1st in October–November 2014, transitioning to the ACR structure. As part of this transition, B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment, which was previously assigned to the 3rd Brigade, was transferred to the 11th Brigade and re-raised as a Reserve unit. As of mid-October 2017, the 3rd Brigade was reduced to two infantry battalions, with 2 RAR being transferred as a direct command unit of headquarters of the 1st Division, serving as a specialist amphibious warfare unit. Notes References 3 Military units and formations established in 1903 1903 establishments in Australia Military units in Queensland