Singapore Combat Engineers - Structure - Headquarters Army Combat Engineer Group (HQ ARMCEG) - 35th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (35SCE)

35th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (35SCE)

35SCE is the battalion specialised in military bridging. Consisting of three companies, the battalion provides the transportation means in the form of float bridges, rafts and assault boats for the projection of combat troops and vehicles across rivers and water obstacles to facilitate troop movement.

Established in 1969, the 35th Battalion Singapore Combat Engineers was first called 35 CEB, based at Loyang Camp with ten officers and 30 NCOs. In 1971, the battalion relocated to its current base at Seletar Camp.

The battalion is known to use a variety of bridging equipment. One company is known to be a training company while the other is an operational company, with operational status rotating with each mono intake. Each company is split into two platoons, the Almond bridging platoon and the Candace platoon. Almond Bridging equipment is mounted on German made seven ton MAN trucks, with a platoon consisting of two such rafts, each requiring an operating crew of 17. Each raft consists of two tug boats and four sections, which form a Class 60 raft or a float bridge when coupled together. Candace bridging equipment forms a Class 22 raft or bridge, providing an expedient rafting and bridging capability. Both Candace and Almond require substantial bank preparation prior to launch, and are in the process of being replaced by the M3G Float Bridge.

In January 2005, 35SCE was deployed to Meulaboh as part of Operation Flying Eagle, Singapore's response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. A 45-man combat engineering team was sent ashore to prepare landing points for supplies and equipment to be offloaded from the three Endurance class landing platform dock ships of the Republic of Singapore Navy anchored off Meulaboh. The engineers also assisted in the clearing of debris and roads and the creation of the helicopter landing points.

The mascot of 35SCE is the crocodile, and its motto is Power Projection.