ARMY LC-A Land Command 17th Construction Squadron Welcome Welcome to the homepage of 17th Construction Squadron, home of The Little Bear. The aim of this web page is to provide information about who we are and what we do to relatives and friends of squadron members, as well as interested members of the community. Please feel free to provide your comments to the Website Administrator, Firstly, and introduction to the OC and SSM of 17th Construction Squadron. MAJ Niall Pigott Officer Commanding 17th Construction Squadron As Officer Commanding 17 Const Sqn I would like to welcome you to the home of the little bear. 17 Const Sqn forms part of the Army's force engineering capability being one of the two construction squadrons within 6th Engineer Support Regiment. As force engineers, we are responsible for bridging the divide between our neighbours in the South Pacific through the Defence Cooperation Program (DCP) and the divide between indigenous and settler Australians through our works to improve remote Aboriginal health infrastructure executed as part of . As force engineers, we also support many of the disaster relief activities that Defence is tasked with including recent experience with the Canberra Bushfires and the Boxing Day Tsunami. Finally, force engineers provide the capability for the Army to deploy on expeditionary operations through the provision of vital force protection,...
