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The Australian Special Forces Task Group was built around 1 Squadron, with a platoon from the 4 RAR (Commando) and a troop from the IRR available to support the SASR. 1 Squadron operated in Western Iraq as part of Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-West (CJSOTF-West) where it was successful in securing its area of operations.
No. 4 Squadron is a Royal Australian Air Force squadron composed of the air force special forces ... (supporting the SASR or Commandos from the 1st or 2nd Commando ...
The SASR currently has four sabre squadrons, known as 1, 2, 3 and 4 squadron. [24] The first two squadrons rotate through the two roles performed by the regiment; ...
Seizure of H-2 and H-3 Air Bases, 18 and 25 March 2003, after infiltrating Iraq at full strength, a combined force consisting of B and D squadron of British Special Air Service and 1 squadron of Australian Special Air Service Regiment set up observation posts around H-2 and H-3 air base and called in airstrikes that defeated the Iraqi defenders ...
Soldiers from the 1st Commando Company parachute with their inflatable boats from an RAAF C-130H into Shoalwater Bay. The special forces of Australia trace their lineage to the commando units such as the Independent and Commando Companies and reconnaissance and intelligence gathering units such as Z Special Unit part of Special Operations Australia (code name Services Reconnaissance Department ...
While later that year, 4 RAR (Cdo) assisted with counter-terrorism at the Sydney Olympic Games as part of Joint Task Force 114, with C Company on standby as a response force such as providing a cordon around an incident site in support of the SASR. [31] [32] In 2000, it was decided that the counter terrorist role should remain with the SASR. [27]
Des Peter Middleton, A Squadron,1st SAS; Danny Nightingale; Peter Oldfield – cricketer; Bob Parr MBE PhD AKC FRGS – Emmy Award-winning TV producer, academic and author; Lewis Pugh OIG – environmental campaigner and swimmer; Peter Ratcliffe DCM MID – author; Ronald Reid-Daly – Selous Scouts founder; John Ridgway – record-breaking sailor
[4] All three squadrons of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) were deployed to Afghanistan in 2001 and 2002. The dates of these deployments were: [5] 1 Squadron Group, SASR: (October 2001 – April 2002) 3 Squadron Group, SASR: (April 2002 – August 2002) 2 Squadron Group, SASR: (August 2002 – November 2002)