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  2. Special Air Service Regiment - Wikipedia

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    A direct command unit of Special Operations Command, [7] the SASR "is tasked to provide special-operations capabilities in support of the Australian Defence Force. This includes providing unique capabilities to support sensitive strategic operations, hostage rescue, [8] advisory and training assistance, special reconnaissance, precision strike and direct action". [9]

  3. 2nd Commando Regiment (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    A reinforced commando platoon formed an element of the Australian Special Forces Task Group (SFTG), which also included 1 Squadron, SASR, a troop from the Incident Response Regiment, and three CH-47 Chinook helicopters from the 5th Aviation Regiment. The commandos formed the "quick reaction" element for the task group.

  4. Special mission unit - Wikipedia

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    The SASR currently has four sabre squadrons, known as 1, 2, 3 and 4 squadron. [24] ... 1 Squadron conducts the counter terrorism/special recovery (CT/SR) ...

  5. Special forces of Australia - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Australia in the War in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    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)

  7. Long Range Patrol Vehicle - Wikipedia

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    The SASR's 1 Squadron arrived in Afghanistan in November 2001, and rapidly sent LRPV-mounted patrols hundreds of kilometers from their base at Camp Rhino. [7] In his history of the SASR's early operations in Afghanistan, journalist Ian McPhedran wrote that the "Australian-designed LRPVs would prove ideal in the harsh Afghan environment, as they ...

  8. Airborne forces of Australia - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] In the mid-1950s, a parachute capability was developed by special forces units, with two Army Reserve Commando Companies formed in 1955 (later placed into a regiment in 1981) and the 1st Special Air Service Company was formed in 1957 (expanded to form the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) in 1964).

  9. 1st Commando Regiment (Australia) - Wikipedia

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    The 1st Commando Regiment (1 Cdo Regt) is an Australian Army Reserve special forces unit, part of Special Operations Command with an integrated structure of regular (full-time) soldiers and reserve (part-time) soldiers, which together with the full-time Australian Army 2nd Commando Regiment, provides the commando capability to Special Operations Command. 1st and 2nd Commando companies were ...