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SASR soldiers returning to the main Australian base at Nui Dat after a patrol in May 1970. A fourth squadron was raised in mid-1966, but was later disbanded in April 1967. [45] The SASR operated closely with the New Zealand SAS, with a troop being attached to each Australian squadron from late 1968. [46]
The unit reverted to '1st New Zealand Special Air Service Squadron' on 1 April 1978. [19] From 1 January 1985 the unit was known as '1st New Zealand Special Air Services Group' [21] until its re-designation as a Regiment before February 2013. [22]
The Battle of Aidabasalala (16 October 1999) was a small but hard-fought action during the 1999 East Timorese crisis between pro-Indonesian militia and a six-man Australian covert reconnaissance patrol from the Special Air Service Regiment (SASR) operating as part of the United Nations-mandated International Force for East Timor (INTERFET).
This list includes notable individuals who served in the Special Air Service (SAS) – (Regular or TA).. Michael Asher – author, historian and desert explorer; Sir Peter de la Billière – Commander-in-Chief British Forces in the Gulf War
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ANZAC Elite: The Airborne and Special Forces Insignia of Australia and New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand: IPL Books. ISBN 0-908876-10-6. O'Connor, John (2005). Australian Airborne: The History and Insignia of Australian Military Parachuting. Kingsgrove, New South Wales: John O'Connor (Self published). ISBN 9780957942110. Scanlan, Paul (2012).
At around 600 miles wide and up to 6,000 meters (nearly four miles) deep, the Drake is objectively a vast body of water. To us, that is. To the planet as a whole, less so.
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