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In 1998, the SASR made its first squadron-strength deployment since Vietnam when 1 Squadron, with an attached New Zealand SAS troop, was deployed to Kuwait in February as part of the American-led Operation Desert Thunder. The force, known as Anzac Special Operations Force (ANZAC SOF), was fully integrated, with the New Zealanders providing the ...
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)
Squadron Shield Location Unit Aircraft Note 4th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron: Bagram Airfield: MC-12W: Inactivated on 1 October 2014. [1] 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron: S.W. Asia: 387th Air Expeditionary Group: MQ-1: Previously at Joint Base Balad: 60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron: Camp Lemonnier: MQ-1B, MQ-9A ...
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As of June 2018, six awards have been made: No.1 Special Air Service Squadron.. Awarded 27 November 2004; Citation states: For extraordinary gallantry in action involving the development and execution of bold, innovative plans in support of complex, high risk operations in Operation Falconer in Iraq in 2003.
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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.
[1] [2] The LRPV was developed from the six-wheel drive variant of the Australian Army's Land Rover Perentie design in the late 1980s. [3] The design was intended to be used by the SASR to patrol remote regions of Australia. [4] The LRPV is mechanically simple, and relatively easy to maintain in the field. [5] It has a crew of three. [6]