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The Special Air Service (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. It was founded as a regiment in 1941 by David Stirling , and in 1950 it was reconstituted as a corps . [ 5 ] The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism , hostage rescue , direct action and special reconnaissance .
Stirling Lines is a British Army garrison in Credenhill, Herefordshire; the headquarters of the 22 Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS), Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR) and 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment. The site was formerly a Royal Air Force (RAF) non-flying station for training schools, known as RAF Credenhill. [2] [3]
The expansion also led to the creation of the Special Air Service (SAS). By 1944, SAS had also grown to a brigade-level command while maintaining its raiding role. Although never operating as a single entity, SAS units operated deep behind enemy lines, generally isolated from one another.
Men of 22 SAS in Malaya. Malayan Emergency. Operation Helsby, February 1952, series of deep penetration operations in Malaya. [4] Operation Hive; Jebel Akhdar War. In 1958 two squadrons of 22 SAS were deployed to Oman to put down a rebellion. [5] In January 1959 the SAS carried out a successful assault on a large guerrilla force on the Sabrina ...
Israeli Army. 89th "Oz" Brigade. Unit 212 – Maglan [110] Unit 217 – Duvdevan; Unit 621 – Egoz; Israeli Navy. 13th Flotilla – Shayetet 13; Israeli Air and Space Force. 7th Special Air Forces Wing Unit 5101 – Shaldag (Special Air-Ground Designating Team) [111] Unit 669 – Combat Search and Rescue and Airborne Medical Evacuation Unit
The need for a regular army SAS regiment had been recognised, and so the Malayan Scouts (SAS) were renamed 22 SAS Regiment and formally added to the Army List in 1952. [34] However B Squadron was disbanded, leaving just A and D Squadrons in service. [35] [36]
658 Squadron AAC is a special operations support squadron of the Army Air Corps (AAC) unit of the British Army that provides dedicated aviation support to the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment (22 SAS) for domestic counterterrorism (CT) and CSAR operations. [3] The squadron is co-located with 22 SAS at Stirling Lines. [4]
The Special Air Service (SAS) is a corps of the British Army and part of the United Kingdom's special forces. It consists of three regiments, of which two are drawn from the Territorial Army and one regular regiment—22 Regiment, which was involved in Operation Barras.