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SASR medics deployed with some of the weapons inspection teams, and at times were also employed as drivers and for "personal protection" tasks. [67] [68] Several SASR signallers from 152 Signal Squadron also deployed to the Western Sahara between September 1991 and May 1994 as part of the Australian contingent there. [67]
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)
A special mission unit (SMU), at one time referred to as a "tier 1" unit, [1] is a designation for the United States military's most highly secretive and elite special operations forces. [2] The term special missions unit is also used in Australia to describe the Special Air Service 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 ...
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.
No. 2 Squadron RFC, which became No. 2 Squadron RAF in 1918 No. II Squadron RAF Regiment , United Kingdom 2d Airborne Command and Control Squadron , United States
Headquarters, Special Operations Command Headquarters (SOHQ) (GJBC and Russell Offices) [14] [2] Headquarters, Special Forces Group [15] Special Air Service Regiment (Swanbourne, WA) Incorporates the role of Tactical Assault Group (West). 1 Squadron; 2 Squadron; 3 Squadron; 4 Squadron; 152 Signals Squadron; Specialist Support Squadron ...
TAG West draws its members from the Special Air Service Regiment and rotates one squadron through the role for a pre-determined length of time. Both have world-class training facilities including advanced outdoor close-quarters battle ranges, MOUT villages, urban CT complexes, full-size aircraft mock-ups, and sniper ranges.