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2. 2nd Commando Regiment (Australia) - Wikipedia

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   The 2nd Commando Regiment (2 Cdo Regt) is a special forces unit of the Australian Army and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment was established on 19 June 2009 when the 4th Battalion RAR (Commando) was renamed. It is based at Holsworthy, New South Wales.

3. 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 ...

4. Special Air Service Regiment - Wikipedia

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   [244] [245] [246] In 2024, the first joint selection course for the three SOCOMD combat units the SASR, 2nd Commando Regiment and the Reserve 1st Commando Regiment was held in Western Australia. [247] [248] The Special Air Service Regiment Memorial in Canberra commemorates the members of the unit killed in combat and training exercises

5. Airborne forces of Australia - Wikipedia

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   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). [2] [9] In August 1958, SLAW was disbanded ...

6. Australian commandos - Wikipedia

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   The name commando has been applied to a variety of Australian special forces and light infantry units that have been formed since 1941–42. The first Australian "commando" units were formed during the Second World War, where they mainly performed reconnaissance and long-range patrol roles during Australia's campaigns in New Guinea and Borneo, although other units such as M and Z Special Units ...

7. Australia in the War in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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   Elements of the SASR, 2nd Commando Regiment, Reserve 1 Commando Regiment and Special Operations Engineer Regiment; Rotary Wing Group (including two CH-47D Chinooks helicopters). Detachment, 1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (16 gunners attached to the British Army) RAAF Control and Reporting Centre (Kandahar International Airport)

8. 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 ...

9. Shah Wali Kot Offensive - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] As part of the operation Australian forces were tasked with conducting a series of disruption operations in the Shah Wali Kot district of northern Kandahar province. A five-day air mobile operation subsequently began in the second week of June, targeting an insurgent stronghold which had been controlled by the Taliban since 1995. [2]