SASR (SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGIMENT)

Tier 1 SOF

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Oceania

OVERVIEW

MANUFACTURERAustralian Army

YEAR INTRODUCED1957

UNITS IN SERVICE—

UNITS PRODUCED—

UNIT COSTUSD 28K

DESCRIPTION

Australia's premier special forces unit with the longest continuous combat deployment of any allied SOF in Afghanistan.

SPECIFICATIONS

Personnel

~1,000

Selection

SAS Selection Course (21 days, ~85% attrition)

Specialization

Counter-terrorism, special recon, direct action, recovery operations

Notable_ops

Vietnam, East Timor, Afghanistan (longest serving allied SOF)

Based

Campbell Barracks, Perth

GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT

OPERATORS

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