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Special Air Service Regiment

The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR and commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. Formed in 1957 as a company, it was modelled on the British SAS with which it shares the motto "Who Dares Wins". Expanded to a regiment in August 1964, it is based at Campbell Barracks, in Swanbourne, a suburb of…

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Abbreviation
SASR
Active
25 July 1957 (as 1st SAS Coy) · 20 August 1964 – present (as SASR)
Branch
Australian Army
Country
Australia
Decorations
Unit Citation for Gallantry · Meritorious Unit Citation · Presidential Unit Citation
Engagements
Indonesian Confrontation · Vietnam War · Somali Civil War · 1999 East Timorese crisis · Afghanistan

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related to Sources · 529
Special Air Service Regiment → AAP, ABC News, Abraham, Action, Adelaide, ADF Operations, Afghan, Afghanistan, Africa, Alan, Alfred, Allara Publishing, Allen, AM, An Aide-Memoire, An Australian Man's Life, An Unwinnable War, Anderson, Andrew, Andrew Hastie
Engagements · 8
Special Air Service Regiment → 1999 East Timorese crisis, 2003 invasion of Iraq, 2006 East Timorese crisis, Afghanistan, Indonesian Confrontation, Military intervention against ISIL, Somali Civil War, Vietnam War
Notable commanders · 7
Special Air Service Regiment → Duncan Lewis (1990–91), Gus Gilmore (2001–02), Jim Wallace (1988–90), Michael Jeffery (1976–77), Mike Hindmarsh (1997–99), Rick Burr (2003–04), Tim McOwan (1999–2001)
Decorations · 3
Special Air Service Regiment → Meritorious Unit Citation, Presidential Unit Citation, Unit Citation for Gallantry
Active · 2
Special Air Service Regiment → 20 August 1964 – present (as SASR), 25 July 1957 (as 1st SAS Coy)
March · 2
Special Air Service Regiment → Quick – The Happy Wanderer, Slow – Lili Marlene
Nicknames · 2
Special Air Service Regiment → "Chicken stranglers", "Snake eaters"
Role · 2
Special Air Service Regiment → Counter-terrorism, Special operations
Abbreviation · 1
Special Air Service Regiment → SASR
Branch · 1
Special Air Service Regiment → Australian Army

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sasr australian special isbn operations issn defence regiment forces army sas afghanistan squadron new force also australia war south canberra

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Special Air Service RegimentAbbreviationSASR1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentActive25 July 1957 (as 1st SAS Coy)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentActive20 August 1964 – present (as SASR)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentBranchAustralian Army1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentCountryAustralia1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentDecorationsUnit Citation for Gallantry1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentDecorationsMeritorious Unit Citation1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentDecorationsPresidential Unit Citation1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagementsIndonesian Confrontation1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagementsVietnam War1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagementsSomali Civil War1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagements1999 East Timorese crisis1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagementsAfghanistan1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagements2003 invasion of Iraq1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagementsMilitary intervention against ISIL1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentEngagements2006 East Timorese crisis1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentGarrison/HQCampbell Barracks, Swanbourne, Western Australia1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentMarchQuick – The Happy Wanderer1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentMarchSlow – Lili Marlene1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentMotto"Who Dares Wins"1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNicknames"Chicken stranglers"1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNicknames"Snake eaters"1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNotable commandersMichael Jeffery (1976–77)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNotable commandersJim Wallace (1988–90)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNotable commandersDuncan Lewis (1990–91)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNotable commandersMike Hindmarsh (1997–99)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNotable commandersTim McOwan (1999–2001)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNotable commandersGus Gilmore (2001–02)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentNotable commandersRick Burr (2003–04)1.00infobox
Special Air Service RegimentPart ofSpecial Forces Group1.00infobox

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