Details are beginning to leak out about a previously unknown Australian SF unit operating in the Middle East.
Some of the details to emerge:
It is about 40 members strong in the Middle East.
There are 200 support personnel.
Many members have previous SASR experience but not all.
It is probably not a subunit of the SASR.
The commander is believed to be a civilian (i.e. he is not currently a member of the ADF although he may have been in the past). This has raised speculation it is controlled or part of ASIS.
Operators are believed to be classified as members of the Australian Army but they do not wear Australian uniforms.
They are based outside of Iraq/Afghanistan. They fly in for short missions (around 4 days) and then are immediately flown back to their base.
Every 3 months they are flown to Europe for medical checks and an extended break.
They have had extensive training outside of Australia. Many at a base outside of Paris with CIGN instructors and instructors from the CIA's covert action arm. There is also training in the USA and UK. Assasination techniques are part of the training.
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This has been pulled from an Australian site. No refs or links to it. Has been submitted by someone who is operational.
Some of the details to emerge:
It is about 40 members strong in the Middle East.
There are 200 support personnel.
Many members have previous SASR experience but not all.
It is probably not a subunit of the SASR.
The commander is believed to be a civilian (i.e. he is not currently a member of the ADF although he may have been in the past). This has raised speculation it is controlled or part of ASIS.
Operators are believed to be classified as members of the Australian Army but they do not wear Australian uniforms.
They are based outside of Iraq/Afghanistan. They fly in for short missions (around 4 days) and then are immediately flown back to their base.
Every 3 months they are flown to Europe for medical checks and an extended break.
They have had extensive training outside of Australia. Many at a base outside of Paris with CIGN instructors and instructors from the CIA's covert action arm. There is also training in the USA and UK. Assasination techniques are part of the training.
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This has been pulled from an Australian site. No refs or links to it. Has been submitted by someone who is operational.