SASR (SPECIAL AIR SERVICE REGIMENT)

Tier 1 SOF

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Oceania

OVERVIEW

MANUFACTURERAustralian Army

YEAR INTRODUCED1957

UNITS IN SERVICE—

UNITS PRODUCED—

UNIT COST$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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