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Special Forces Group (Australia)

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Special Forces Group
ActiveDecember 2015 - present[1]
CountryAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
TypeHeadquarters
SizeBrigade
Part ofSpecial Operations Command

Special Forces Group (SFG) is an Australian Army formation command that forms part of the Special Operations Command (SOCOMD). The group is a brigade-level formation that commands all of the units assigned to Special Operations Command.[2][1] The Special Forces Group reports to the Special Operations Command.[2]

In October 2015, the Chief of Army's Senior Advisory Committee (CASAC) recommended as part of a review of SOCOMD that a formation command be established within SOCOMD responsible for the command and control of SOCOMD units.[3] The Special Forces Group was subsequently established in December 2015.[1][4]

Brigadier Craig Shortt was appointed Commander Special Forces Group (COMO SFG) in December 2018.[5]

Structure

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As of 2020, the Special Forces Group comprised the following units:[2]

The Special Forces Group is supported by the 6th Aviation Regiment from the 16th Aviation Brigade.[2][6] The 6th Aviation Regiment is under the operational command of SOCOMD for "directed special operations tasking".[7]

References

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Citations
  1. ^ a b c "Special Forces Group". Australian Army. 18 November 2019. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Australian Army 2020, p. 3.
  3. ^ Chief of Army's Senior Advisory Committee 2015, p. 13.
  4. ^ Findlay 2020, pp. 12–13.
  5. ^ "Board of Trustees". Commando Welfare Trust. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  6. ^ Grevat, Jon (6 December 2021). "Update: Australian Army launches aviation command". Janes. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. ^ Irvine 2018, p. 5.

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