The 2nd Force Support Battalion (2 FSB) was an

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logistics

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. Established in 1998, 2 FSB was a reserve unit headquartered in Hobart, with depot in various locations across Tasmania and Victoria. It was merged into the

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in 2024.

History

Formed on 1 August 1998 as a reserve unit, following the amalgamation of a number of supply, medical, military police, maintenance and transport units. Its headquarters was located at Derwent Barracks in

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

. It also had depots in Bendigo, Devonport, Horsham and Melbourne. While forming in Tasmania, in 2011, it took over three reserve sub-units from 9 FSB in

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

. 2 FSB formed part of the 17th Sustainment Brigade. Its role was to provide third line or 'general' support within an

area of operations In U.S. armed forces parlance, an area of operations (AO) is an operational area defined by the force commander for land, air, and naval forces' conduct of combat and non-combat activities. Areas of operations do not typically encompass the entire ...

. In December 2024 the 2nd Force Support Battalion was merged into the Sydney-based

. The merger aimed to provide the 2nd Division with a specialist logistics capability.

Structure

As of 2020, 2 FSB comprised the following sub-units: *Battalion Headquarters (Hobart) *6th Logistic Support Company (Hobart, Melbourne, Bendigo, Horsham & Devonport) *15th Force Support Squadron (Melbourne, Bendigo & Horsham) *44th Transport Squadron (Hobart & Devonport)

Previous sub-units

*1st Petroleum Company *3rd Recovery Company *6th Supply Platoon *10th Health Company *15th Transport Squadron

Notes

References

* {{Australian Defence Force Combat service support battalions of the Australian Army Military units and formations established in 1998 Military units in Tasmania Military units and formations disestablished in 2024