Special Forces Group (SFG) is an
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...
formation command that forms part of the
Special Operations Command (SOCOMD). The group is a
brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. ...
-level formation that commands all of the units assigned to Special Operations Command.
The Special Forces Group reports to the Special Operations Command.
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. The Special Forces Group was subsequently established in December 2015.
Brigadier
Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In ...
Craig Shortt was appointed Commander Special Forces Group (COMO SFG) in December 2018.
Structure
As of 2020, the Special Forces Group comprised the following units:
*Headquarters, Special Forces Group
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Special Air Service Regiment
The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. Formed in 1957, it was modelled on the British SAS sharing the motto, "Who Dares Wins". The re ...
(
Campbell Barracks, WA)
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1st Commando Regiment
The 1st Commando Regiment (1 Cdo Regt) is an Australian Army Reserve special forces unit, part of Special Operations Command with an integrated structure of regular (full-time) soldiers and reserve (part-time) soldiers, which together with the ...
(HQ at
Randwick Barracks, NSW)
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2nd Commando Regiment (
Holsworthy Barracks
Holsworthy Barracks is an Australian Army military barracks, located in the Heathcote National Park in Holsworthy approximately from the central business district, in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The barracks is part of ...
, NSW)
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Special Operations Engineer Regiment (Holsworthy Barracks, NSW)
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Special Operations Logistics Squadron (
Banksmeadow, NSW)
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Special Operations Training & Education Centre (SOTEC) (
Lone Pine Barracks, NSW)
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Australian Defence Force School of Special Operations (
Holsworthy, NSW)
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Australian Defence Force Parachuting School (
HMAS ''Albatross'', NSW)
The Special Forces Group is supported by the
6th Aviation Regiment from the
16th Aviation Brigade.
The 6th Aviation Regiment is under the operational command of SOCOMD for "directed special operations tasking".
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