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  • Special Air Service Regiment
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  • The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is an elite special operations force of the Australian Army. While it is modelled on the British SAS (operating under the same motto, “Who Dares Wins”) the regiment is a direct command unit of the Australian Special Operations Command. It draws on the experiences of the World War II Australian Services Reconnaissance Department and Australian commandos, such as "Z Force", and is based at Campbell Barracks, in Swanbourne, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
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  • Abbreviation
Garrison
Branch
  • 27
ceremonial chief label
  • Colonel in Chief
command structure
Role
  • Primary Tasks: *Kill or Capture *Counter-Terrorism *Counter-Insurgency *Direct Action *Intelligence Gathering *Special Recovery *Surveillance and Special Reconnaissance *Offensive and Assault operations
identification symbol
  • 75
  • SASR
Nickname
  • Chicken stranglers
  • Snake eaters
Country
  • Australia
Type
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  • Unit Colour Patch
Caption
  • Cap badge of the Special Air Service Regiment
Dates
  • --07-25
Unit Name
  • Special Air Service Regiment
notable commanders
Battles
decorations
March
  • Quick - The Happy Wanderer
  • Slow - Lili Marlene
Motto
  • "Who Dares Wins"
Size
  • One regiment
abstract
  • The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is an elite special operations force of the Australian Army. While it is modelled on the British SAS (operating under the same motto, “Who Dares Wins”) the regiment is a direct command unit of the Australian Special Operations Command. It draws on the experiences of the World War II Australian Services Reconnaissance Department and Australian commandos, such as "Z Force", and is based at Campbell Barracks, in Swanbourne, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
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