TRC Counterterrorist Group Profiles – Australia`s Tactical Assault Group
The Australian SAS was formed in 1957 with the creation of the 1st SAS Company. By 1964, an additional two companies had been added and the Company was renamed the Special Air Service Regiment. The SASR saw action in Borneo just a year later where it found itself engaged in a widespread counterinsurgency campaign. Not long after, Regiment members were sent to Vietnam (although records indicate some may have been present as early as 1962) to aid in training the Australian Army. Full Story and More Profiles