ANZAC Battle Group

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ANZAC Battle Group

The ANZAC Battle Group
ANZAC Battle Group

The ANZAC Battle Group is an Australian-led battlegroup deployed to Timor Leste as part of Operation Astute. The battle group was established in September 2006 and comprises several rifle companies, including a company from the New Zealand Army, and sub-units of other Australian Army units....
is an Australian-led battle group

Battlegroup (army)

A battlegroup , or task force in modern Military strategy, is the basic building block of an army's fighting force. A battlegroup is formed around an infantry battalion or tank regiment, which is usually commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel....
deployed to Timor Leste as part of Operation Astute

Operation Astute

Operation Astute is a United Nations-authorised, Australian Defence Force deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 East Timor crisis....
. The battle group was established in September 2006 and comprises several rifle companies, including a company from the New Zealand Army

New Zealand Army

New Zealand Army , is the land armed force of the Military of New Zealand and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians....
, and sub-units of other Australian Army

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force....
units. The current rotation of the Battle Group is called Battle Group Samichon.

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Battlegroup (army)

Operation Astute

New Zealand Army

Australian Army

Rotations

As at October 2007 there have been three rotations of the ANZAC Battle Group.

First Rotation

Headquarters, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in Brisbane, Queensland, on 6 June 1965 and has since then served in a number of overseas deployments and conflicts including South Vietnam, East Timor and Iraq....

B Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is one of seven battalions that make up the Royal Australian Regiment, formed in late 1945 the battalion is now based in Townsville, Queensland, and forms part of the Australian 3rd Brigade....
A Company, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a motorised infantry battalion of the Australian Army. It was originally raised in Brisbane, Queensland, on 6 June 1965 and has since then served in a number of overseas deployments and conflicts including South Vietnam, East Timor and Iraq....
D Company, 2/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the main combat unit in the regular New Zealand Army. It was formed January 9 1947 as the New Zealand Regiment with a single infantry battalion as part of the newly created infantry corps....
Battery, 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

The 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery is an Australian Army regiment. As the Australian Defence Force's only ground based air defence unit the Regiment is responsible for protecting a wide range of military assets during wartime, ranging from Army units in the field to providing point defence to the Royal Australian Navy'...
(operating as infantry)
17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
7 Combat Service Support Battalion
Elements, B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment
Troop, 1st Aviation Regiment
Elements, 7 Command Support Regiment

Second Rotation

Headquarters, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is one of seven battalions that make up the Royal Australian Regiment, formed in late 1945 the battalion is now based in Townsville, Queensland, and forms part of the Australian 3rd Brigade....

B Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
C Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Victor Company, 1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment

The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the main combat unit in the regular New Zealand Army. It was formed January 9 1947 as the New Zealand Regiment with a single infantry battalion as part of the newly created infantry corps....
Battery, 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Elements, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery

The 4th Field Regiment is the direct-support artillery unit to the Australian 3rd Brigade at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland, Queensland....
Support Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Administration Company, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Elements, 1st Military Police Battalion
Elements, 17 Construction Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
Elements, B Squadron, 3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment

3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment is an armoured regiment of the Australian Army, and is third in seniority in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps. The regiment was formed in 1981 through the amalgamation of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment and the 4th Cavalry Regiment....
Elements, B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment
Troop, 1st Aviation Regiment

Third Rotation

The Battle Group appears to have been renamed Battle Group Samichon for the current rotation

Headquarters, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an Australian light infantry battalion. 2 RAR was first formed as the Australian 66th Battalion in 1945 and is currently based at Lavarack Barracks in Townsville, Queensland where it forms part of the Australian 3rd Brigade....

Three rifle companies from 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Bravo Company, 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment
Administration Company, Royal Australian Regiment
Mechanised Platoon, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army. The battalion was formed on the 1st September 1965 at Puckapunyal in Victoria during the expansion of the regular infantry that occurred because of Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War....
Elements, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Elements, 1st Military Police Battalion
Elements, 3rd Combat Engineer Regiment, Royal Australian Engineers
Royal Australian Engineers

The Royal Australian Engineers is a Corps of the Australian Army . The Engineer Corps is ranked 4th in seniority of the Corps, behind the Corps of Staff Cadets, Royal Australian Armoured Corps and Royal Australian Artillery....
Elements, 3rd Combat Service Support Battalion
Elements, B Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment
Troop, 1st Aviation Regiment