Back Special Forces Support Group Danish Grupo de Apoyo de Fuerzas Especiales Spanish گروه پشتیبانی نیروهای ویژه بریتانیا Persian Special Forces Support Group French קבוצת תמיכה בכוחות מיוחדים SFSG HE 特殊部隊支援群 Japanese Special Forces Support Group Swedish Група підтримки спецпризначенців Ukrainian 特種部隊支援群 Chinese
| Special Forces Support Group | |
|---|---|
.svg) Drop-zone flash worn by SFSG operators.[1] | |
| Active | 3 April 2006 – present[2][3] |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | Tri-service |
| Type | Special Forces |
| Role | Special operations Counter-terrorism Direct action |
| Size | One battalion |
| Part of | United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) |
| Garrison/HQ | MOD St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom[2] |
| Engagements | |
The Special Forces Support Group (SFSG) is a special forces unit of the British Armed Forces. The SFSG was formed officially on 3 April 2006 to provide support to the Special Air Service, the Special Boat Service and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment on operations. It is a tri-service unit, composed of the 1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment, (1 Para), a company of Royal Marine Commandos (F Coy), and a flight (platoon) from the Royal Air Force Regiment.[4]
The SFSG also acts as the hunter force during the SERE phase of the UKSF Selection; in addition, the SFSG also has a rotating company group trained in Counter Terrorism (CT) to support the on-call SAS or SBS squadrons on CT rotation.[5]
- ^ Neville, Leigh, The SAS 1983-2014 (Elite), Osprey Publishing, 2016, ISBN 1472814037 ISBN 978-1472814036,p.60-61
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
hansardwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Elite special forces unit set up". BBC. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ^ "Force Protection". RAF Regiment. Royal Air Force. 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Neville, Leigh, The SAS 1983-2014 (Elite), Osprey Publishing, 2016, ISBN 1472814037 ISBN 978-1472814036, p.6,p.56-59
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