 | British soldiers playing with moving sand http://www.aviationlive.org Online Aviation Pics,Videos and Forum British soldiers playing with moving sand The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is a special forces unit of the British Army. A secretive institution, the SAS has served as a model for similar units fielded by other countries. The SAS forms a significant part of the United Kingdom Special Forces. The other components of the United Kingdom Special Forces are the Special Boat Service (SBS), the Special Reconnaissance Regiment (SRR), and the Special Forces Support Group The Special Air Service is under the Operational Control (OPCON) of Director Special Forces and is considered a strategic asset. However, OPCON may be delegated to Operational and Tactical commanders as required. The Special Air Service Regiment is a Corps of the British Army under the United Kingdom legal system which authorises the raising of military forces and comprises three battalion-sized units, one Regular and two reserve units in the Territorial Army (TA), each styled as 'regiments' in accordance with British Army practice; 22 SAS Regiment being the Regular unit, with 21 SAS Regiment (Artists Rifles) and 23 SAS Regiment as the TA reserve units, known together as the Special Air Service (Reserve) (SAS(R)). The Artists Rifles appellation comes from the amalgamation in 1947 with an unusual pre-existing TA Regiment originally raised from the artistic community at a time when the Rifle Volunteer movement was at its height. The Artists Rifles (Originally Artists' Rifles until the apostrophe was officially dropped from the full title as it was so often misused) were of such quality they were used as an officer-producing unit in both World Wars, although the 1st Battalion fought as part of the Royal Naval Division in the latter years of World War I. UK Special Forces are supported by a signal regiment, 18 (UKSF) Signal Regiment, which includes one TA squadron, 63 (SAS) Signal Squadron (Volunteers) and by the Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing, with 8 Flight Army Air Corps attached to 22 SAS. Each Regiment comprises a number of "Sabre" Squadrons with some supporting functions being undertaken within 22 SAS; Headquarters, Planning, and Intelligence Section, Operational Research Section, Counter Revolutionary Warfare Wing, and Training Wing. ('Sabre' Squadrons are so called to distinguish the operational squadrons from administrative or HQ squadrons.) |
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