| 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
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- ^ "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