1st Commando Regiment

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The 1st Commando Regiment is an elite Australian Army special forces unit specializing in high-readiness, long-range reconnaissance and direct action operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army unit
special forces unit
allegiance Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED
branch Australian Army Reserve
commandStructure Special Operations Command (Australia)
cooperatesWith 2nd Commando Regiment
Special Air Service Regiment
country Australia
dateFormed 1955
doctrine Australian special operations doctrine
engagement East Timor operations
Iraq War
Solomon Islands operations
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan
domestic counter-terrorism support operations in Australia
equipmentType light infantry weapons
special operations equipment
formedFrom 1st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
garrison HMAS Penguin
Holsworthy Barracks
Sydney, New South Wales
insignia Australian Commando dagger badge
language English
motto Strike Swiftly
nickname 1 Cdo Regt
operationalReadiness high-readiness
parentUnit Royal New South Wales Regiment (historical lineage)
partOf Australian Army
qualification Commando Green Beret
recruitment primarily Australian Army Reserve personnel
role counter-terrorism
direct action
high-readiness operations
long-range reconnaissance
raiding
special operations
special reconnaissance
selection Commando Selection Course
specialization airborne operations
amphibious operations
close quarter battle
commando operations
special operations support to conventional forces
trainingFocus joint operations with Navy and Air Force
type commandos
light infantry

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