10th Force Support Battalion (Australia)

The 10th Force Support Battalion (10 FSB) is an Australian Army logistics battalion and is part of the 17th Sustainment Brigade.[1] Its role is to provide third line or 'general' support within an area of operations.[1]

10th Force Support Battalion
Landing Craft Mechanised Type 8 (LMC8) operated by 35th Water Transport Squadron
Active1998 – Present
Country Australia
BranchArmy
TypeLogistics
SizeBattalion
Part of17th Sustainment Brigade
Garrison/HQHQ at Ross Island Barracks, Townsville
Motto(s)Unity, Strength, Commitment
DecorationsMeritorious Unit Citation
Insignia
Unit Colour Patch

10 FSB is located at Lavarack Barracks and Ross Island Barracks in Townsville, Queensland, with Catering elements located in Darwin, Adelaide, Brisbane and Amberley. A Squadron of Engineers is located in Sydney and a Troop of Water Transport is located in Darwin.[2]

10 FSB was formed on 1 March 1998, following the amalgamation of the 10th Terminal Regiment, 2nd Field Logistics Battalion and the 1st Division Postal Unit.[2]

The battalion was awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation for operations in East Timor during INTERFET in 1999–2000, the first logistics unit to be honoured with such an award.[3]

Current structure

The 10th Force Support Battalion currently consists of:[1]

  • Battalion Headquarters (Townsville)
gollark: It also produces spare helium-3, which just gets binned right now.
gollark: Also, the wiring will hopefully be less awful.
gollark: If I make a new version, it'll just be three size-3 D-D ones, with a *second* compact machine nested inside *that* making the deuterium.
gollark: I say "about" because I don't know exactly how much the electromagnets use.
gollark: About 0.5MRF/t.

References
  1. "10th Force Support Battalion". Australian Army. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  2. "10FSB citation win". Army. Australian Army. 25 April 2002. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2010.

Further reading
  • Kehoe, Mick (2000). The Force Behind the Force, 10 Force Support Battalion in East Timor 20 September 1999 – 20 February 2000. Russell Island: 10 FSB.
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