2nd Force Support Battalion (Australia)

The 2nd Force Support Battalion (2 FSB) is an Australian Army logistics battalion. Established in 1998, 2 FSB is a reserve unit headquartered in Hobart, with depot in various locations across Tasmania and Victoria.

2nd Force Support Battalion
Active1998 – Present
CountryAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
TypeLogistics
SizeOne battalion
Part of17 Sustainment Brigade
Garrison/HQHQ at Derwent Barracks, Hobart
Insignia
Unit Colour Patch

History

Formed on 1 August 1998 as a reserve unit, following the amalgamation of a number of supply, medical, military police, maintenance and transport units. Its headquarters is at Derwent Barracks in Hobart, Tasmania, however it also has depots in Bendigo, Devonport, Horsham and Melbourne.[1] While forming in Tasmania, in 2011, it took over three reserve sub-units from 9 FSB in Victoria.

2 FSB is currently part of the 17th Sustainment Brigade. Its role is to provide third line or 'general' support within an area of operations.[2]

Structure

As of 2020, 2 FSB is composed of the following sub-units:

  • Battalion Headquarters (Hobart)
  • 6th Logistic Support Company (Hobart, Melbourne, Bendigo, Horsham & Devonport)
  • 15th Force Support Squadron (Melbourne, Bendigo & Horsham)
  • 44th Transport Squadron (Hobart & Devonport)

Previous sub-units
  • 1st Petroleum Company
  • 3rd Recovery Company
  • 6th Supply Platoon
  • 10th Health Company
  • 15th Transport Squadron

Notes
  1. "2nd Force Support Battalion". Our people. Australian Army. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. Dennis et al 2008, pp. 327–328.
gollark: It will function at the speed of three (3) snails.
gollark: Having an option "websocket or TCP" and then a few `match`es to handle that would be MUCH EASIER than a plugin API.
gollark: Rust has TONS of decent scripting languages.
gollark: You could, in fact, just have some sort of "config file".
gollark: Do you plan to have other people make plugins ever?

References
  • Dennis, Peter; et al. (2008). The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (Second ed.). Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia & New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-19-551784-2.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.