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171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron information


171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron
Commandos from the 2nd Commando Regiment fast rope from a Black Hawk during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015
Active2004–present
CountryAustralia
BranchAustralian Army
RoleSpecial operations aviation
Part of6th Aviation Regiment
Garrison/HQHolsworthy Barracks
Aircraft flown
HelicopterUH-60M Black Hawk[a]

The 171st Special Operations Aviation Squadron (171 SOAS) is an Australian Army helicopter squadron that provides aviation support to the Special Operations Command. The squadron is being equipped with the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter.[a] The squadron is based at Luscombe Airfield, Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney and forms part of the 6th Aviation Regiment as the regiment's sole operational squadron.[3][4]


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  3. ^ "6th Aviation Regiment". Australian Army. 16 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ Pittaway, Nigel (February 2018). "Vigilance". AirForces Monthly. No. 359. Key Publishing. p. 68. ISSN 0955-7091. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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