9th Force Support Battalion (Australia)

The 9th Force Support Battalion (9 FSB) is an Australian Army logistics battalion. Formed on 1 August 1998, following the amalgamation of a number of air despatch, military police, ships army detachments, personnel and transport units, it is based at RAAF Base Amberley in Amberley. 9 FSB is part the 17th Sustainment Brigade. Its role is to provide third line or 'general' support within an area of operations.[1][2]

9th Force Support Battalion
Active1998 – present
Country Australia
BranchArmy
TypeLogistics
SizeOne battalion
Part of17th Sustainment Brigade
Garrison/HQRAAF Base Amberley, Amberley
Insignia
Unit colour patch

On 30 May 2011, Lance Corporal Andrew Jones, a cook from 9 FSB, was killed in action in Afghanistan while serving with the Force Support Unit in Uruzgan Province.[3]

The battalion consists of the following units:[2]

  • Special Advisory Group
  • 9th Logistic Support Company
  • 26th Transport Squadron
  • 37th Force Supply Company
  • 176th Air Dispatch Squadron (RAAF Base Richmond)
  • 8th Personnel Services Company

Notes

  1. Dennis et al 2008, pp. 327–328.
  2. "9th Force Support Battalion". Australian Army. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Lance Corporal Andrew Jones". Department of Defence. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.

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.
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