Honours And Awards For The Battle Of Shah Wali Kot 173/24/25 - Documents (pdf, 3.52 Mb)

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This FOI release contains correspondence from July-September 2012 regarding the Governor-General's endorsement of an Army Battle Honour for the Special Air Service Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment for their actions during the Battle of Eastern Shah Wali Kot in Afghanistan (May-June 2010). The Chief of Army recommended the honour to recognize the units' "extraordinary heroism and exemplary combat performance" against a numerically superior Taliban force in the Eastern Shah Wali Kot region. This was the first Army Battle Honour awarded since the Vietnam War. The citation notes the Special Operations Task Group Rotation XII, comprising elements from both special forces units supported by the Incident Response Regiment and US 101st Airborne Division, conducted daring daylight heliborne raids deep into enemy territory to destabilize insurgent networks. The Defence Minister and Chief of Defence Force supported the recommendation. Documents include the formal letter to the Governor-General and