Decision Document For Unit Citation For Gallantry 343/24/25 – Internal Review Documents For Release (pdf, 1.25 Mb)

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This FOI disclosure concerns internal Defence communications from March-April 2023 regarding the award of Unit Citation for Gallantry (UCG) to personnel from 1 Squadron SASR who served during Operation Falconer. The documents show the Chief of Defence Force directed that all personnel posted to 1 SQN SASR during the relevant timeframe be awarded the UCG. Internal emails between Defence staff confirm the compilation of eligible personnel lists, with 75 members initially identified by H&A as potentially eligible, and an additional 69 members identified by APC and SOCOMD as now entitled to the award following developments related to "Bell." The materials include a spreadsheet listing personnel details with rank, service type, and function, organised to distinguish between the two cohorts. Substantial redactions are present throughout, with most individual identifying information (names, employee IDs, ranks) withheld in the disclosed excerpt, limiting visibility