6th Aviation Regiment (Australia)

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unit_name=6th Aviation Regiment


caption=One of the 173rd Surveillance Squadron's three B300 Super King Air aircraft
dates=2008–current
country=Australia
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command_structure=16th Brigade
garrison=Holsworthy Barracks
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aircraft_electronic=Beechcraft B300 Super King Air (173 Sqn)
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aircraft_helicopter_cargo=Sikorsky S-70 Blackhawk (171 Sqn)
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aircraft_transport=The 6th Aviation Regiment is one of the Australian Army's three Army Aviation regiments. The Regiment was formed in 2008 to command the Army's special forces helicopter squadron and its surveillance aircraft squadron. The 6th Aviation Regiment forms part of the 16th Aviation Brigade and is headquartered at Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales.cite journal|last=Gubler|first=Abraham|date=2008|title=Army Aviation's New Decade of Growth|journal=Asia Pacific Defence Reporter|volume=34|issue=5|pages=pp.16–19]

In 2008 the regiment comprised:

*6th Aviation Regiment Headquarters (Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales)
**171st Aviation Squadron (Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales)
**173rd Surveillance Squadron (Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Oakey, Queensland)
**Technical Administration Support Squadron (Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales)

References

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