9th Force Support Battalion (Australia)

9th Force Support Battalion
Active	1998 – Present
Country	Australia
Branch	Army
Type	Logistics
Size	One battalion
Part of	17th Combat Service Support Brigade
Garrison/HQ	HQ at Amberley, Queensland
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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 in Amberley, Queensland. 9 FSB is part the 17th Combat Service Support Brigade. Its role is to provide third line or 'general' support within an area of operations.^[1][2]

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]

Notes

1. Dennis et al 2008, pp. 327–328.
2. "9 Force Support Battalion - Forces Command". Department of Defence. 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2012..
3. Australian Government, Department of Defence (31 May 2011). "Lance Corporal Andrew Jones". Defence.gov.au. 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.