39th Operational Support Battalion

39th Operational Support Battalion
Active2006 – present
Country Australia
BranchArmy
TypeAdministration
SizeBattalion
Part ofForces Command
Garrison/HQRandwick Barracks, Australia

The 39th Operational Support Battalion (39 OSB) is a logistics and administrative unit in the Australian Army, which provides force preparation training and mounting support to individuals and specialist teams for Australian Defence Force operations. 39 OSB also sustains specified operations by providing first line administrative and logistic support to these deployed forces.

The unit was renamed from its former title 39th (Personnel Support) Battalion (39 PSB) on 27 March 2014. 39 PSB was formerly known as the Deployed Forces Support Unit until being formally renamed at a special ceremony on 8 August 2006 at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.

The unit perpetuates the name of the famous 39th Battalion, an infantry battalion that fought during both World War I and World War II, which played a significant part in the Kokoda Track Campaign in 1942–43, fighting against the Japanese.[1] It is a Tri-Service Direct Command Unit of Forces Command,[2] and is based at Randwick, New South Wales. It currently fills a variety of roles, including providing cultural and language training for soldiers deploying to Africa as part of UN peacekeeping operations.[3]

References

  1. ^ Jeffrey, Michael (8 August 2006). "The raising of the 39th Personnel Support Battalion". Governor General's Speech. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Commands, divisions adjusted". Army: The soldiers' newspaper (1539 ed.). Canberra: Department of Defence. 20 July 2023. p. 2. ISSN 2209-2218.
  3. ^ "Cultural and Language Pre-deployment Training". Inquiry into Australia's Relationship with the Countries of Africa. Department of Defence. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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