Reply With QuoteTheir uniform is tight, but they look like a version of SWAT team than military special operation. Not enough green and war paint I guess. Do they still go and play war game for a straight month or more in the field each year?
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I'd be suprised with almost anyone mistaking a TAGgie for the Staties, especially the NSW Police SPG TOU. The blueish uniform as opposed to the black overalls and "POLICE" on the tac vests should be the no brainer. All PTG's were to switch to blue (from black) for domestic Ops in the mid nineties...... only VicPol SOG have switched, although they now issue a "greyer" overall they still wear black.
The tv footage and the photo's I've seen are 100% Western boys, but whether they were wearing PASGT's as opposed to tankie helmets for any other reason than 'why not" for the photo Op is anyones guess. I know it's not allowed on this side of the country that's for sure......
With regards to preference...... if you're wearing a resi I don't see how you could really argue "for" the PASGT..... unless you have a small melon or soemthing that allows it to sit comfortably with the resi seal....
Their uniform is tight, but they look like a version of SWAT team than military special operation. Not enough green and war paint I guess. Do they still go and play war game for a straight month or more in the field each year?
Not quite sure what you're on about, or if you've just got no idea and therefore missed exaclty what the TAG rotation is.Their uniform is tight, but they look like a version of SWAT team than military special operation. Not enough green and war paint I guess. Do they still go and play war game for a straight month or more in the field each year?
TAG West and East are simply the counter-terrorist/hostage rescue "black" roles of both the SASR and 4RAR(Commando). The TAG role is a 'rotation'. That is, "x" amount of troopers fufil the "black" role for approx 12 months while other Squadrons fufil the "green" (war) roles.
Just like the British SAS system of rotating the CT role......
"green and warpaint" as opposed to the "SWAT team" type gear is soley dependant on the situation and role.
If you can find any US SWAT team that looks any wear near as switched on as these TAG-E blokes I'll eat my bush hat....no contest.
Pictures of y'days Australian counter terrorism training
...the yowie suit
....trooper (left) remembers nothing after regaining consciousness ..."little kid" (right) described as subject of interest...
nice pics
Nice gear....especially the ghillie suit.
Nice pics. Which unit is it? SASR TAG?
i think the news said it was the TAG, not sure if its TAGE or TAGW
they said on the news that it was 4RAR so that means TAGE.
.....Another shot of that head gear
Looks like the swedish SAAB: Barracuda personal camouflagesystem to me.
Paintball anyone?
200 pages? Most of the photo's were sent in by current and ex SASR members, and those had to be cleared by the DOD and the ADF media etc etc.
98 pages of just photos is huge cosidering, wanting anything more is just being gready.
I think Farrell said there were plans in the future for another book with the "best of the rest" etc and newer conflict stuff. Wait and see.... no doubt some more 4RAR(Cdo) and 1st Commando photos.
Dead? I have no plans for such a thing anytime soon. My ability to get onto this site is limited to dribs and drabs though. Things such as work and outings have a habit of taking up a vast amount of my supposed "free" time.BiZ alive again? i almost thought u were dead after such a long absense
Nice pics
They're AusCam, made by the trooper, certainly not Swedish gear.Looks like the swedish SAAB: Barracuda personal camouflagesystem to me
They're TAG-E (4RAR Commando and Navy CDT-1), putting on a capabilities demonstration for the media before the Rugby World Cup, also involved in several weeks worth of prep training were the NSW Police SPG TOU, 1 Commando Company and the Incident Response Regiment, as well as several other agencies and units.
If anything, Centre Point Tower in the background of one shot should be a dead give away as to which coast they are on......
The "paintball" masks are being worn by the Navy Clearance Diving Team (CDT-1)who make up part of the water borne capability of TAG-E.
nice pics of your CT units...and i like the ghillie suit..
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