The 6th Aviation Regiment is one of the Australian Army's

Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of Defence commands the Australian Defence Force , the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army...

 three Army Aviation

Australian Army Aviation

Australian Army Aviation is a corps of the Australian Army, and was formed on 1 July 1968 with a strength of 106 officer pilots, although it has a history dating back to 1911, when the Minister of Defence at the time, Senator George Pearce, decided there should be a flying school in the Defence...

 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

16th Aviation Brigade (Australia)

The 16th Aviation Brigade currently commands most of the Australian Army's aviation units. Formed on 2 April 2002 the brigade from the amalgamation of the Aviation Support Group and the 1st Division's Aviation unit, it is headquartered in Enoggera, Queensland with units based throughout...

 and is headquartered at Holsworthy Barracks

Holsworthy Barracks

Holsworthy Barracks is located in the outer south-western Sydney suburb of Holsworthy. It is part of the Holsworthy military reserve, which has been a training area and artillery range for the Australian Army since World War I. Following World War II it became a major base for the permanent...

, Sydney, New South Wales.

In 2008 the regiment comprised:

• 6th Aviation Regiment Headquarters (Holsworthy Barracks, Sydney, New South Wales)
  • 171st Aviation Squadron
  • 173rd Aviation Squadron
    173rd Surveillance Squadron (Australia)
    The 173rd Aviation Squadron is an Australian Army aviation unit which forms part of the 6th Aviation Regiment. It is currently based at Holsworthy Barracks and is equipped with Bell Kiowa helicopters....
    
    
  • Support Squadron