7th Combat Service Support Battalion (Australia)
| 7th Combat Service Support Battalion | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1997–present |
| Country |
 Australia
|
| Branch | Australian Army |
| Role | Support |
| Part of | 7th Brigade |
| Garrison/HQ | Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
LTCOL Steven Cleggett |
| Insignia | |
| DPCU Colour Patch |  |
The 7th Combat Service Support Battalion (7 CSSB) is an Australian Army administration and logistics battalion which provides transport, supply, catering and maintenance support services to units of the 7th Brigade. The battalion is made up of both Regular and Reserve personnel and has recently been involved in deployments to Timor Leste, Iraq and Afghanistan.
7 CSSB was formed on 1 July 1997 when the Kelvin Grove-based 7th Brigade Administrative Support Battalion (7 BASB), a Reserve unit that had been formed in 1994, was amalgamated with the Enoggera-based 6th Brigade Administrative Support Battalion (6 BASB), an integrated Regular and Reserve unit that had been formed in 1993. This came about as a result of the decision to disband the 6th Brigade, which resulted in 7th Brigade becoming an integrated Regular and Reserve unit. By 1999, the battalion had an authorised strength of 647 personnel, of which 55 per cent were Reservists.
When the 7th Brigade was reorganised in 2007 as a primarily Regular motorised brigade, although major Reserve elements were transferred to the 11th Brigade, 7 CSSB continued to maintain a small Reserve element.
7 CSSB regularly supports operational deployments in all ADF theatres with individual and small group reinforcements. In late 2003, 7 CSSB supported the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR)-based "Australian Battalion IX" (AUSBAT 9) deployment to Timor Leste as part of Operation Citadel. They returned to Brisbane in mid-June 2004.
In 2005, elements of the battalion deployed to Iraq as part of SECDET, which was during Operation Catalyst. In 2007–08, the 7th Brigade provided the main force elements for the fourth rotation of the Australian Overwatch Battle Group (West) (OBG(W)-4). Elements of 7 CSSB deployed in support OBG(W)-4, whilst the unit also contributed personnel to the Australian Army Training Team (AATT).
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