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No. 19 Squadron RAAF

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For the joint Dutch-Australian unit during World War II, see No. 19 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron RAAF.

19 Squadron
Active30 January 1999 –
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
Part ofNo. 396 Combat Support Wing RAAF (369 CSW)
Garrison/HQRMAF Base Butterworth
Motto(s)Strength and Service
Military unit

No. 19 Squadron (19 SQN), formerly 324 Combat Support Squadron (324CSS), is a Royal Australian Air Force ground support squadron based at Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth in Penang. 324CSS was formed on 30 January 1999 and took on its new name of 19 SQN on 1 January 2014. 19SQN is responsible for providing support to Australian Defence Force exercises and deployments in South-East Asia. 19SQN's day-to-day responsibilities focus on supporting the ADF units and personnel at RMAF Base Butterworth, including a detachment of Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft from No. 92 Wing RAAF and the Australian Army's Rifle Company Butterworth.

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