Claim: Active from 12 August 1851 to present, the Australian Defence Force Parachuting School is an Australian Army unit part of the Defence Special Operations Training and Education Centre, garrisoned at HMAS Albatross, Nowra, New South Wales.
Evidence: 12 August 1951–present 
The first parachute training unit was formed in 1942 the Paratroop Training Unit (PTU) and at the end of the war was disbanded. On 12 August 1951, the Parachute Training Wing was formed as a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales.