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Formed in 2000 for the centenary celebrations of Federation of Australia, it is the first purely ceremonial unit in the history of the Australian armed forces, and has since represented Australia in various roles both at home and around the world, including providing the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace in 2000.Since it’s inception AFG has ...
The Australian Defence Force maintains 60 major bases and many other facilities across all the states and territories of Australia. These bases occupy millions of hectares of land, giving the ADO Australia's largest real estate portfolio. Defence Housing Australia manages around 19,000 residences occupied by members of the ADF.
The names of the states, accompanied by their respective national flags. The number of military personnel on active duty that are currently serving full-time in their military capacity. The number of military personnel in the reserve forces that are not normally kept under arms, whose role is to be available to mobilize when necessary.
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[5] [6] Depending on the state, they may be variously named as state military, state military force, state guard, state militia, or state military reserve. Every state defense force is also the command authority for the " unorganized militia ", which is defined as every able bodied male between the age of 17 and 45 who is not already serving in ...
In March 1901, the Australian Army came into existence as the Commonwealth Military Forces through the amalgamation of the former colonies military forces. The existing regiments and battalions of the colonies were reorganised and renumbered due to their absorption into the national army and subsequently formed the first military units of a united Australia.
The Defence Committee is the primary decision-making committee in the Department of Defence, supported by six subordinate committees, groups and boards. The Defence Committee is focused on major capability development and resource management for the Australian Defence Organisation and shared accountability of the Secretary and the Chief of the Defence Force.
Australian National Audit Office (2009). Army Reserve Forces (PDF). Audit Report No. 31 2008–09. Canberra: Australian National Audit Office. ISBN 978-0-642-81063-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2009. Blaxland, John (2014). The Australian Army from Whitllam to Howard. Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107043657.