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The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.

Structure of the Australian Army

The Australian Army, as with many other armies of nations that were formerly part of the British Empire, is structured in a similar way to the British Army. There are two main formations within the Australian Army;

Related Topics:
British Empire - British Army

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  • Deployable Joint Force Headquarters/1st Division - this is the main deployable formation, and contains the bulk of Australian regular forces. It is divided into 4 brigades:
  • 1 Brigade
  • 3 Brigade
  • 7 Brigade
  • 11 Brigade
  • 2nd Division - this is the main home defence formation, consisting mainly of reserve forces. It is divided into 5 brigades:
  • 4 Brigade
  • 5 Brigade
  • 8 Brigade
  • 9 Brigade
  • 13 Brigade

Units of the Regular Army

Armour

Within the Royal Australian Armoured Corps are a total of four regular regiments. One of these consists of a single squadron. Of the four, one operates in the armoured role, while the others are reconnaissance units:

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Infantry

The Royal Australian Infantry Corps comprises a mixture of regular and reserve units. The Army Reserve infantry regiments of the Australian Army have a proud heritage dating back over almost one hundred and fifty years, including service in the Boer War, WWI and WWII. The regular infantry was formed in 1948 from elements of the 2nd Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) and is composed primarily of battalions of a single large regiment, the Royal Australian Regiment. This consists of six battalions:

Related Topics:
Boer War - Regiment - Royal Australian Regiment - Battalions

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  • 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - Light Infantry
  • 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - Light Infantry
  • 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - Parachute Infantry
  • 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - Commando
  • 5th/7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - Mechanised Infantry
  • 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment - Motorised Infantry

    • 8/9 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was disbanded on 30th June 1997.

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    In addition to the regular infantry, within the Australian Army are three units dedicated to the Regional Force Surveillance mission. These are dedicated reconnaissance units based in the north and west of Australia:

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  • North-West Mobile Force (Norforce)
  • The Pilbara Regiment
  • 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment

    • There is also the special forces element of the infantry. Special Operations has its own command structure, under which comes 4th Bn, RAR, 1 Commando Regiment, as well as the dedicated special forces unit:

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  • Special Air Service Regiment

Combat Support Arms

Artillery

The Royal Australian Artillery has four individual regiments and a single independent battery within the regular army:

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  • 1 Field Regiment - Close Support (L119 Light Gun)
  • 4 Field Regiment - Close Support (L119 Light Gun)
  • 8/12 Medium Regiment - Close Support (M198 Howitzer)
  • 16 Air Defence Regiment - Air Defence (Rapier & RBS-70)
  • 131 Locating Battery - Surveillance and Target Acquisition
Engineers

The Royal Australian Engineers has a total of five regular regiments, plus a number of independent squadrons. Of these, three are ordinary combat engineer regiments (the equivilent of Field Regiments in the Royal Engineers), each of which is attached to a brigade. The fourth provides support for Land Headquarters (LHQ) and the fifth provides specialist engineering support to the Special Operations Command.

Related Topics:
Royal Australian Engineers - Royal Engineers

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  • 1 Combat Engineer Regiment - 1 Brigade
  • 2 Combat Engineer Regiment - 7 Brigade
  • 3 Combat Engineer Regiment - 3 Brigade
  • 6 Engineer Support Regiment - LHQ
  • Incident Response Regiment - SOC

    • LHQ also has responsibility for four other regular engineers units:

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  • 1 Topographical Survey Squadron
  • 17 Construction Squadron
  • 21 Construction Squadron
  • 19 Chief Engineer Works

    • The Reserve units of the Royal Australian Engineers mirrors the structure of the regular units. Each CER is attached to a Reserve brigade. The Reserve units also provide support to the regular units as required.

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Signals

Within the Royal Australian Signal Corps, there are three regiments and a number of individual squadrons, which provide communications for formations at brigade level and above:

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  • Regiments
  • 1 Joint Support Unit (DJHQ/1 Division) (formerly 1 Signal Regiment)
  • 7 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare)
  • 8 Signal Regiment (2 Division)
  • Squadrons
  • 103 Signal Squadron (3 Brigade)
  • 104 Signal Squadron (1 Brigade)
  • 108 Signal Squadron (4 Brigade)
  • 109 Signal Squadron (13 Brigade)
  • 110 Signal Squadron (LFHQ)
  • 126 Signal Squadron (4RAR)
  • 130 Signal Squadron (Logistic Support Force)
  • 139 Signal Squadron (7 Brigade)
  • 141 Signal Squadron (11 Brigade)
  • 142 Signal Squadron (5 Brigade)
  • 144 Signal Squadron (9 Brigade)
  • 145 Signal Squadron (Logistic Support Force)
  • 152 Signal Squadron (SASR)
  • 155 Signal Squadron (8 Brigade)
  • 301 Signal Squadron (1CdoRegt)

    • As part of a reorganisation, signals units are being amalgamated with military police and HQ units into Combat Support Regiments, assigned to specific brigades.

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Aviation

Australian Army Aviation consists of 16 Brigade (Aviation) which contains two regiments:

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  • 1 Aviation Regiment - Battlefield Support and Reconnaissance
  • 5 Aviation Regiment - Tactical Assault and Air Mobility

    • 5 Aviation Regiment was formed from 9 Squadron and 35 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force when the role of battlefield helicopters was transfered to the army from the airforce.

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Services

With the regular army are a number of corps that make up the 'services':

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  • Australian Army Intelligence Corps
  • Royal Australian Corps of Transport
  • Australian Army Catering Corps
  • Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
  • Australian Army Psychology Corps
  • Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps
  • Royal Australian Army Dental Corps
  • Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
  • Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • Royal Australian Corps of Military Police
  • Royal Australian Army Pay Corps
  • Australian Army Legal Corps
  • Royal Australian Army Education Corps
  • Royal Australian Army Chaplains Department
  • Australian Army Public Relations Service
Ceremonial

The Federation Guard is a tri-service unit that provides ceremonial guards and gun salutes.

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Units of the Army Reserve

Armour
Infantry
Artillery
  • 2/10 Medium Regiment - M198 Howitzer, L119 Light Gun
  • 3 Field Regiment - M2A2 Field Gun
  • 6/13 Field Regiment - M2A2 Field Gun
  • 7 Field Regiment - L119 Light Gun
  • 23 Field Regiment - L119 Light Gun
Engineers
  • 4 Combat Engineer Regiment
  • 5 Combat Engineer Regiment
  • 8 Combat Engineer Regiment
  • 9 Combat Engineer Regiment
  • 11 Comabt Engineer Regiment
  • 13 Combat Engineer Regiment
  • 21 Construction Regiment
  • 22 Construction Regiment

Historical Australian Army Units

Conflicts Involving the Australian Army

Articles on Conscription and National Service

Sources

External links

  • Website: http://www.army.gov.au

    • http://www.defencejobs.gov.au

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