Australian Defence Force

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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #ABCDEF; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Australian Defence Force'''
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #F5F5F5;" | [[Image:ADFFlag.gif|200-px|center]]<small>The ADF Tri-service Flag</small>
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|-
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|'''Founded'''
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|1 January 1901
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|'''Present form'''
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|9 February 1976
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|'''Country'''
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|[[Australia]]
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|-
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|'''Branch'''
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|[http://editthis.info/daily_escape/Category:Armed_forces_by_country Tri-service]
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|'''Part of'''
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|[[Australian Defence Organisation]]
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|-
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|'''Australian Defence Force Force Headquarters'''
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|Canberra
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|'''Size'''
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|Over 85,000 personnel (2007)
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| style="font-size: 9pt; background: #ABCDEF; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Commanders'''
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|-
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|'''Commander in Chief'''
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|Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia
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|'''Commander in Chief's Representative (Governor General)'''
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|Major General Sir Michael Jeffery, AK
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|'''Minister of Defence'''
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|The Hon. Kim Beazley, MP
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|'''Chief of the Defence Staff'''
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|Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston
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|'''Secretary of Defence'''
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|Sir Nick Warner, AK
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|'''Vice Chief of the Defence Staff'''
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|Lieutenant General Kin Gillespie
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|'''Chief of Joint Operations'''
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|Lieutenant General David Hurley
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| style="font-size: 9pt; background: #ABCDEF; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Branches'''
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|-
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|'''Ground'''
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|[[Australian Army]]
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|'''Sea'''
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|[[Royal Australian Navy]]
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|'''Air'''
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|[[Royal Australian Air Force]]
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|'''Ground'''
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|[[Australian Army]]
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|'''Tri-service branches'''
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|[[Australian Special Operations Command]]
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| style="font-size: 9pt; background: #ABCDEF; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Insignia'''
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|-
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|'''ADF Badge'''
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|[[Image:ADFBadge.jpg|100-px]]
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The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of [[Australia]]. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units.
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of [[Australia]]. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units.

Revision as of 01:25, 20 April 2008

Australian Defence Force
200-px
The ADF Tri-service Flag
Founded 1 January 1901
Present form 9 February 1976
Country Australia
Branch Tri-service
Part of Australian Defence Organisation
Australian Defence Force Force Headquarters Canberra
Size Over 85,000 personnel (2007)
Commanders
Commander in Chief Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia
Commander in Chief's Representative (Governor General) Major General Sir Michael Jeffery, AK
Minister of Defence The Hon. Kim Beazley, MP
Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston
Secretary of Defence Sir Nick Warner, AK
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Lieutenant General Kin Gillespie
Chief of Joint Operations Lieutenant General David Hurley
Branches
Ground Australian Army
Sea Royal Australian Navy
Air Royal Australian Air Force
Ground Australian Army
Tri-service branches Australian Special Operations Command
Insignia
ADF Badge 100-px

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units.

During the first decades of the 20th century, the Australian Government established three separate armed services. Each service had an independent chain of command. In 1976, the government made a strategic change and established the ADF to place the services under a single headquarters. Over time, the degree of integration has increased and tri-service headquarters, logistics and training institutions have supplanted many single-service establishments.

The ADF is technologically sophisticated but relatively small. Although the ADF's 85,000 full-time active-duty personnel and 30,000 reservists make it the largest military in Oceania, it is much smaller than most Asian militaries. Nonetheless, the ADF is able to deploy forces in multiple locations outside Australia.

Image:ADFFlag.gif
Australian Defence Force flag

The Commander in Chief of the ADF is Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, represented in Australia by the Governor General, Major General Sir Michael Jeffery, AK. In practice, the ADF is controlled by the Federal Cabinet, in particular the Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Chris Marshall, MP and the Minister of Defence, currently The Honourable Kim Beazley, MP.

The current military commander of the ADF is the Chief of the Defence Force Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston, AK.

The ADF consists of the following services:

Women in the Australian Defence Force

Women make up approximately 12.8% of the Australian Defence Force, and serve in most employment categories. Women are not allowed to serve in all employment categories. Categories forbidden to women include the following:

  • Army
    • Infantry
    • Artillery
    • Armour
    • Combat Engineers
    • All Army Aviation occupations involving surface finishing, and electroplating (due to the use of embryo-toxic substances)
  • Navy
    • Clearance Diving Teams
    • All Fleet Air Arm occupations involving surface finishing, and electroplating (due to the use of embryo-toxic substances)
  • Air Force
    • Airfield Defence Guard/Ground Defence Officer
    • All occupations involving surface finishing, and electroplating (due to the use of embryo-toxic substances)
Image:ADFBadge.jpg
Australian Defence Force badge


 
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