Australian Defence Force
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| Australian Defence Force | |
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| 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) |
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| 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 Ken 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 |
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| ADF Badge | 
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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.
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.
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:
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