Australian Army

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The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, known for its participation in major conflicts such as both World Wars, the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and numerous peacekeeping and regional security operations.


Statements (83)
Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
abbreviation AUS Army
Australian Army
allegiance Charles III, King of Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
commanderTitle Chief of Army
Chief of the Defence Force
Minister for Defence
component Army Reserve
Regular Army
conflict Bougainville peacekeeping
Cambodia peacekeeping operations
East Timor intervention (INTERFET)
First World War
Gulf War
Indonesian Confrontation
Iraq War (2003–2011)
Korean War
Malayan Emergency
Rwanda peacekeeping operations
Second World War
Sinai peacekeeping operations
Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI)
Somalia peacekeeping operations
United Nations missions in the Middle East
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
country Australia
doctrine combined arms operations
manoeuvre warfare
engagement ANZAC operations in Gallipoli
Middle East campaigns in World War II
Pacific campaigns in World War II
Western Front campaigns in World War I
foundingDate 1901-03-01
garrison Russell Offices, Canberra
hasUnit 1st Commando Regiment
1st Division (Australia)
2nd Commando Regiment
2nd Division (Australia)
51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment
Australian Army Aviation Corps
Australian Army Cadets
Forces Command (Australia)
Norforce (North-West Mobile Force)
Pilbara Regiment
Royal Australian Armoured Corps
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Royal Australian Artillery
Royal Australian Corps of Signals
Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Royal Australian Engineers
Royal Australian Regiment
Special Air Service Regiment
Special Operations Command (Australia)
headquartersLocation Canberra
historicalName Australian Military Forces
language English
motto Duty and Honour
notableDay ANZAC Day (25 April)
Army Birthday (1 March)
parentOrganization Department of Defence (Australia)
partOf Australian Defence Force
precededBy colonial military forces of Australia
role ground combat operations
land warfare
serviceBranchOf Australian Defence Force
type professional volunteer military force
uniformColor Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform
usesEquipment ASLAV armoured vehicle
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH)
F88 Austeyr rifle
F90 rifle
Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light)
M1A1 Abrams main battle tank
M777 howitzer
MAG 58 machine gun
MRH-90 Taipan helicopter (phasing out)
Tiger ARH helicopter (with Army Aviation)
website https://www.army.gov.au/

Referenced by (114)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
1st Commando Regiment
1st Division (Australia)
2nd Commando Regiment
2nd Division (Australia)
Army Reserve (Australia)
Australian 9th Division
Australian Army Aviation Corps
Australian Flying Corps
Forces Command (Australia)
Norforce
Pilbara Regiment
Royal Australian Armoured Corps
Royal Australian Army Medical Corps
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps
Royal Australian Artillery
Royal Australian Corps of Signals
Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Royal Australian Engineers
Royal Australian Regiment
Royal Military College, Duntroon
Special Air Service Regiment
Special Operations Command (Australia)
partOf
David Hurley
Forces Command (Australia)
Gordon Bennett
Pacific theater commands
Royal Australian Artillery
Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Royal Australian Engineers
Royal Australian Regiment
Sir John Monash
Thomas Blamey
Wilfrid Kent Hughes
militaryBranch
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform
Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle
Duntroon estate
F88 Austeyr
K9 Thunder
Lieutenant (Australian Army) ("Australian Regular Army")
M1 Abrams
M198 howitzer
M777 howitzer
RAAF Base Edinburgh
RBS 70
usedBy
1st Division (Australia)
51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment
Army Reserve (Australia)
Australian 9th Division
Royal Australian Artillery
Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Royal Military College, Duntroon
Special Air Service Regiment
Special Operations Command (Australia)
branch
2nd Division (Australia)
Commander, I Australian Corps
Lieutenant (Australian Army)
Royal Australian Armoured Corps
Royal Australian Engineers
Special Operations Command (Australia)
serviceBranch
Battle of Malaya
Battle of Singapore
Invasion of Rabaul
belligerent
Australian Army Cadets
Royal Military College, Duntroon
Royal Military College, Duntroon
operatedBy
Australian Army ("AUS Army")
Australian Army
abbreviation
British Eighth Army ("Australian forces")
United States Army Forces in the Far East
alliedWith
Duntroon, Canberra
Tobruk ("Australian Army in World War II")
associatedWith
Cartwheel
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
involvedForce
Operation Okra
Operation Postern
involves
No. 3 Squadron Australian Flying Corps
Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
service
Pilbara Regiment
alliance
Chief of the General Staff (Australia)
appliesTo
Commander, I Australian Corps
appliesToJurisdiction
Royal Australian Armoured Corps
branchOf
Peter Cosgrove
branchOfService
Australian Army Cadets
branchOfServiceModelledOn
Lieutenant (Australian Army) ("Australian Army officers")
category
Battle of Ambon
defender
Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light)
designedFor
Eurocopter Tiger
enteredServiceWith
Australian Army Aviation Corps
establishedBy
Royal Military College, Duntroon ("Australian Army Headquarters")
governingBody
Chief of the Defence Force
hasAuthorityOver
Australian Defence Force
hasBranch
Allied Land Forces ("Australian Army units")
hasComponent
Chief of the General Staff (Australia)
hasJurisdiction
British Commonwealth forces
hasMember
Sinai peacekeeping operations
hasParticipant
Australian Army ("Australian Military Forces")
historicalName
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform
introducedBy
Borneo Confrontation
involvedMilitaryUnit
Royal Australian Armoured Corps
isPrincipalArmouredBranchOf
Borneo campaign (1945)
mainForce
Middle East theatre of World War II
notableUnit
Eurocopter EC665 Tiger (ARH)
operator
10th Army (Italy)
opponent
Department of Defence (Australia)
oversees
South West Pacific Area
participant
Operation Okra
participatingBranch
Operation Chronicle
participatingForce
Australian Defence Force Academy
preparesForServiceIn
Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
primaryUser
NH90
primaryUsers
Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area
serviceOfFirstHolder
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform ("Australian Army soldiers")
standardIssueFor
Army Reserve (Australia) ("Regular Army (Australia)")
supports
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
trainingPartner

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