Australian Defence Force

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national armed forces unified military organization

The Australian Defence Force is the unified military organization responsible for defending Australia, comprising the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force under a single command structure.

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Label Occurrences
Australian Defence Force canonical 150
Australian forces 7
Armed Forces of Australia 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national armed forces ⓘ
unified military organization ⓘ
alliance ANZUS ⓘ
Five Eyes alliance ⓘ
surface form: Five Eyes
commandStructure single joint command ⓘ
cooperation ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting ⓘ
surface form: ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus

NATO ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
engagement Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
surface form: Iraq War (2003–2011)

Korean War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form: War in Afghanistan

World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations ⓘ
peacekeeping operations ⓘ
formationProcess unification of separate service commands ⓘ
foundedBy Australian government ⓘ
surface form: Government of Australia
hasBranch Australian Army ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ
hasCapability air and space operations ⓘ
cyber operations ⓘ
land warfare ⓘ
maritime warfare ⓘ
special operations forces ⓘ
hasComponent Australian Defence Force Cadets ⓘ
regular forces ⓘ
reserve forces ⓘ
headquartersLocation Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context) ⓘ
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra ⓘ
legalBasis Defence Act 1903 (Australia) ⓘ
ministerResponsibleTitle Minister of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Minister for Defence
motto Defending Australia and its national interests ⓘ
operatesIn Australian maritime approaches ⓘ
Indo-Pacific region ⓘ
parentAgency Department of Defence (Australia) ⓘ
partOf Australian Defence Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Australian Defence Organisation
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
role defence of Australia ⓘ
protection of Australian interests ⓘ
support to civil authorities in emergencies ⓘ
serviceBranch Air Force ⓘ
Army ⓘ
Navy ⓘ
shortName ADF ⓘ
supremeCommander Governor-General of Australia ⓘ
supremeCommanderTitle Commander-in-Chief ⓘ
usesDoctrine joint operations doctrine ⓘ

Referenced by (171)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Australian Air Force → partOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force → militaryBranchOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
United Nations Command → hasMember → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Australia
British Armed Forces → cooperatesWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Advance Australia Fair → performedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Defence Force bands
Australian Defence Force Academy → operatedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Australian Army → partOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Australian Army → serviceBranchOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Australian national flag → usedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy → partOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Navy → serviceBranchOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
New Zealand forces → cooperatedWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian forces
Australian Signals Directorate → serves → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Russell Offices, Canberra → usedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Operation Okra → operator → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Chief of Air Force → isPartOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Chief of Air Force → memberOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Defence Force leadership
Australian Defence Force → partOf → Australian Defence Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian Defence Organisation
RAAF Base Edinburgh → partOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Engineers → supports → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Cross of Sacrifice → associatedWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Australian armed forces
Eternal Flame → associatedWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Eternal Flame (Australian War Memorial)
Hall of Memory → associatedWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier → associatedWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System → usedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armed Forces of Australia
RMC → partOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Military College, Duntroon
Department of Defence (Australia) → responsibleFor → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Duntroon, Canberra → associatedWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Military College, Duntroon
Rockhampton Airport → usedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Commandant ADFA → employer → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Solomon Islands intervention (RAMSI) → coordinatedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Special Operations Command (Australia) → partOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Pilbara Regiment → service → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Somalia peacekeeping operations → participant → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Army Reserve → alliance → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Army Reserve (Australia)
Army Reserve → serviceBranchOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Army Reserve (Australia)
1st Division (Australia) → associatedWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Forces Command (Australia) → service → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Australian Army Aviation Corps → serviceBranchOf → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Australian Army Cadets → supportedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Norforce (North-West Mobile Force) → employer → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: Norforce
Australian Multicam Camouflage Uniform → usedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
ANZAC Day (25 April) → observedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: ANZAC Day
51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment → allegiance → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) → user → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
F88 Austeyr rifle → usedBy → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: F88 Austeyr
F88 Austeyr rifle → standardIssueFor → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: F88 Austeyr
F88 Austeyr rifle → enteredServiceWith → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
subject surface form: F88 Austeyr
Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps → allegiance → Australian Defence Force ⓘ
1st Commando Regiment → allegiance → Australian Defence Force ⓘ