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The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was established as part of the Commonwealth Military Forces in 1912, prior to the formation of the Australian Military Forces in 1916 and was later separated in 1921 to form the Royal Australian Air Force, making it the second oldest air force in the world. [61]
Australian soldiers lead a column of American troops during Exercise Kangaroo '89, which was held in northern Australia. [29] Until the 1970s, Australia's military strategy centred on the concept of "forward defence", in which the role of the Australian military was to co-operate with allied forces to counter threats in Australia's region.
The Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–1975; Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Peacekeeping Operations in East Timor; Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations
The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) was raised in 1962 and initially consisted of approximately 30 officers and warrant officers and was tasked to train and advise units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) as part of the existing US advisory effort controlled by Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), and later United States Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV).
The order of battle of Australian forces during the Vietnam War consisted of a small group of military advisors from 1962, but grew to include an infantry battalion based in Bien Hoa in 1965. This force was then replaced by a two- and later three- battalion task force with supporting arms based at Nui Dat which operated primarily in Phuoc Tuy ...
Exercise Kangaroo was a joint warfare exercise that was held by the Australian Defence Force in the 1970s and 1980s. The first iteration of Exercise Kangaroo took place in 1974. [1] The military units involved included the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21), which took part in the exercise in the Coral Sea, before returning to Sydney. [2]
A History of the Australian Military: From the First Fleet to the Modern Day. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781760790479. Odgers, George (1988). Army Australia: An Illustrated History. Frenchs Forest, New South Wales: Child & Associates. ISBN 0-86777-061-9. Palazzo, Albert (2001). The Australian Army: A History of its Organisation 1901–2001 ...
The Australian Military Forces (AMF) was the official name of the Army of Australia from 1916 to 1980. [1] This encompassed both the (full-time) "regular army", and the (part-time) forces, variously known during this period as the Militia, the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) and the Australian Citizen Military Force (ACMF).