Australian Army
| Australian Army | |
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| Active | 1 March 1901 – present |
| Country | Australia |
| Type | Army |
| Size | 28,568 (Regular) 14,662 (Active Reserve) |
| Part of | Australian Defence Force |
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| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-chief |
Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, represented by General Sir Peter Cosgrove As Governor-General of Australia |
| Chief of the Defence Force | Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin |
| Chief of Army | Lieutenant General Angus Campbell |
| Deputy Chief of Army | Major General Rick Burr |
| Commander Forces Command | Major General Gus Gilmore |
| Insignia | |
| Australian Army flag | .svg) |
| Roundel (aviation) |
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| Roundel (armoured vehicles) |
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The Australian Army is Australia's military land force. It is part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. While the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) commands the ADF, the Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA). The CA is therefore subordinate to the CDF, but is also directly responsible to the Minister for Defence. Although Australian soldiers have been involved in a number of minor and major conflicts throughout its history, only in World War II has Australian territory come under direct attack.
Formed in March 1901, with the amalgamation of the six separate colonial military forces, the history of the Australian Army can be divided into two periods:
During its history the Australian Army has fought in a number of major wars, including: Second Boer War (1899–1902), First World War (1914–18), the Second World War (1939–45), Korea War (1950–53), Malayan Emergency (1950–60), Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation (1962–66), Vietnam War (1962–73), and more recently in Afghanistan (2001 – present) and Iraq (2003–09). Since 1947 the Australian Army has also been involved in many peacekeeping operations, usually under the auspices of the United Nations, however the non-United Nations sponsored Multinational Force and Observers in the Sinai is a notable exception. Australia's largest peacekeeping deployment began in 1999 in East Timor, while other ongoing operations include peacekeeping on Bougainville, in the Sinai, and in the Solomon Islands. Humanitarian relief after 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in Aceh Province, Indonesia, Operation Sumatra Assist, ended on 24 March 2005.
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