Structure of the Australian Army

Two Bushmasters operated by the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during an exercise in 2010

This article describes the current structure of the Australian Army. It includes the army's order of battle and the headquarters locations of major units.

Overview

The Australian Army is organised into three main elements which report to the Chief of Army; the Headquarters of the 1st Division, Special Operations Command and Forces Command.[1] Headquarters 1st Division is responsible for high-level training activities and is capable of being deployed to command large scale ground operations. It does not have any combat units permanently assigned to it, though it commands units during training activities and the Land Combat Readiness Centre reports to the divisional headquarters. Most of the Army's units report to Forces Command, which is responsible for overseeing their readiness and preparing them for operations. This organisation came into effect during January 2011; before this time the Army's three regular brigades were permanently assigned to the Headquarters 1st Division.[2][3]

Current order of battle

The Australian Army's structure from 2018

The following order of battle describes the Army's current organisational structure at the battalion and independent company/squadron level. It does not take into account changes to units' structure and command arrangements associated with operational deployments.

Geographic distribution

See also

References

Citations
  1. ↑ "The Australian Army – Modernisation from Beersheba and Beyond" (PDF). Australian Army. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Australian Army (2008), pp. 5–8
  3. ↑ International Institute for Strategic Studies (2011), p. 223
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Australian Army (2008), p. 7
  5. ↑ "Forces Command Raised as Adaptive Army Flies the Flag". Department of Defence. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  6. 1 2 Khosa (2011), p. 24
  7. ↑ "HQ 1st Brigade". Australian Army. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Seventh Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment". Australian Army. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Kennedy, Mitch; Doran, Mark (3 March 2011). "Changes in Artillery". Army. Canberra: Australian Department of Defence. p. 3. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  10. 1 2 Khosa (2011), p. 25
  11. ↑ "Defence Community Organisation: Welcome to Townsville" (pdf). Department of Defence. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  12. 1 2 Department of Defence (2011), p. 2
  13. ↑ Department of Defence. "3RAR Arrive in Townsville". Media release. Department of Defence. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  14. ↑ Gaze, Jillian (18 March 2010). "Key to Adaptability". Canberra: Australian Department of Defence. Australian Army. p. 5. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  15. ↑ Hetherington, Andrew (2 February 2012). "Tying air and land together". Army. Canberra: Australian Department of Defence. p. 24. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  16. 1 2 Khosa (2011), p. 27
  17. ↑ Department of Defence (2011), p. 3
  18. ↑ Khosa (2011), p. 26
  19. ↑ Flint, Clark. "17th Combat Service Support Brigade" (PDF). Australian Military Medicine Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  20. ↑ "9 Force Support Battalion". Australian Army. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  21. ↑ "Defence Community Organisation: Welcome to Townsville" (pdf). Department of Defence. p. 11. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  22. ↑ "Key contacts". 3rd Health Support Battalion. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  23. ↑ "Royal Military College of Australia". Australian Army. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Brigades and Formations". 2nd Division. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  25. ↑ "Signals Corps Officer : Employment Location". Defence Jobs. Department of Defence. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  26. ↑ "Formation of 9th Regiment Royal Australian Artillery". Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  27. ↑ "RHQ". North West Mobile Force. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 17 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  28. ↑ "Unit History". The Pilbara Regt. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  29. ↑ "HQ 4th Brigade". Australian Army. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  30. ↑ "Adelaide Universities Regiment". Australian Army. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  31. ↑ "Western Australian University Regiment". Australian Army. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  32. ↑ "HQ 9th Brigade". Australian Army. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  33. ↑ "Structure". HQ 11th Brigade. Australian Army. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
Works consulted
  • Australian Army (2008). "Adaptive Army Public Info Paper" (PDF). Canberra: Australian Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  • Department of Defence (2011). "Australian Defence Force Major Bases and Disposition In Australia" (PDF). Department of Defence. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  • International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (2011). The Military Balance 2011. London: Routledge. ISSN 1479-9022.
  • Khosa, Raspal (2011). Australian Defence Almanac 2011–2012. Canberra: Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
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