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ADF

Australian Defence Force

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ADFA

Australian Defence Force Academy

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ADFJ

Australian Defence Force Journal

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ADFAR

Australian Defence Force Australian Rules

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Australian Defence Force Academy

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ADFC

Australian Defence Force Cadets

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Australian Defence Force Aussie Rules

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Australian Defence Force Academy

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Australian Defence Force Academy

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Australian Defence Force Investigative Service

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What does australian defence force mean?

Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a number of 'tri-service' units. The ADF has a strength of just under 80,000 full-time personnel and active reservists, and is supported by the Department of Defence and several other civilian agencies. During the first decades of the 20th century, the Australian Government established the armed services as separate organisations. Each service had an independent chain of command. In 1976, the government made a strategic change and established the ADF to place the services under a single headquarters. Over time, the degree of integration has increased and tri-service headquarters, logistics and training institutions have supplanted many single-service establishments. The ADF is technologically sophisticated but relatively small. Although the ADF's 58,206 full-time active-duty personnel and 21,694 active reservists make it the largest military in Oceania, it is smaller than most Asian military forces. Nonetheless, the ADF is supported by a significant budget by worldwide standards and is able to deploy forces in multiple locations outside Australia.

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