Editing Australian Defence Force (section)

===Australian Army===
[[File:Australian Army organization 2025.png|thumb|right|640px|Australian Army organisation 2025 (click to enlarge)]]

{{Main|Australian Army}}
The Army is organised into three main elements which report to the Chief of Army; the Headquarters of the [[1st Division (Australia)|1st Division]], [[Special Operations Command (Australia)|Special Operations Command]] and [[Forces Command (Australia)|Forces Command]].<ref name="Army orbat Dec 2017">{{cite web|title=Army Order of Battle|url=https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/army-order-of-battle|publisher=Australian Army|access-date=31 December 2017|archive-date=31 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103814/https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/army-order-of-battle|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2017, approximately 85% of Army personnel were in units assigned to Forces Command, which is responsible for preparing units and individuals for operations. Headquarters 1st Division is responsible for high-level training activities and is capable of being deployed to command large scale ground operations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Units|url=https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/units|publisher=Australian Army|access-date=31 December 2017|archive-date=8 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208085752/https://www.army.gov.au/our-people/units|url-status=live}}</ref> Only a small number of units are permanently assigned to the 1st Division; these include the [[2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment]] which forms the pre-landing force for the Australian Amphibious Force, a signals regiment and three training and personnel support units.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Doran|first1=Mark|title=Amphibious Display|url=http://armynews.realviewdigital.com/?iid=154755#folio=12|work=Army|publisher=Department of Defence|page=12|access-date=26 December 2017|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726170201/http://armynews.realviewdigital.com/?iid=154755#folio=12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Army orbat Dec 2017" />

The Australian Army's main combat forces are grouped in brigades. Its main conventional forces are three regular combat brigades which are organised on a common structure; the [[1st Brigade (Australia)|1st]], [[3rd Brigade (Australia)|3rd]] and [[7th Brigade (Australia)|7th Brigades]].{{sfn|Australian Army|2014|pp=9, 16}} Support for the units in these formations is provided by an aviation brigade ([[16th Aviation Brigade (Australia)|16th Aviation Brigade]]), a combat support and [[ISTAR]] brigade ([[6th Brigade (Australia)|6th Brigade]]) and a logistics brigade (the [[17th Sustainment Brigade (Australia)|17th Sustainment Brigade]]).{{sfn|Australian Army|2014|pp=25–30}} Under a restructure of the Army's health capability, a new health brigade, designated the 2nd Health Brigade, will be raised in 2023.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.defence.gov.au/service/boost-army-health |title=A boost for Army health |author=Bickerstaff, Fiona |date=19 November 2021 |publisher=Department of Defence |access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> In addition, there are six Army Reserve brigades; these brigades are administered by the [[2nd Division (Australia)|2nd Division]] and "paired" with the three regular combat brigades.{{sfn|Australian Army|2014|pp=35–36}} The Army's main tactical formations are [[combined arms]] [[battlegroup (army)|battlegroups]] made up of elements drawn from different units.{{sfn|Davies|2010|p=3}}{{sfn|Australian Army|2014|p=12}}

The Special Operations Command commands the Army's special forces units. It comprises the [[Australian Special Air Service Regiment|Special Air Service Regiment]], the [[2nd Commando Regiment (Australia)|2nd Commando Regiment]], the reserve [[1st Commando Regiment (Australia)|1st Commando Regiment]] and the [[Special Operations Engineer Regiment (Australia)|Special Operations Engineer Regiment]] as well as logistics and training units.{{sfn|Australian Army|2014|p=32}} The Army's special forces units have been expanded since 2001 and are well equipped and capable of being deployed by sea, air or land.{{sfn|Davies|2010|p=6}} As of 2014, Special Operations Command comprised approximately 2,200 personnel.{{sfn|Davies|Jennings|Schreer|2014|p=13}}