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Australian Army 2005 – Land Command and Special Operations Command
Version 1.2
Nick Dowling
Background and how to read this document
Land Command is responsible for overseeing the Australian Army’s conventional units. Training units fall under the command of Training Command, and special forces units are commanded by the recently established Special Operations Command.
Sub-units are listed in the document only where I have been able to confirm the name and existence of these units. Unconfirmed sub-units are described in footnotes. Except where specifically indicated, all listed sub units share the status and location of their superior unit. For example, 6 Engineer Support Regiment’s Headquarters, 1 Topographic Survey Squadron and 21 Construction Squadron are located in Brisbane in the State of Queensland, while 17 Construction squadron in located in Sydney. Except for the integrated 1 Survey Squadron, all the sub-units of the regiment are manned by Regulars.
Australian Army units come in three status categories:
• Regular – Manned exclusively by full time soldiers
• Army Reserve – Made up of part time soldiers, normally with a small number of regulars providing specialist services
• Integrated – Manned by a combination of regulars and reservists. The pattern for this manning differs from unit to unit – in some units the regulars only man the support elements and elements which require extensive training, and in other units regulars and reservists have similar jobs in comparable sub-units.
In the following document, Army Reserve and Integrated units are specifically identified. All other units are manned solely by Regulars.
Sub-units are listed in the document only where I have been able to confirm the name and existence of these units. Unconfirmed sub-units are described in footnotes. Except where specifically indicated, all listed sub units share the status and location of their superior unit. For example, 6 Engineer Support Regiment’s Headquarters, 1 Topographic Survey Squadron and 21 Construction Squadron are located in Brisbane in the State of Queensland, while 17 Construction squadron in located in Sydney. Except for the integrated 1 Survey Squadron, all the sub-units of the regiment are manned by Regulars.
Please send any comments or/and corrections to me at: nick_dowling@hotmail.com


Land Command

Land Headquarters (LHQ)
Land HQ (Sydney, NSW)
7 Signal Regiment (Electronic Warfare) (Brisbane, Qld)
110 Signal Squadron (Sydney, NSW)
16 Air Defence Regiment (Integrated) (Adelaide, SA)
110 Air Defence Battery (Regular?) (Rapier)
111 Air Defence Battery (RBS-70)
6 Engineer Support Regiment (Brisbane, Qld)
1 Topographic Survey Squadron (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
Data Support Troop
Formation Troop
Force Troop
Operational Support Troop
17 Construction Squadron (Sydney, NSW)
8 Construction Troop
Resources Troop
Plant Troop
21 Construction Squadron (Brisbane, Qld)
21 Construction Regiment (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
22 Construction Regiment (Army Reserve) (Melbourne, Vic)
105 Construction Squadron
106 Construction Squadron
39 Electrical and Mechanical Squadron
19 Chief Engineer Works (Integrated) (Sydney, NSW)
11 Works Team (Regular)
12 Works Team (Regular)
198 Works Team (Regular)
Hydrographic Survey Team (Army Reserve)
1 Intelligence Battalion (Sydney, NSW)
3 Intelligence Company
4 Intelligence Company (Darwin, NT)
1 Military Police Battalion (Integrated) (Sydney, NSW)
1 Military Police Company (Darwin and Townsville)
2 Military Police Company (Sydney, Canberra and Perth)
3 Military Police Company (Melbourne, Adelaide and Hobart)
4 Military Police Company (Brisbane)
5 Military Police Company (Special Investigation Branch) (Canberra, ACT)
1 Ground Liaison Group (Integrated) (Sydney, NSW)
Australian Contingent, Multi-National Observer Force Sinai (North Camp, El Gorah, Egypt)
North West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) (Army Reserve) (HQ Darwin, NT)
Arnhem Squadron (Nhulunbuy, NT)
Centre Squadron (Alice Springs, NT)
Darwin Squadron (Darwin, NT)
Kimberley Squadron (Broome, WA)
Operational Support Squadron (Darwin, NT)
The Pilbara Regiment (Army Reserve) (HQ Karratha, WA)
1 Squadron (Port Headland, WA)
2 Squadron (Exmouth, WA)
3 Squadron (Perth, WA)
Operational Support Squadron (Karratha, WA)
51 Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment (Army Reserve) (HQ Cairns, Qld)
A Company (Cairns, Qld)
B Company (Weipa, Qld)
C Company (Thursday Island, Qld)
D Company (Mt Isa, Qld)
Operational Support Company (Cairns, Qld)
16 Brigade (Aviation)
HQ 16 Brigade (Brisbane, Qld)
Aviation Support Group Workshop (Oakey, Qld)
1 Aviation Regiment (Oakey, Qld)
HQ Squadron
Technical Support Squadron
161 Reconnaissance Squadron (Darwin, NT) (Bell 206B-1/CA-32 helicopter)
162 Reconnaissance Squadron (Bell 206B-1/CA-32 helicopter)
173 Surveillance Squadron (Beech 200, Beech 350, DHC 6 Twin Otter) (Oakey, Qld and Darwin, NT)
5 Aviation Regiment (Townsville, Qld)
HQ Squadron
Transport Troop
Catering Troop
Aircraft Support Troop
Quartermaster Store
Technical Support Squadron
HQ Troop
Aircraft Repair Troop
Ground Equipment Repair Troop
Logistics Troop
A Squadron (8 UH-1 Iroquois)
B Squadron (12 S-70A Blackhawk)
C Squadron (6 CH-47D Chinook)

Logistic Support Force (LSF)
HQ LSF (Integrated) (Sydney, NSW)
HQ Force Support Group (Sydney, NSW)
130 Signal Squadron (Sydney, NSW)
145 Signal Squadron (Sydney, NSW)
1 Petrol Company (Army Reserve) (Melbourne, Vic)
3 Recovery Company (Army Reserve) (Melbourne, Vic)
Deployed Forces Support Unit (Integrated) (Sydney, NSW)
2 Force Support Battalion (Integrated) (Hobart, Tas)
9 Force Support Battalion (Integrated) (Sydney, NSW)
10 Force Support Battalion (Integrated) (Townsville, Qld)
1 Health Support Battalion (Integrated) (Sydney, NSW)
Environmental Health Platoon
Surgical Company
Holding Company
Clinical Company
Operational Support Company
2 Heath Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Brisbane, Qld)
3 Health Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Adelaide, SA)
1 Psychology Unit (Sydney, NSW)
Ship Army Detachment HMAS Tobruk
Ship Army Detachment HMAS Kanimbla
Ship Army Detachment HMAS Manoora


First Division
Deployable Joint Force Headquarters (DJFHQ) (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
20 Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment (forming) (Brisbane, Qld)
131 Surveillance and Target Acquisition Battery (Integrated)
132 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battery (forming)
Combat Service and Support Battery (forming)
1 Joint Support Unit (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
Communications Information Systems Squadron
Combat Services Support Squadron

1 Brigade
HQ 1 Brigade (Darwin, NT)
1 Armoured Regiment (51 Leopard 1A3) (Integrated) (Darwin, NT)
A Squadron
B Squadron
C Squadron (Reserve?)
Combat Services Support squadron
2 Cavalry Regiment (ASLAV) (Darwin, NT)
A Squadron
B Squadron
C Squadron
Support Squadron
8/12 Medium Regiment (Darwin, NT)
101 Medium Battery (M198 155mm howitzer)
103 Medium Battery (M198 155mm howitzer)
Technical Support Troop
1 Combat Engineer Regiment (Darwin, NT)
1 Field Squadron
23 Support Squadron
Operational Support Squadron
1 Command Support Regiment (Darwin, NT)
104 Signals Squadron
Support Squadron
5/7 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Mechanised) (Darwin, NT)
1 Combat Service Support Battalion (Darwin, NT)
3 Brigade
HQ 3 Brigade (Townsville, Qld)
Brigade Reconnaissance Platoon
B Squadron, 3/4 Cavalry Regiment (APC) (M113) (Integrated) (Townsville, Qld)
4 Field Regiment (L118 105mm Howitzer) (Townsville, Qld)
A Battery (Sydney, NSW)
107 Field Battery
108 Field Battery
3 Combat Engineer Regiment (Townsville, Qld)
16 Field Squadron
18 Field Squadron
25 Support Squadron
3 Command Support Regiment (Townsville, Qld)
103 Signal Squadron
Support Squadron
1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Townsville, Qld)
A Company
B Company
C Company
D Company
Support Company
2 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Townsville, Qld)
A Company
B Company
C Company
D Company
Support Company
3 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) (Sydney, NSW)
A Company
B Company
C Company
Support Company
3 Combat Service Support Battalion (Townsville, Qld)

7 Brigade
HQ 7 Brigade (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
2/14 Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry) (ASLAV) (Integrated) (Brisbane, QLD)
1 Field Regiment (L118 105mm howitzer) (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
13 Field Battery (Army Reserve)
41 Field Battery (Army Reserve)
105 Medium Battery (M198 155mm howitzer)
2 Combat Engineer Regiment (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
7 Command Support Regiment (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
139 Signal Squadron
Support Squadron
6 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Motorised) (Brisbane, Qld)
9 Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (Motorised) (Army Reserve) (Brisbane, Qld)
25/49 Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (Motorised) (Army Reserve) (Brisbane, Qld)
A Company (Toowomba, Qld)
B Company (Toowomba, Qld)
C Company
Support Company
7 Combat Service Support Battalion (Integrated) (Brisbane, Qld)
Transport Company
Medical Company
Dental Company
Workshop Company
Supply Company
Administrative Company.
11 Brigade
HQ 11 Brigade (Army Reserve) (Townsville, Qld)
35 Field Squadron, 11 Combat Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve) (Mount Isa, Qld)
11 Command Support Regiment (141 Signal Squadron) (Army Reserve) (Townsville, Qld)
31 Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (Army Reserve) (Townsville, Qld)
42 Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment (Army Reserve) (Rockhampton, Qld)
11 Combat Service Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Townsville, Qld)

Second Division
HQ 2 Division (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
8 Signal Regiment (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
Communications Information Systems Squadron (Canberra, ACT)
Support Squadron
4 Brigade
HQ 4 Brigade (Army Reserve) (Melbourne, VIC)
4/19 Prince of Wales Light Horse (Recon) (M113) (Army Reserve)
A Squadron (Wodonga, Vic)
B Squadron (Sale, Vic)
Combat Services Support Squadron
Training Squadron
2/10 Medium Regiment (Army Reserve)
22 Field Battery (M2A2 105mm Howitzer) (Melbourne, Vic)
38 Medium Battery (M198 155mm howitzer) (Geelong, Vic)
4 Combat Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)
10 Field Squadron
38 Support Squadron
108 Signal Squadron (4 Command Support Regiment)
5/6 Battalion, The Royal Victorian Regiment (Army Reserve) (Melbourne, Vic)
A Company
B Company
C Company
D Company
Support Company
8/7 Battalion, The Royal Victorian Regiment (Army Reserve) (Ballarat, Vic)
A Company (Geelong, Vic)
B Company
C Company (Warrnambool, Vic)
Support Company
4 Combat Service Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Melbourne, Vic)
Medical Company
Dental Company
Transport Squadron
Supply Company
Workshop Company
5 Brigade
HQ 5 Brigade (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
1/15 Royal New South Wales Lancers (Recon) (M113) (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
23 Field Regiment (L118 105mm howitzer) (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
10 Field Battery (Sydney and Canberra, ACT)
11 Field Battery
5 Combat Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
142 Signal Squadron (5 Command Support Regiment) (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
1/19 Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment (Army Reserve) (Orange, NSW)
A Company (Wagga Wagga, NSW)
B Company (Bathurst, NSW)
D Company (Dubbo, NSW)
Support Company
4/3 Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
5 Combat Service Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
8 Brigade
HQ 8 Brigade (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
12/16 Hunter River Lancers (APC) (M113) (Army Reserve) (Tamworth, NSW)
A Squadron (Armidale, NSW)
B Squadron (Muswellbrook, NSW)
C Squadron(?)
Operational Support Squadron
7 Field Regiment (L118 105mm howitzer) (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
23 Field Battery (Sydney, NSW)
113 Field Battery (Newcastle/Central Coast, NSW)
8 Combat Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve) (Newcastle, NSW)
14 Combat Engineer Squadron (Newcastle, NSW)
26 Combat Engineer Squadron (Sydney, NSW)
Operational Support Squadron (Newcastle, NSW)
155 Signal Squadron (8 Command Support Regiment) (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
2/17 Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
A (Scottish) Company
B Company (Gosford, NSW)
C Company (Newcastle, NSW)
D Company
E Company
Support Company
41 Battalion, The Royal New South Wales Regiment (Army Reserve) (Lismore, NSW)
A Company (Murwillumbah, NSW)
C Company (Coffs Harbour, NSW)
D Company (Taree, NSW)
Support Company
8 Combat Service Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
HQ & Logistic Support Company (Newcastle, NSW)
Transport Company (Newcastle, NSW)
Health Services Company (Sydney and Newcastle, NSW)
Supply Company (Sydney, NSW)
Workshop Company (Newcastle, NSW)
9 Brigade
HQ 9 Brigade (Army Reserve) (Adelaide, SA)
3/9 Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles) (APC) (M113) (Army Reserve) (Adelaide, SA)
6/13 Field Regiment (M2A2 105mm howitzer) (Adelaide, SA) (Army Reserve)
16 Field Battery (Launceston, Tas)
48 Field Battery (Adelaide, SA)
3 Field Squadron 9 Combat Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve)
144 Signal Squadron (9 Command Support Regiment) (Army Reserve) (Adelaide, SA)
10/27 Battalion, The Royal South Australian Regiment (Army Reserve) (Adelaide, SA)
12/40 Battalion, The Royal Tasmanian Regiment (Army Reserve) (Hobart, Tas)
A Company
B Company
C (Training) Company
Support Company
9 Combat Service Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Adelaide, SA)
Transport Company
Health Company
Supply Company
Maintenance Company
Logistic Support Company
13 Brigade
HQ 13 Brigade (Army Reserve) (Perth, WA)
A Squadron, 10 Light Horse Regiment (Recon) (M113) (Army Reserve) (Perth, WA)
7 Field Battery, 3 Field Regiment (M2A2 105mm howitzer) (Army Reserve) (Perth, WA)
13 Field Squadron, 13 Combat Engineer Regiment (Army Reserve) (Perth, WA)
109 Signal Squadron (13 Command Support Regiment) (Army Reserve) (Perth, WA)
11/28 Battalion, The Royal West Australian Regiment (Army Reserve) (Perth, WA)
16 Battalion, The Royal West Australian Regiment (Integrated) (Perth, WA)
13 Combat Service Support Battalion (Army Reserve) (Perth, WA)
Health Services Company
Workshop Company
Supply Company
Administration Company
Transport Company


Special Operations Command
Australia’s Special Operations Command is of equivalent status to Australia’s Maritime, Land and Air Commands. All its’ constituent units are drawn from the Australian Army. It is modelled on the equivalent commands in the United States and British militaries.
Special Operations Command was established in May 2003, and will be fully operational when a range of enhancement programs are completed in 2007.
Special Operations Command
Special Operations Command HQ (Canberra, ACT and Sydney, NSW)
171 Squadron (12 S-70 Blackhawk) (Townsville, Qld)
Special Air Service Regiment (Swanbourne Barracks, Perth, WA)
1 Squadron
2 Squadron
3 Squadron
152 Signals Squadron
Base Squadron
Training Squadron
1 Commando Regiment (Army Reserve) (Sydney, NSW)
1 Commando Company (Sydney, NSW)
2 Commando Company (Melbourne, Vic)
301 Signals Squadron (Sydney and Melbourne)
4 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (Commando) (Sydney, NSW)
A Company
B Company
C Company
Tactical Assault Group (East)
126 Signals Squadron
Operations Support Company
Logistics Support Company
Incident Response Regiment (Sydney, NSW)
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Response Squadron
Emergency Response Squadron (Integrated) (Sydney, Townsville, Darwin,
Oakey)
Scientific and Technical Organisation
Special Operations Combat Service Support Company (Sydney, NSW)
Major Equipment
Taken from Asia-Pacific Defence Reporter Source Book 2003-2004 and The Military Balance 2001
59 M1A1D (on order)
71 Leopard 1A3 (30 in reserve)
111+ ASLAV, divided into: 47 ASLAV-25, 33 ASLAV-PC, 9 ASLAV-C, 2 ASLAV Ambulance, 6 ASLAV-F, 4 ASLAV-R and 6 of other variants (150 additional vehicles on order, deliveries began in mid 2004)
700 M-113 (all variants) (About 350 to be modernised, 259 to M113AS standard)
289 Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (deliveries to begin in 2005)
246 M2A2/L5 105mm Towed
104 L118 Hamel 105mm Towed
36 M-198 155mm Towed
296 81mm Mortar
591 Carl Gustav (84mm RCL)
19 Rapier SAM
17 RBS-70 SAM (more to be acquired)
14 RASIT
AN-TPQ-36
15 Landing Craft Medium (to be replaced)
Army Aviation
22 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance helicopters on order, deliveries to begin in 2005
36 S-70A Blackhawk
43 Bell 206 B-1 Kiowa
25 UH-1H Iroquois
17 AS-350B Squirrel
12 MH-90 medium transport helicopters on order
6 CH-47D Chinook
3 Super King Air 200
2 DHC-6 Twin Otter
Notes
The Australian Army has a strength of 25,289 regulars and 17,172 reservists. There are a total of 2,537 women in the Army. The Army’s budget for the 2004-05 financial year is $A 5.267 Billion.
The Army’s readiness target is to have a battalion group ready for short-notice contingency operations, maintain five high-readiness battalion groups and one commando unit, develop an enhanced special forces capability, and maintain the capacity to sustain a brigade group outside Australia indefinitely. This target has never been met.
Australia’s two ‘divisions’ exist for administrative purposes only. The Australian Army has not deployed a divisional sized formation since 1945 and does not expect to so in the future.
DFJHQ/1st Division is mainly made up of a mix of regular and reserve units based in Australia’s northern states, and 2nd Division consists solely of reservist formations based in the other states. It should be noted that there are no division level combat units – aside from the Divisional HQs and signals elements, all units are assigned to Land Command or the various brigades.
All Land Command units are below their authorised strength. According a 2000 Senate Inquiry, the brigades were at the following strength:
DJFHQ/1st Division:
1 Brigade (Regular): approximately 70 per cent of operational strength
3 Brigade (Regular): approximately 85 per cent of operational strength
7 Brigade (Integrated): approximately 73 per cent of operational strength
11 Brigade (Army Reserve): approximately 30 per cent of operational strength
2nd Division:
4 Brigade (Army Reserve): approximately 40 per cent of operational strength
5 Brigade (Army Reserve): approximately 30 per cent of operational strength
8 Brigade (Army Reserve): approximately 32 per cent of operational strength
9 Brigade (Army Reserve): approximately 35 per cent of operational strength
13 Brigade (Army Reserve): approximately 30 per cent of operational strength
While the low level of manning of reserve brigades does indicate severe recruitment problems, it should be noted that these brigades are intended to serve as ‘skeleton’ units to facilitate the rapid expansion of the Army, and are not intended to be maintained at full strength.
Most of the Australian Army’s infantry battalions are organised as light infantry (the exceptions being 5/7 RAR (Mechanised), 3 RAR (Parachute) and the three motorised battalions in 7 Brigade.
The TO&E of a full strength Australian Light Infantry Battalion is currently:
Battalion HQ
Administration Company
Transport Platoon
Quartermasters Platoon
Catering Platoon
Technical Support Platoon
Medical Platoon
Support Company
Signals Platoon
Mortar Platoon
Mortar Section (x 3) 2 x 81mm mortar
Assault Pioneer Platoon
Direct Fire Support Weapon Platoon 6 x GPMG OR 6 x Carl Gustav
84mm recoilless rifle
Reconnaissance and Surveillance Platoon
Recon Patrol (x 4)
Surveillance Detachment (x 4)
Sniper pair (x 4)
Rifle Company (x 4) [A-D Company]
Company HQ
Direct Fire Support Weapon Section 2 x GPMG OR 2 x Carl Gustav
Rifle Platoon (x 3)
Platoon HQ
Rifle Section (x3) 2 x Minimi, 2 x F89 Rifle
with grenade launcher, 2 x 66mm LAW
The organisations of the mechanised battalion and the motorised battalions differ somewhat from the light infantry battalion, but retain the same (theoretical) structure of four infantry companies and administration and support companies.
Each rifle platoon in 5/7 RAR has 4 M-113 APCs with another 2 at the company HQ, for a total of 14 per company. Every rifle section in 5/7 RAR has a Carl Gustav recoilless rifle.
Each motorised rifle company has 14 IMVs distributed in the same way, but each rifle platoon only has a single Carl Gustav.
Javelin ATGMs are to be introduced into service with the infantry battalions in the very near future. These weapons will complement the Carl Gustavs which will be retained in service alongside the Javelins.
The commando companies in 1 Commando Regiment and 4 RAR are made up of a headquarters, two commando platoons and a reconnaissance platoon and integral combat service support elements. 1 Commando Regiment’s companies each also have a training platoon.
‘Medium’ artillery batteries are equipped with 155mm towed howitzers and ‘Field’ artillery batteries are equipped with 105mm towed howitzers. The Australian Army has no self propelled artillery. A full strength artillery battery consists of 6 guns.
Australia’s M113 APC equipped units specialise in either armoured reconnaissance or armoured troop transport. A full strength cavalry/light horse squadron in the APC role is intended to provide enough ‘lift’ for a full light infantry battalion. A troop of APCs provides enough lift for a company.
In 1993 a Cavalry/Light Horse Squadron had the following structure:
Squadron HQ 9 x M113 APC
Support Troop 17 x M113 APC, 3 x TLC
Administration Troop 4 x M113 APC, 12 x TLC
Technical Support Troop 6 x M113 APC, 1 x cargo carrier,
1 x ARV
APC Troop (x 4)
Troop HQ 3 x M113 APC
APC Section (x 3) 3 x M113 APC
Totals:
APC: 84
TLC: 15
ARV: 1
9 Officers and 132 other ranks
Each of the three ‘sabre’ squadrons in 2 Cavalry Regiment and 2/14 Light Horse has the following structure:
Squadron HQ 2 x ASLAV-C, 2 x ASLAV-25
Combat Support Echelon 1 x ASLAV-25, 1 x ASLAV-R,
1 x ASLAV-F, 1 x ASLAV-8
Cavalry Troop (x 3) 4 x ASLAV-25, 2 x ASLAV-PC,
1 x Cavalry Scout Section
Additional cavalry scouts are attached to the regimental Headquarters.
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