Australian_Military_Forces

Australian Military Forces

Australian Military Forces

Official name of the Army of Australia from 1916 to 1980

The Australian Military Forces (AMF) was the official name of the Army of Australia from 1916 to 1980.[1] This encompassed both the (full-time) "regular army", and the (part-time) forces, variously known during this period as the Militia, the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) and the Australian Citizen Military Force (ACMF).[1]

Initially this also included the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). In 1920, the AFC became the Australian Air Corps, which became the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 31 March 1921.[2] The land forces of Australia were renamed the Australian Army in 1980. In detail:[1]

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  1. [1]
    "Military Organisation and Structure: One army, two armies?". Australian War Memorial. 5 October 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Military Organisation and Structure: the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)". Australian War Memorial. 5 October 2011.


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