The Australian Defence Force (ADF) comprises all of the country's armed forces,

including the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air
Force. With a strength of just under 80,000 full-time personnel and active
reservists, it is supported by the Department of Defence and other civilian
agencies. During the first decades of the 20th century, the Australian Government
established the armed services as separate organisations, each with an independent
chain of command. In 1976, the government made a strategic change and established
the ADF to place the three services under a single headquarters. The degree of
integration has increased over time, and tri-service headquarters, logistics and
training institutions have supplanted many single-service establishments.
Technologically sophisticated, the ADF is the largest military in Oceania, with
approximately 58,000 full-time active-duty personnel and 22,000 active reservists.
It is smaller than many Asian militaries, but is supported by a significant budget
by worldwide standards and can deploy forces in multiple locations outside
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