Army Info Flashcards
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Who is the Chief of Army
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Lieutenant General Rick Burr, AO, DSC, MVO.
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Who is the deputy chief of the army
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Major General Anthony Rawlins, DSC, AM
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What are the 5 values of the army
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- Service: The selflessness of character to place the security and interests of our nation and its people ahead of my own.
- Courage: The strength of character to say and do the right thing, always, especially in the face of adversity.
- Respect: The humanity of character to value others and treat them with dignity.
- Integrity: The consistency of character to align my thoughts, words and actions to do what is right.
- Excellence: The willingness of character to strive each day to be the best I can be, both professionally and personally
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The Army Contract to Australia
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- I’m an Australian soldier who is an expert in close combat
- I am physically and mentally tough compassionate and courageous
- I lead by example, I strive to take the initiative
- I am committed to learning and working for the team
- I believe in trust, loyalty and respect for my Country, my mates and the Army
- the Rising Sun is my badge of honour
- I am an Australian Soldier – always.
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Commissioned Officer Ranks order
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- General (GEN)
- Lieutenant General (LTGEN)
- Major General (MAJGEN)
- Brigadier (BRIG)
- Colonel (COL)
- Lieutenant Colonel (LTCOL)
- Major (MAJ)
- Captain (CAPT)
- Lieutenant (LT)
- 2nd Lieutenant (2LT)
- Officer Cadet (OCDT)
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Other Ranks
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- Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A)
- Warrant Officer Class One
- Warrant Officer Class Two (WO2)
- Staff Sergeant (SSGT)
- Sergeant (SGT)
- Corporal (CPL)
- Lance Corporal (LCPL)
- Private (PTE)
- Recruit (REC)
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NT Army Bases
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- Robertson Barracks, Darwin
- Larrakeya Barracks, Darwin
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QLD Army Bases
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- Yorke Island Depot
- RAAF Townsville, Townsville
- RAAF Garbutt, Townsville
- Porton Barracks, Edmonton
- Pormpurraw Depot, Pormpurraw
- Lockhart Depot, Lockhart
- Lavarak Barracks, Townsville
- Galipoli Barracks, Enoggera
- Aviation Training Centre, Oakey
- Kokoda Barracks, Witheren
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NSW Army Bases
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- School of Military Engineering, Moorebank
- School of Infantry, Singleton
- Randwick Barracks, Randwick
- Holsworthy Barracks, Holworthy
- Army Recruit Training Centre, Kapooka
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ACT Army Bases
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- ADFA, Campbell
- Royal Military College (RMC), Duntroon
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VIC Bases
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- Army Logistic Training Centre, Bandiana
- Defence Force School of Signals, Watsonia
- Puckapunyal Military Area, Puckapunyal
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SA Army Bases
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- Woodside Barracks, Adelaide Hills
- RAAF Base, Edinburgh
- Keswick Barracks, Keswick
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TAS Army Bases
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- Derwent Barracks, Glenorchy
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WA Army Bases
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- Campbell Barracks, Swanbourne
- Irwin Barracks,
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South Pacific Army Operations
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- Operation Render Safe
- Enhanced Regional Engagement-The Australian Defence Force is enhancing its regional engagement in the Southwest Pacific in support of the Australian Government’s Pacific Step-up initiative
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Indo Pacific Operations/Exercises
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- Indo Pacific Endeavor
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Middle East Army Operations
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- Operation Accordion
- Operation Charter
- Operation Highroad
- Operation Mazurka
- Operation Okra
- Operation Paladin
- Operation Steadfast
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South Sudan Army Operations
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- Operation Aslan
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Other Global Army Operations
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- Operation Linesmen, SK
- Operation Orenda, Mali
- Operation Argos, North East Asia
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What is Operation Aslan
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- Operation ASLAN is the name of Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution of personnel to the United Nations’ Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
- Involves the protection of civilians, monitoring and investigating human rights violations and creating the conditions enabling the delivery of humanitarian assistance
- The ADF contingent comprises up to 20 personnel from the Navy, Army and Air Force
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What is Operation Accordion
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- Operation Accordion is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) overarching support mission to Operation Highroad, Okra, Manitou and other ADF activities from within the Gulf States
- Around 600 ADF personnel are assigned to Operation Accordion to provide support to Australian operations throughout the Middle East region, including Operations Okra, Highroad and Manitou
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What is Operation Highroad
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- Operation HIGHROAD is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) commitment to Afghanistan
- Since 2001, Australia’s mission in Afghanistan has been to support the Afghan Government help contain the threat from international terrorism
- The Australian contribution to Afghanistan was previously known as Operation SLIPPER (2001 – 2014).
- Operation HIGHROAD commenced when Afghanistan took the lead for its own security in January 2015
- Australia currently contributes around 80 Defence personnel to our mission in Afghanistan as part of the NATO, Resolute Support mission
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What is Operation Paladin
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- Operation PALADIN is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) support to the UN Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) whose activities are spread across Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic
- The ADF currently contributes 14 personnel to Operation PALADIN
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What is Operation Resolute
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- Operation RESOLUTE is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) contribution to the whole-of-government effort to protect Australia’s borders and offshore maritime interests through surveillance and response in the maritime approaches to Australia
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What Helicopters are flown by the Army
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- Sikorsky Black Hawk
- Boeing CH-47 Chinook
- Eurocopter Tiger
- MRH90
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What is the Sikorsky Black Hawk
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- Role: Battlefield troop transport and utility. Special operations
- Location: 5th Aviation regiment ‘B’ SQN (Townsville), 6th Aviation regiment 171 SQN (Holsworthy)
- Speed: 295 km/h
- Crew: 2 Pilots and 1 crew tech\
- Weapons: 2 x 7.62 machine gun
- Force size: 34
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What is the Boeing CH-47 Chinook
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- The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a versatile, twin-engine, tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter.
- Role: battefield troop transport and lift
- Location: 5th aviation regiment ‘C’ SQN (Townsville)
- Speed: 315 km/h
- Crew: 2 Pilot and 1 flight engineer
- Force Size: 6
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Describe the Eurocopter Tiger
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- Role: Armed reconnaissance
- Location: 1st Aviation regiment 161 and 162 RECCE SQN (Darwin)
- Speed: 315 km/h
- Crew: 2
- Weapons: Hellfire missiles, 30mm gun, 70mm rockets
- Force size: 22
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Describe the MRH-90
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- Role: Troop lift
- Location Townsville and Holsworthy
- Speed: 300km/h
- Crew: 2 Pilots plus mission specialists
- Weapons: 7.62mm machine guns in door mountings
- Force size 47 in Navy and Army
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What is the Army training helicopter
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- Bell Kiowa Helicopter
- Location: Army Aviation Training Centre (Oakey), 173 SQN (Holsworthy)
- Crew: 1 Pilot (and up to 3 passengers)
- Force Size: 42
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What is Operation Steadfast
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- Operation STEADFAST is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission in Iraq
- The ADF commitment to Operation STEADFAST is two personnel
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What are the ‘Small Arms’ used by the Army
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- AMR 50 cal AW50F
- Blaser Tactical 2
- Enhanced F88-Main Weapon
- F88 Austeyr - F88A2 with ring sight and F88A2 with ACOG RMR and GLA
- F89 and Para Minimi
- Heckler and Koch HK417 and suppressor
- MAG58
- Maximi
- Self-Loading Pistol 9 millimetre Mark 3
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What is the ADF ‘s standard individual weapon
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The F88 Austeyr assault rifle
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What does the Army Swim test Involve
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- Swim any stroke for 30m
- Tread water for 2 minutes
