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Wikipedia: The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Air Force and a number of 'tri-service' units. During the first decades of the 20th century, the Australian Government established three separate armed services.
![[A female RAAF pilot conducting pre]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RAAF_airwoman_performing_preflight_checks_of_a_C_130_s.jpg "A female RAAF pilot conducting pre")
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![[Infantry from 3 RAR patrol Tarin Kowt in August 2008 as part of Reconstruction Task Force 4]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/3RAR_Afghanistan_2008_s.jpg "Infantry from 3 RAR patrol Tarin Kowt in August 2008 as part of Reconstruction Task Force 4")
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![[HMAS Newcastle in 2010]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/US_Navy_100624_N_6854D_014_HMAS_Newcastle_28FFG_06_29_pulls_into_Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor_Hickam_2C_Hawaii_2C_to_support_RIMPAC_2010_s.jpg "HMAS Newcastle in 2010")
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![[HMAS Collins at sea]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/HMAS_Collins_Kockums_photo_s.jpg "HMAS Collins at sea")
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![[A Special Operations Task Group soldier in Afghanistan during 2010]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/SOTG_soldier_with_rifle_April_2010_s.jpg "A Special Operations Task Group soldier in Afghanistan during 2010")
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![[F/A-18 Hornets refuelling from a Boeing 707 tanker]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/F_18_refueling_070628_M_5500G_252_s.jpg "F/A-18 Hornets refuelling from a Boeing 707 tanker")
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![[A Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed C]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RAAF_C_130_Iraq_2008_s.jpg "A Royal Australian Air Force Lockheed C")
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![[CHC Helicopters has been contracted to provide the RAAF's search and rescue capabilityAustralian Minister for...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RAAF_S76a_SAR_s.jpg "CHC Helicopters has been contracted to provide the RAAF's search and rescue capabilityAustralian Minister for...")
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![[The average permanent strengths of the services between 1990 and 2006]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ADF_strengths_90_06_s.jpg "The average permanent strengths of the services between 1990 and 2006")
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![[An Australian Army Bushmaster PMV in Afghanistan]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Australian_Bushmaster_Afghanistan_March_2010_crop_s.jpg "An Australian Army Bushmaster PMV in Afghanistan")
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![[Australian soldiers lead a column of American troops during Exercise Kangaroo '89, which was held in northern...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kangaroo_89_s.jpg "Australian soldiers lead a column of American troops during Exercise Kangaroo '89, which was held in northern...")
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![[Bow view of an aircraft carrier sailing towards the photographer]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Melbourne_Midway_small_s.jpg "Bow view of an aircraft carrier sailing towards the photographer")
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