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Special Operations Command (Australia)

Index Special Operations Command (Australia)

The Special Operations Command (SOCOMD) is a command within the Australian Defence Force. [1]

49 relations: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Australian Army, Australian Army Reserve, Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Australian Defence Force, Brigadier, Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, Canberra, Chief of Army (Australia), Chief of Joint Operations (Australia), Chief of the Defence Force (Australia), Counter-terrorism, Department of Defence (Australia), Fleet Command (Australia), Forces Command (Australia), George W. Bush, HMAS Penguin (naval base), Holsworthy Barracks, John Howard, Major general (Australia), Melbourne, Military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan, Operation Astute, Operation Okra, Parachute Training School (Australian Army), Pong Su incident, Potts Point, New South Wales, RAAF Air Command, Randwick Barracks, Robert Hill (Australian politician), Special Air Service Regiment, Special forces, Special operations, Special Operations Command (New Zealand), Special Operations Command Pacific, Special Operations Engineer Regiment (Australia), Special Operations Logistics Squadron, Special Operations Training and Education Centre, Swanbourne, Western Australia, Sydney, Tactical assault group, United Kingdom Special Forces, United States Special Operations Command, Williamstown, Victoria, 1st Commando Regiment (Australia), 2003 Rugby World Cup, 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2nd Commando Regiment (Australia), 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies.

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Australian Army

The Australian Army is Australia's military land force.

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Australian Army Reserve

The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army.

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Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq

The Howard Government supported the disarmament of Iraq during the Iraq disarmament crisis.

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Australian Defence Force

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Australia.

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Brigadier

Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country.

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Canadian Special Operations Forces Command

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM; Commandement des Forces d'opérations spéciales du Canada; COMFOSCAN).

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Chief of Army (Australia)

The Chief of Army is the most senior appointment in the Australian Army, responsible to both the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) and the Secretary, Department of Defence (SECDEF).

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Chief of Joint Operations (Australia)

The Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) is a three-star role within the Australian Defence Force (ADF), responsible the Joint Operations Command and joint operational deployments, such as United Nations peacekeeping and joint task groups.

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Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)

The Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) is the professional head of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Minister of Defence.

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Counter-terrorism

Counter-terrorism (also spelled counterterrorism) incorporates the practice, military tactics, techniques, and strategy that government, military, law enforcement, business, and intelligence agencies use to combat or prevent terrorism.

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Department of Defence (Australia)

The Department of Defence is a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility to defend Australia and its national interests.

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Fleet Command (Australia)

Fleet Command is responsible for the command, operations, readiness, training and force generation of all ships, submarines, aircraft squadrons, diving teams, and shore establishments of the Royal Australian Navy.

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Forces Command (Australia)

Forces Command (FORCOMD) is the largest command within the Australian Army responsible for the combat brigades, the enabling and training formations reporting to the Chief of the Army with approximately 85% of the Army’s personnel.

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George W. Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009.

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HMAS Penguin (naval base)

HMAS Penguin is a Royal Australian Navy (RAN) base located at Balmoral on the lower north shore of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman, New South Wales.

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Holsworthy Barracks

Holsworthy Barracks is an Australian Army military barracks, located in Holsworthy approximately from the central business district, in south-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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John Howard

John Winston Howard, (born 26 July 1939) is a former Australian politician who served as the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1996 to 2007.

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Major general (Australia)

Major general (abbreviated MAJGEN) is a senior rank of the Australian Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major general.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Military history of Australia during the War in Afghanistan

The Australian contribution to the war in Afghanistan has been known as Operation Slipper (2001 – 2014) and Operation Highroad (from 2015).

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Operation Astute

Operation Astute was an Australian-led military deployment to East Timor to quell unrest and return stability in the 2006 East Timor crisis.

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Operation Okra

Operation Okra is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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Parachute Training School (Australian Army)

The Parachute Training School (PTS) is an Australian Army unit part of Special Operations Command that provides training in parachuting techniques, develops parachute doctrine and techniques and conducts trial-evaluations of parachute systems and associated equipment.

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Pong Su incident

The Pong Su incident began on 16 April 2003 when heroin was smuggled from the Pong Su, a North Korean cargo ship, onto an Australian beach.

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Potts Point, New South Wales

Potts Point is a small and densely populated suburb of inner-city Sydney, Australia.

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RAAF Air Command

Air Command is the operational arm of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).

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Randwick Barracks

Randwick Army Barracks is a military base in Sydney, Australia.

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Robert Hill (Australian politician)

Robert Murray Hill AC (born 25 September 1946) is a retired Australian politician.

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Special Air Service Regiment

The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army.

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Special forces

Special forces and special operations forces are military units trained to conduct special operations.

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Special operations

Special operations (S.O.) are military operations that are "special" or unconventional and carried out by dedicated special forces and other special operations forces units using unconventional methods and resources.

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Special Operations Command (New Zealand)

Special Operations Command provides command and oversight of the New Zealand Defence Force's special forces unit, the 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, and reports to the Commander Joint Forces New Zealand for operations.

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Special Operations Command Pacific

The Special Operations Command Pacific, known as SOCPAC, is a sub-unified command of the United States Department of Defense for special operations forces in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility.

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Special Operations Engineer Regiment (Australia)

The Special Operations Engineer Regiment (SOER) is a specialised unit of the Australian Army.

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Special Operations Logistics Squadron

The Special Operations Logistic Squadron (SOLS) is an independent and specialised unit of the Australian Army based in Sydney, New South Wales which provides specialist logistical support to all units of the Special Operations Command in support of special operations.

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Special Operations Training and Education Centre

The Special Operations Training and Education Centre (SOTEC), formerly the Special Forces Training Centre (SFTC), is responsible for the recruitment, screening, selection, training, education, doctrine, and professional standards of the Australian Special Operations Command and special forces of the Australian Defence Force.

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Swanbourne, Western Australia

Swanbourne is a western coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, and is an affluent, upper middle class locale with older Federation style homes, many being renovated.

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Sydney

Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Tactical assault group

A Tactical Assault Group (TAG) is an Australian Defence Force special forces unit tasked with responding to counter-terrorism incidents in Australia on land and maritime environments and also with conducting overseas special recovery operations.

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United Kingdom Special Forces

The United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) is a Ministry of Defence directorate that provides a joint special operations task force headquarters.

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United States Special Operations Command

The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM or SOCOM) is the Unified Combatant Command charged with overseeing the various Special Operations Component Commands of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force of the United States Armed Forces.

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Williamstown, Victoria

Williamstown is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's central business district in the local government area of the City of Hobsons Bay.

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1st Commando Regiment (Australia)

The 1st Commando Regiment (1 Cdo Regt) is an Australian Army Reserve special forces unit part of Special Operations Command with an integrated structure of regular (full-time) soldiers and reserve (part-time) soldiers, which together with the full-time Australian Army 2nd Commando Regiment, provides the Commando capability to Special Operations Command.

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2003 Rugby World Cup

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England.

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2006 Commonwealth Games

The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 and 26 March 2006.

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2nd Commando Regiment (Australia)

The 2nd Commando Regiment is a special forces unit of the Australian Army, and is part of Special Operations Command.

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4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4 RAR) was an Australian Army infantry battalion and part of the Royal Australian Regiment.

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Redirects here:

Australian Special Operations Command, SOCOMD.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Operations_Command_(Australia)

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