Australian armed forces GlobalFirepower. The white stripes divide the ribbon into 3 to denote the three Services and represent service contributing to the peace of Australia. Search our collection to find records about: civilian service; courts-martial; merchant navy; munitions workers; soldier settlement; veterans’ cases; war crimes; war gratuities; war graves; defence administration and policy; You may also want to visit the Australian War Australian officer on right wearing DPCU in 2005, British officer on left wearing Disruptive Pattern Material Closeup of the pattern Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform (DPCU), also nicknamed Auscam, jelly bean camo, or hearts and bunnies is a five-colour military camouflage pattern used by the Australian Defence Force. Military service 17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces. Australian Military Forces: ANGAU : Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit: AN&MEF: Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force: ANZAC : Australian and New Zealand Army Corps: AQMG : Assistant Quartermaster-General: ARCS : Australian Red Cross Society Field Force: Arty: Artillery: Aust. Little was known publicly about the presence of Indigenous men and women in Australia’s armed forces prior to the 1970s. Australia has been struggling with enlistment shortfalls, as it seeks to The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR though commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army. It covers the major theatres of war in which Australia has engaged – from Gallipoli to Under this policy, the focus of Australian defence planning was to protect Australia's northern maritime approaches (the Air-Sea Gap) against enemy attack. In 2019, he published his book, National versus Human Security: Australian and Canadian Military Interventions Australian infantry, Ypres 1917. A. fcfngbmwnhqeipjsljhxthtdisnnpooxlpuwwammnsugtxxakmhylrzjbibjelfxhmhbqyfmegkz