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Special Operations Command (Maj.-General)

 

Standing Battlegroups (under reorganization, by 2015)

 

1^st Royal Australian Regiment Light infantry

2^nd Royal Australian Regiment Light infantry

3^rd Royal Australian Regiment To convert from para to light infantry

5^th Royal Australian Regiment Mechanized infantry

6^th Royal Australian Regiment Motorized infantry

7^th Royal Australian Regiment Mechanized infantry

8^th/9^th Royal Australian Regiment Motorised infantry

1^st Armored Regiment

2^nd Cavalry Regiment Formation Reconnaissance Regiment

2^nd/14^th Light Horse Regiment Formation Reconnaissance Regiment

1st Aviation Regiment Attack helicopter Regiment

 

 

Above represents an expansion of two battalions: 5/7 RAR separated and 8/9 RAR reactivated. Target: one Rapid Response battlegroup; five ready battlegroups.

 

 

Armor

 

1st Armored Regiment

2nd Cavalry Regiment

2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)

3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment (one squadron only)

 

Artillery

 

Field Regiment - Close Support (L119 Light Gun)

4 Field Regiment - Close Support (L119 Light Gun)

8/12 Medium Regiment - Close Support (M198 Howitzer)

16 Air Defense Regiment - Air Defense (RBS-70)

131 Locating Battery - Surveillance and Target Acquisition

 

Engineers

            1 Combat Engineer Regiment

2 Combat Engineer Regiment

3 Combat Engineer Regiment

6 Engineer Support Regiment

Incident Response Regiment - SOC

 

Australian Army units come in three status categories:

·         Regular – Manned exclusively by full time soldiers

·         Army Reserve – Made up of part time soldiers, normally with a small number of regulars providing specialist services

·         Integrated – Manned by a combination of regulars and reservists. The pattern for this manning differs from unit to unit – in some units the regulars only man the support elements and elements which require extensive training, and in other units regulars and reservists have similar jobs in comparable sub-units.

 

In the following document, Army Reserve and Integrated units are specifically identified. All other units are manned solely by Regulars.