Admiral Sir John Byng Frewen GCB (28 March 1911 – 1 September 1975) was Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.
Naval career
Frewen joined the Royal Navy in 1924.[civil-military-police collaboration in civil-military co-operation and civil-military operations in the ]stabilization of fragile states Promoting recovery from conflict is not limited to simply a humanitarian, security or development issue and often involves a combination of all three. Stabilization of fragile states is an approach and a process regarding the fragility and security ...
, peacekeeping
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Within the United ...
, humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material and logistic assistance to people who need help. It is usually short-term help until the long-term help by the government and other institutions replaces it. Among the people in need are the homeless, refugees, and v ...
, and emergency management
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. ACMC also engages with Australian Government
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departments and agencies including the Australian Federal Police
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and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
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, the United Nations
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, and non-government organisations.
Australian Defence College
The Australian Defence College
The Australian Defence College (ADC) comprises three joint education and training organisations operated by the Australian Defence Force in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory:
* the War College,
* the Australian Defence Force Training Cent ...
(ADC) is responsible for the delivery of professional military education Professional Military Education (PME) refers to the professional training, development, and schooling of military personnel. It encompasses many schools, universities, and training programs designed to foster leadership in military service members.
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, command and staff education, and joint warfare training for the ADF. The ADC is the umbrella organisation for the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS), the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC), and the Australian Defence Force Academy
The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army and Royal Au ...
(ADFA). In 2019 the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies and the Australian Command and Staff College will be merged to become the Australian War College.
The ADC is also manages the following:
*Centre for Defence Leadership & Ethics
*Centre for Defence Research
*Capability Technology Management College
*Centre for Defence Leadership and Ethics
*Defence Learning Branch
*Defence Force Chaplains College
*Defence Force School of Languages
*Defence International Training Centre
*ADF Warfare Training Centre
*ADF Peacekeeping Centre
The Commander of the Australian Defence College is Major General Mick Ryan.
Joint Health Command
The Joint Health Command (JHC) is led by the Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force, Rear Admiral Sarah Sharkey
Rear Admiral Sarah Edith Sharkey is an Australian physician, medical administrator, and a senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy. She has been Commander Joint Health and Surgeon General of the Australian Defence Force since 2 December 2 ...
, and is responsible for the delivery of military medicine
The term military medicine has a number of potential connotations. It may mean:
*A medical specialty, specifically a branch of occupational medicine attending to the medical risks and needs (both preventive and interventional) of sold ...
and joint healthcare services to Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Fo ...
personnel, including military psychiatry Military psychiatry covers special aspects of psychiatry and mental disorders within the military context.Temple, M. & Greenberg, N. (2002)Military psychiatry. ''British Medical Journal Career Focus, 324'', S161a.Walter Reed Army Institute of Resear ...
and rehabilitation services. The JHC is also responsible for the development of the health preparedness of ADF personnel for operations and the coordination of health units for deployment in support of operations.
Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group Organisational Chart
Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group overview of Commands and Divisions overview
Joint Logistics Command
The Joint Logistics Command (JLC) is responsible for the planning, coordination and delivery of military logistics
Military logistics is the discipline of planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of military forces. In its most comprehensive sense, it is those aspects or military operations that deal with:
* Design, development, acqui ...
, the evaluation of joint logistics capabilities and requirements, explosive ordnance, fuel services, joint movements, logistics information systems, and Defence's supply chain (warehousing, distribution, materiel maintenance and retail store services). The current Commander of the Joint Logistics Command is MAJGEN Jason Walk. The Joint Logistics Command is made up of the:
*Explosive Ordnance Branch
*Fuel Services Branch
*Logistics Assurance Branch
*Logistics Systems Branch
*Strategic Logistics Branch
*Supply Chain Branch
*1 Joint Movements Group
Information Warfare Division
The Information Warfare Division is responsible for information warfare
Information warfare (IW) (as different from cyber warfare that attacks computers, software, and command control systems) is a concept involving the battlespace use and management of information and communication technology (ICT) in pursuit of a ...
, cyber security, and command, control, coordination and communications (C4), and Space capabilities for the Australian Defence Force
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is the military organisation responsible for the defence of the Commonwealth of Australia and its national interests. It consists of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Fo ...
. The Head for Information Warfare Division is Major General Susan Coyle. The Information Warfare Division is made up of the:
*Joint Intelligence and Cyber Branch
*C2 and Battle Management Capability Branch
*Capability Support Directorate
*Joint Cyber Unit
*Space and Communications Branch
Joint Military Police Unit
The Joint Military Police Unit
The Joint Military Police Unit (formerly the Joint Service Police Group) is the unified military police agency of the Australian Defence Force. The Joint Military Police Unit is led by the Provost Marshal who reports to the Chief of Joint Capa ...
is the unified military police
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear rec ...
agency of the Australian Defence Force
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led by the Provost Marshal responsible for general policing, law enforcement, and the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service
The Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS) is the unified investigative arm of the Australian Defence Force's Joint Military Police Unit. Initially formed in 2007 as a part of the service police until its amalgamation into th ...
.Joint Service Police Group launched
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the principal naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AM, RAN. CN is also jointly responsible to the Minister o ...
Reserve and Youth Division
The Reserve and Youth Division (RYD) is responsible for the capacity building of the Australian Defence Force reserve capabilities of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, Australian Army Reserve and Royal Australian Air Force Reserve and the governance of the Australian Defence Force Cadets Scheme.
Women, Peace and Security
The Chief of Joint Capabilities also acts as the Joint Capability Manager for Women, Peace and Security for the development and implementation of the Australian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security. The Gender Advisor to the Chief of the Defence Force supports this role.
Chiefs of Joint Capabilities
The following officers have been appointed as Chief of Joint Capabilities:
References
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Leadership of the Australian Defence Force