Forces Command (FORCOMD) is the largest command within the
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (CA), wh ...
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. The Command was formed on 1 July 2009 with the amalgamation of Land Command and Training Command, and is led by a
major general
Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...
as the Commander Forces Command (COMD FORCOMD).
History
On 27 September 2008 the
Chief of Army, Lieutenant General
Ken Gillespie
Lieutenant General Kenneth James Gillespie (born 28 June 1952) is a retired senior officer in the Australian Army. Gillespie served as Vice Chief of the Defence Force from 2005 until 2008, then Chief of Army from 2008 until his retirement in J ...
, announced a restructure of the army command structure named ''Adaptive Army''. The structure had remained nearly the same since the Hassett Review restructure in 1973 of Land Command and Training Command.
Structure
* Headquarters, Forces Command (
Victoria Barracks, New South Wales)
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1st Brigade
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3rd Brigade
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6th Combat Support Brigade
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7th Brigade
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9th Brigade
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17th Sustainment Brigade
**Royal Military College of Australia (Duntroon Garrison, ACT)
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Army Logistics Training Centre (
Bandiana, Vic)
**Defence Command Support Training Centre
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Combined Arms Training Centre (
Puckapunyal
Puckapunyal (more formally the Puckapunyal Military Area, but also known as the Puckapunyal Camp or Puckapunyal Army Base, and colloquially as "Pucka") is an Australian Army training facility and base 10 km west of Seymour, in central Vic ...
, Vic)
Commander Forces Command
The following have held the position of Commander Forces Command or its preceding positions, with the ranks and honours as at the completion of their tenure:
References
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Military units and formations established in 2009
Military units and formations of the Australian Army