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Combined Arms Training Centre
The Combined Arms Training Centre (CATC) is an Australian Army training establishment that is part of Forces Command (Australia), Forces Command. Its headquarters is located at Bridges Barracks, at Puckapunyal, near Seymour, Victoria, approximately to the north of Melbourne. The centre was established in 1998–1999, in the mould of the Army Logistic Training Centre, to group the individual schools of the Army's combat corps – Royal Australian Armoured Corps, armour, Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, artillery, Royal Australian Engineers, engineers and Royal Australian Infantry Corps, infantry – under one command. At the time of its establishment it was known as the Combat Arms Training Centre, but in 2006 it was redesignated as the Combined Arms Training Centre. The centre is commanded by an Officer (armed forces), officer with the rank of Colonel (Australia), colonel who holds the appointment of commandant. Of its constituent schools, two – the School of Artillery (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia. It is 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 (Australia), Chief of Army (CA), who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Force (Australia), Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) who commands the ADF. The CA is also directly responsible to the Minister of Defence (Australia), Minister for Defence, with the Department of Defence (Australia), Department of Defence administering the ADF and the Army. The Australian Army was formed in 1901 as the Commonwealth Military Forces, through the amalgamation of the colonial forces of Australia following the Federation of Australia. Although Australian soldiers have been involved in a number of minor and major conflicts throughout Australia's history, only during the Second World War has Australian territory come under direct attack. The Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
