The Australian Intelligence Corps (AUSTINT) is a corps within the
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 ...
. It was formed on 6 December 1907 and provides intelligence personnel in every formation headquarters in the Army.
[Dennis (et al) 2008, p. 65.] , the corps consisted of "169 officers and 232 other ranks".
Role
The role of the Australian Intelligence Corps is to provide intelligence support, consisting of knowledge of the enemy and the area of operations. Its role also includes active and passive measures undertaken to prevent the enemy from acquiring intelligence about friendly forces and their intentions.
History
The corps was formed on 6 December 1907 with the aim of providing training for soldiers in intelligence work, including collecting and recording topographic and military information about Australia, its dependencies and foreign countries (especially those of the Pacific region), as well as preparing strategic and tactical maps and plans. The first Director of Military Intelligence was
Lieutenant Colonel James Whiteside McCay
Lieutenant General Sir James Whiteside McCay, (21 December 1864 – 1 October 1930), who often spelt his surname M'Cay, was an Australian general and politician.
A graduate of the University of Melbourne, where he earned Master of Arts an ...
.
The corps was disbanded on 30 September 1914 and replaced by Intelligence Sections of the General Staff in each Australian military district. It was re-formed in 1939 and was tasked with the following: intelligence; security; passport control; rail, air and shipping security; censorship; and prisoner of war interrogation and data compilation.
The corps has been formally allied with the British Army Intelligence Corps since 1950.
Corps Embellishments
The AUSTINT colours are green on scarlet on black. Green symbolises the Corps' alliance with the British Army Intelligence Corps, black for the Corps' links with the Australian Staff Corps and scarlet, signifying the Corps combat support role.
The AUSTINT badge was modelled on the
British Army
The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
Intelligence Corps badge and accepted in 1953. It has the motif of a white and red
Tudor rose which is flanked by
laurel
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leaves and rests on a scroll inscribed with "Australian Intelligence Corps". A crown surmounts the whole motif. The Rose symbolises security, confidentiality and trustworthiness, derived from the Cromwellian use of a rose displayed to indicate when secret matters were being discussed. The laurel wreath depicts honour and the crown represents allegiance to the Sovereign.
Training
Members of the Intelligence Corps work in the following areas:
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Intelligence analysis
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;
* Combat intelligence;
* Security intelligence;
* Language
translation
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and
interpretation;
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Electronic warfare;
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Human intelligence
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;
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Counter intelligence;
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Imagery intelligence
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;
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Geospatial intelligence
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;
* Multi-Media; and
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Psychological operations
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.
Recruits can now join AUSTINT through direct entry. Soldiers accepted into the Intelligence Corps attend 11 weeks employment training, consisting of a three-week introduction course and an eight-week land intelligence course. Both courses are conducted at the Defence Intelligence Training Centre in
Canungra
Canungra is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland, Australia. In the , Canungra had a population of 1,436 people.
Geography
Located in South East Queensland, Canungra is situated in the Gold Coast hinte ...
,
Queensland
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. Training for Intelligence Corps soldiers is broken into two main streams, text and diagram.
Officers are able to enter the Intelligence Corps after completing their officer course at the
Royal Military College, Duntroon
The Royal Military College, Duntroon, also known simply as Duntroon, is the Australian Army's Officer (armed forces), officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory, Duntroon in Canberra, Australian Capi ...
. However they must undergo a rigorous selection process before being employed in the Corps.
Intelligence Corps staff work with the
Defence Intelligence Organisation
The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government military intelligence agency responsible for strategic intelligence and technical intelligence assessments, advising defence and government decision-making on national sec ...
,
Defence Signals Directorate
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and
Defence Security Authority. There are also intelligence officers and staff on most of the major Army commands and headquarters providing operational or counter intelligence support.
See also
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1st Intelligence Battalion (Australia)
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Defence Intelligence Organisation
The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government military intelligence agency responsible for strategic intelligence and technical intelligence assessments, advising defence and government decision-making on national sec ...
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Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation
The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) is an government of Australia, Australian government intelligence agency that is part of the Department of Defence (Australia), Department of Defence responsible for the collection, analy ...
*
Australian Signals Directorate
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD), formerly the Defence Signals Directorate, is a statutory agency of the Government of Australia responsible for signals intelligence, providing intelligence support to Australian military operations, con ...
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Australian Secret Intelligence Service
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS ) is the foreign intelligence agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, responsible for gathering, processing, and analysing national security information from around the world, primarily throug ...
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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO ) is the Intelligence agency, domestic intelligence and national security agency of the Australian Government, responsible for protection from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign inte ...
Notes
References
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External links
Defence Intelligence OrganisationAustralian Security Intelligence OrganisationAustralian Intelligence Corps AssociationAustralian Army Intelligence Corps
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Intelligence
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Nationstate regiments/corps of military intelligence
Australian intelligence agencies
1907 establishments in Australia
Military units and formations established in 1907
Military units and formations disestablished in 1914
Military units and formations established in 1939