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The Australian Defence Force is made up of the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and the Royal Australian Air Force. These three military services have numerous military bases situated in all the States and Territories of Australia. Most of Australian Defence Force bases are equipped with Everyman's Welfare Service recreation centres. [1]
Smaller numbers of overseas military bases are operated by China, Iran, India, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates . The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [ note 1] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014.
Most of foreign military installations are located in NATO countries, Middle East countries, South Korea and Japan. U.S. officials have been accused of collaborating with oppressive regimes and anti-democratic governments to secure their military bases, from Central America to the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. [4]
e. Pine Gap is a joint United States-Australian satellite intelligence gathering and signals intelligence surveillance base and Australian Earth station approximately 18 km (11 mi) south-west of the town of Alice Springs. It is jointly operated by Australia and the United States, and since 1988 it has been officially called the Joint Defence ...
RAAF Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay. RAAF Base Moruya, Moruya. RAAF Base Nabiac, Nabiac. RAAF Base Rathmines, Rathmines – The largest flying boat base in Australia. RAAF Base Temora, Temora. RAAF Base Uranquinty, Uranquinty – 1941–45 Pilot training, and 1947–52 No.1 Basic Flying Training School for RAAF & RAN.
As military forces around the world are constantly changing in size, no definitive list can ever be compiled. All of the 172 countries listed here, especially those with the highest number of total soldiers such as the two Koreas and Vietnam, include a large number of paramilitaries, civilians and policemen in their reserve personnel.
Fleet Base West (HMAS Stirling) Fleet base, depot. Western Australia. Garden Island (Meandup) 1978–present. Major west coast warship & submarine base. HMAS Albatross. Naval air station. New South Wales.
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), who is subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) who commands the ADF.