The Australian Military Forces (AMF) was the official name of the Army of Australia from 1916 to 1980.
This encompassed both the (full-time) "regular army", and the (part-time) forces, variously known during this period as the Militia, the
Citizen Military Forces (CMF) and the Australian Citizen Military Force (ACMF).
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Initially this also included the ]Australian Flying Corps
The Australian Flying Corps (AFC) was the branch of the Australian Army responsible for operating aircraft during World War I, and the forerunner of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The AFC was established in 1912, though it was not until ...
(AFC) as part of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). In 1920, the AFC became the Australian Air Corps, which became the Royal Australian Air Force
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(RAAF) on 31 March 1921.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 ...
in 1980. In detail:[
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References
Military units and formations of Australia
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