The Australian Army Reserve is a collective name given to the reserve units of the Australian Army. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, the reserve military force has been known by many names,
Members of the militia in Tasmania, c. 1913
A six-inch gun at Fort Nepean in August 1914. This gun fired Australia's first shot of the war when the German merchant ship SS Pfalz attempted to escape from Port Phillip Bay on 5 August 1914.
Soldiers of the CMF 56th Battalion in 1937
Militia soldiers of the 39th Battalion following their relief at Kokoda in September 1942
The 1st Commando Regiment is an Australian Army Reserve special forces unit and is part of Special Operations Command. The regiment has an integrated structure of regular Australian Army soldiers and
Australian Army Reserve
…total strength included 17,064 active personnel. In addition there were another 12,496 members of the Standby Reserve. In late 2008 a company from the 1st Commando Regiment became the first formed Army Reserve unit to see combat since World War II when it was deployed to Afghanistan as part of the Australian Special…
Australian commandos in New Guinea during World War II
Special Operations Task Group in Afghanistan during 2009-10 winter with Bushmaster vehicle
Commandos from 1st Commando Company parachute with inflatable boats from an RAAF C-130H into Shoalwater Bay during an exercise in 2001
A Commando helocasting from a Black Hawk helicopter into Shoalwater Bay during Exercise Talisman Saber 2013