ACOPS |
Assistant CDF (Operations) |
ADF |
Australian Defence Force |
ANU |
The Australian National University |
APEC |
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
BCOF |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force |
CDF |
Chief of the Defence Force |
CDFS |
Chief of the Defence Force Staff |
CGS |
Chief of the General Staff |
CDS |
Chief of Defence Staff |
CJFA |
Commander Joint Forces Australia |
COMAFV |
Commander Australian Force Vietnam |
COMAST |
Commander Australian Theatre |
COMFLOT |
Commodore Flotillas |
COSC |
Chiefs of Staff Committee |
CSCAP |
Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific |
DFAT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
EAS |
East Asia Summit |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
HQADF |
Headquarters Australian Defence Force |
HQAST |
Headquarters Australian Theatre |
INTERFET |
International Force East Timor |
IISS |
International Institute for Strategic Studies |
JI |
Jemaah Islamiyah |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NEAT |
Network of East Asian Think Tanks |
PNG |
Papua New Guinea |
RAAF |
Royal Australian Air Force |
RAMSI |
Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands |
RAN |
Royal Australian Navy |
SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
SCO |
Shanghai Cooperation Organization |
SDSC |
Strategic and Defence Studies Centre |
UN |
United Nations |
USMC |
United States Marine Corps |
VCDF |
Vice Chief of the Defence Force |
WMD |
Weapons of Mass Destruction |