Editing Australian Defence Force (section)

==Logistic support ==
[[File:CHC Helicopter S-76 helicopter during Exercise Pitch Black in August 2016.jpg|thumb|alt=A helicopter painted red and white flying with two people wearing military uniforms hanging from a rope attached to the helicopter|[[CHC Helicopter]]s has been contracted to provide search and rescue and crash response services to all three branches of the ADF<ref>{{cite news|title=CHC secures Navy SAR contract|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/05/chc-secures-royal-australian-navy-contract/|access-date=26 January 2018|work=Australian Aviation|date=8 May 2017|archive-date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514143743/http://australianaviation.com.au/2017/05/chc-secures-royal-australian-navy-contract/|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
{{see also|Defence industry of Australia}}
The ADF's [[military logistics|logistics]] are managed by the Department of Defence's Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG). The CASG was established in 2015 from the previously semi-independent [[Defence Materiel Organisation]].<ref>{{cite news|title=DMO, CDG to be abolished under First Principles review|url=http://adbr.com.au/dmo-cdg-to-be-abolished-under-first-principles-review/|access-date=2 January 2017|work=Australian Defence Business Review|date=1 April 2015|archive-date=2 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102174529/http://adbr.com.au/dmo-cdg-to-be-abolished-under-first-principles-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Towell|first1=Noel|title=Defence's executive clear-out after Defence Materiel Organisation abolished|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/defences-executive-clearout-after-defence-materiel-organisation-abolished-20150806-gitnkb.html|access-date=2 January 2017|work=The Canberra Times|date=10 August 2015|archive-date=28 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228214842/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/defences-executive-clearout-after-defence-materiel-organisation-abolished-20150806-gitnkb.html|url-status=live}}</ref> CASG is responsible for the acquisition of all materiel (except guided weapons and explosive ordnance) and services used by the ADF and maintaining this equipment throughout its life of type.<ref>{{cite web|title=About CASG|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/AboutCASG/|website=Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group|publisher=Department of Defence|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=6 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206042827/http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/AboutCASG/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Thomson|first1=Mark|title=The demise of the Defence Materiel Organisation|url=https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-demise-of-the-defence-materiel-organisation/|website=The Strategist|publisher=Australian Strategic Policy Institute|access-date=2 January 2017|date=17 April 2015|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002441/https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/the-demise-of-the-defence-materiel-organisation/|url-status=live}}</ref>

CASG is not directly responsible for supplying deployed ADF units; this is the responsibility of the [[Joint Logistics Command]] (JLC) and the single service logistic units,<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Logistics Command|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/jlc/|publisher=Department of Defence|access-date=2 January 2017|archive-date=23 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223091951/http://www.defence.gov.au/JLC/|url-status=live}}</ref> instead CASG has responsibility for the supply and transport of materiel from manufacturers to supply depots. These units include the Navy's Strategic Command and replenishment ships, the Army's 17th Sustainment Brigade and Combat Service Support Battalions, and the [[Combat Support Group RAAF]].{{sfn|Horner|2001|p=273}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Navy Strategic Command|url=http://www.directory.gov.au/directory?ea5_lfz99_120.&organizationalUnit&eef17f11-b887-4f65-be14-546d46176913|website=directory.gov.au|publisher=Department of Finance|access-date=2 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103093821/http://www.directory.gov.au/directory?ea5_lfz99_120.&organizationalUnit&eef17f11-b887-4f65-be14-546d46176913|archive-date=3 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The ADF maintains stockpiles of ammunition, fuel and other supplies. Since the late 1990s, ammunition for the three services has been stored in a network of facilities managed by the JLC.{{sfn|Department of Defence|2017|p=1}} The creation of a GWEO Group moved the responsibility of acquisition and sustainment of Explosive Materiel within the ADF from JLC and CASG to itself.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise {{!}} Business & Industry {{!}} Defence |url=https://www.defence.gov.au/business-industry/industry-capability-programs/guided-weapons-explosive-ordnance-enterprise |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=defence.gov.au}}</ref> The ADF also holds several months' worth of fuel for the Navy's vessels and several weeks' worth for aircraft and vehicles. A number of defence analysts have raised concerns over the adequacy of the fuel stockpile, especially as Australia is largely dependent on imports which could be disrupted in the event of war.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tillett|first1=Andrew|title=Defence experts call for boost to fuel reserves over fears of shortages|url=http://www.afr.com/news/defence-experts-call-for-boost-to-fuel-reserves-over-fears-of-shortages-20180104-h0df4n|access-date=6 January 2018|work=Australian Financial Review|date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106071319/http://www.afr.com/news/defence-experts-call-for-boost-to-fuel-reserves-over-fears-of-shortages-20180104-h0df4n|archive-date=6 January 2018}}</ref>

The increasing role of the [[private sector]] forms an important trend in the ADF's logistics arrangements. During the 1990s many of the ADF's support functions were transferred to the private sector to improve the efficiency with which they were provided. Since these reforms most of the "garrison" support services at military bases have been provided by [[Private military company|private firms]]. The reforms also led to many of the ADF's logistics units being disbanded or reduced in size.{{sfn|Horner|2001|pp=265–279}} Since this time private firms have increasingly been contracted to provide critical support to ADF units deployed outside Australia. This support has included transporting equipment and personnel and constructing and supplying bases.{{sfn|Thomson|2005a|pp=30–32}}