1st Division
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| Headquarters | Brisbane |
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| Branch | Australian Army |
| Ceremonial chief | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Current commander | Jake Ellwood |
| Type of business | Division |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Gallipoli campaign | |
| Western Front | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2420018 |
About 1st Division
The 1st Division is the main formation of the Australian Army and contains the majority of the Army's regular forces. Its headquarters is in Enoggera, a suburb of Brisbane. The division was first formed in 1914 for service during World War I as a part of the Australian Imperial Force.
Queen's funeral: Full guide to the gun carriage and the main procession
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The procession in fullMounted Metropolitan Police • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • Bands of The Rifles and Brigade of Gurkhas • Representatives of the George Cross from Malta, the Royal Ulster Constabulary and the UK National Health Service Representative detachments of Commonwealth forces: Territorial Air Force of New Zealand • Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment • The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers • Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps • Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery • Royal New Zealand Navy • Royal Australian Air Force Reserve • Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps • Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps • Royal Australian Infantry Corps • Royal Australian Engineers • Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery • Royal Australian Navy • The Canadian Armed Forces Legal Branch • The Royal Canadian Air Force (Reserve) • The Calgary Highlanders • The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada • The 48th Highlanders of Canada • The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment • The Royal New Brunswick Regiment • Le Regiment de Ia Chaudière • The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Princess Louise s) • The Canadian Grenadier Guards • Governor General s Foot Guards • Royal 22e Regiment • The King s Own Calgary Regiment (RCAC) The Governor General s Horse Guards • The Royal Canadian Engineers • The Canadian Armed Forces Military Engineering Branch • The Royal Regiment of Canadian ArtilleryRepresentatives of the Royal Air Force: 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Auxiliary Air Force • Royal Air Force Marham • The Combined Bands of the Royal Air Force • Royal Air Force College, Cranwell • Royal Air Force RegimentRepresentatives of the Army: The Honourable Artillery Company • Adjutant General s Corps • British Army Bands Sandhurst and Colchester • The Queen s Gurkha Engineers • The Royal Welsh • The Duke of Lancaster s Regiment • The Royal Regiment of Scotland • Welsh Guards • Irish Guards • Scots Guards • Coldstream Guards • Grenadier Guards • Bands of the Irish Guards and Welsh Guards • Corps of Royal Engineers • Royal Regiment of Artillery • Royal Tank Regiment • The Royal Lancers • The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys)Representatives of the Royal Navy: Royal Navy • Royal Marines • The Combined Bands of the Royal MarinesDefence advisers and staff of Her Majesty s realms: Jamaica • New Zealand • Australia • CanadaRepresentative colonels of Commonwealth forces of which Her Majesty was Colonel-in-ChiefChaplains of the armed forces: Principal Church of Scotland & Free Church Chaplain Royal Air Force • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain Royal Air Force • Chaplain-in-Chief Royal Air Force • Deputy Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Army) • Chaplain General (Army) • Principal Church of Scotland and Free Churches Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain (Royal Navy) • Chaplain of the FleetRepresentatives of forces of which the Queen was air commodore-in-chief • Representative Colonels Commandant, Colonels and Honorary Colonels of Her Majesty s Regiments and Corps • Commandant General, Royal Marines • Representatives of Her Majesty s ships • Commander Strategic Command • Vice Chief of the Defence Staff • Chief of the Air Staff • Chief of the General Staff • Chief of the Naval Staff • Chief of the Defence Staff • Drum Horse and State Trumpeter • 1St Division of the Sovereign s Escort • ADC to the Major General Commanding the Household Division • Brigade Major Household Division • Major General Commanding the Household Division • Combined Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of Scotland: March • Linlithgow • Ormond • Rothesay • Falkland • Unicorn • Carrick • Marchmont Pursuivants and Heralds of Arms of England: Portcullis • Rouge Dragon • Norfolk • Windsor • York • Bluemantle • Wales • Maltravers • Chester • RichmondKings of Arms: Norroy and Ulster King of Arms • Lord Lyon King of Arms • Clarenceux King of Arms • Lady Usher of the Black Rod • Garter King of ArmsThe Earl Marshal • Bands of the Scots Guards and Coldstream Guards • Captain, the King s Body Guard of the Yeoman of the Guard • Captain general, the King s Body Guard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers) (Gold Stick for Scotland) • Captain, His Majesty s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms Royal Household; Vice Chamberlain of the Household • Comptroller of the Household • Treasurer of the Household • Queen s Gurkha Orderly Officer (x2) • Royal Waterman (x2) • Director of the Royal Collection • Comptroller Lord Chamberlain s Office • Master of the Household • Keeper of the Privy Purse • Private secretary to the Queen • Master of the Horse • Lord Steward • Her Majesty s Page (x2) • Her Majesty s Palace StewardBehind the gun carriage: Escort Party of the Household CavalryRoyal Family: The Earl of Wessex and Forfar • The Duke of York • The Princess Royal • The King • Peter Phillips • The Duke of Sussex • The Prince of Wales • Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence • The Duke of Gloucester • The Earl of SnowdonRoyal Car 1: The Queen Consort • The Princess of WalesRoyal Car 2: The Duchess of Sussex • The Countess of Wessex and ForfarField officer in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick in Waiting • Colonel Coldstream Guards • Gold Stick in Waiting • Adjutant in Brigade Waiting • Silver Stick Adjutant • Crown EquerryHousehold of the King: Master of the Household • Equerry • Principal Private Secretary • TreasurerSecond division of the Sovereign s escortRepresentatives of Civilian Services: Merchant Navy • Royal Fleet Auxiliary • The Maritime Coastguard Agency • Police Services • Fire and Rescue Services • His Majesty s Prison Services • Ambulance Service • British Red Cross • St John Ambulance • Royal Voluntary Service • Cadet forcesRear: Mounted Metropolitan PoliceOnce the procession reaches Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, at about 13:00 BST, the coffin will be transferred to the new State Hearse for its final journey to Windsor Castle...
Trump: What does the US contribute to Nato in Europe?
...Members of the US Army s 1St Division on deployment in Lithuania US President Donald Trump believes Europe s Nato members should spend more on the alliance, rather than relying on the US to shoulder the burden...
Trump: What does the US contribute to Nato in Europe?
Members of the US Army's 1St Division on deployment in Lithuania
US President Donald Trump believes Europe 's Nato members should spend more on The Alliance , rather than relying on the US to shoulder The Burden .
Ahead of This Week 's summit in the UK, Nato 's Secretary General, Jans Stoltenberg, has said the contribution made by European countries has been increasing significantly in recent years.
So What does the US contribute towards maintaining Nato compared with The Other 28 members?
GettyIf you look at how much we spend on Nato and how much countries in Europe pay, who really gets more of the benefit from that? Donald TrumpUS PresidentWhat do Nato members spend?
Nearly 70% of the total spending on defence by Nato governments is accounted for by the US.
But the US is a global superpower, with military commitments well beyond Europe .
In terms of its gross domestic product (GDP) (the total value of goods produced and services) the US spent roughly 3. 4% on defence in 2019, according to Nato estimates, while the average in European Nato countries and Canada was 1. 55%.
GettyWe have now agreed a new formula for sharing costs. The US will pay less. Germany will pay more. Jens StoltenbergNato Secretary-General
Nato 's running costs are met by a common funding arrangement based on each country's national income. This is to cover:
The civilian and military budget for 2019 is about €1. 67bn (£1. 43; $1. 84bn), according to Nato figures.
The US is currently paying for just over 22% of this, while Germany 's contribution is 14. 76%, and France and the UK just under 10. 5% each.
Nato member state contributionsRunning costs for 2018-19
Percentage of Nato military and civil budgetsNatoBut this is now set to change after a new formula was agreed to reduce the US contribution, according to Mr Stoltenberg. "Now the US and Germany will pay the same, roughly 16% of Nato 's budget," he has said.
What do other countries spend on defence?At Last year's Nato summit, President Trump urged The Other member states to commit to spending 4% of their GDP on defence, close to the current US figure of 3. 4%
In fact, the current target is to reach 2% by 2024.
When Mr Stoltenberg visited Washington earlier this year, Mr Trump said again this 2% figure should go higher "at some point. "
Mr Trump has also said things are starting to improve. "Since I came to office, it's a rocket ship up," he said.
In fact, 2019 is the fifth year to have seen an increase in spending by Nato members other than the US. The biggest increases have been in Eastern and Central European countries and in Turkey.
Nato estimates for 2019 show there are now eight countries - in addition to the US - spending 2% or more of their GDP on defence.
Other European members spent an estimated 1% to 1. 99% in 2019, with France spending 1. 84% and Germany 1. 38%.
Nato members also pledged that by 2024 at least 20% of their defence expenditure should go on acquiring and developing equipment.
As of 2019, 15 Nato countries in addition to the US were on course to meet this target, with major increases since 2014 in Eastern European countries as well as Turkey.
However, two major Nato members - Germany and Canada - Still spend less than the 20% threshold on equipment.
because without adequate equipment, Military Effectiveness is reduced.
What else does the US do for Nato ?The US Still has tens of thousands of active-duty personnel in Europe , including Turkey. Germany currently hosts by far the largest number of US forces in Europe , followed by Italy, the UK and Spain.
It is worth adding some US personnel based in Europe support non-Nato operations and US military numbers fluctuate as forces are rotated in and out of Europe .
US personnel on active dutySeptember 2019
*Afghanistan and Iraq are estimatesSource: US Defense Manpower Data CenterAlso, the biggest single overseas deployment of US personnel is not in a Nato member state. It's in Japan and there are also large numbers in South Korea .
US forces also have a significant presence in the Middle East and The Gulf , although exact figures are not always disclosed and some deployments are only temporary.
In Afghanistan, the US currently has about 13,000 troops involved in counter-terrorism operations and with the Nato -led mission there, which supports Afghan security forces.
The US plays a major role in Nato operations in AfghanistanOne key component of the US commitment to Europe is a missile defence system run by Nato members. It is designed to help guard against potential long-range ballistic missile attacks from outside The Continent , particularly the Middle East .
It includes US equipment and personnel at land-based missile sites in Romania and at one Under Construction in Poland, with a US-operated radar system hosted by Turkey. Interceptor missiles are also carried on board US warships in The Mediterranean .
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Source of news: bbc.com
