page_title: Australian Army Reserve
section_title: Plan Beersheba reforms
hierarchical_section_title: Australian Army Reserve / History / Plan Beersheba reforms
caption_attribution_description: English: Members of the Australian Army with Battle Group Waratah, 8th Brigade, perform synchronized combat arms training at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, May 23, 2016. The combat arms training was part of Exercise Southern Jackaroo, a combined training opportunity during Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D). MRF-D is a six-month deployment of Marines into Darwin, Australia, where they will conduct exercises and train with the Australian Defence Forces, strengthening the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U. S. Marine Corps Photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Osvaldo L. Ortega III/Released)
context_page_description: 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, including the Citizens Forces, the Citizen Military Forces, the Militia and, unofficially, the Australian Military Forces. In 1980, however, the current name—Australian Army Reserve—was officially adopted, and it now consists of a number of components based around the level of commitment and training obligation that its members are required to meet.
context_section_description: The Army Reserve's role and structure is currently being reformed under the Plan Beersheba reorganisation of the Army. The Army has stated that the reserves' role will become "to deliver specified capability and support and sustain Australian Defence Force (ADF) preparedness and operations".
  As part of this reform, the six Army Reserve brigades are being paired with the regular brigades. The 4th and 9th Brigades will partner with the 1st Brigade, the 5th and 8th Brigades with the 7th Brigade, and the 11th and 13th Brigades with the 3rd Brigade. The pairs of Army Reserve brigades will be expected to be able to provide a battalion-sized force upon mobilisation during the regular brigade's 12 month 'ready' phase.
  The structure of the reserve brigades is also being altered. The reserve artillery regiments will be re-equipped with mortars; the reserve Royal Australian Armoured Corps units will convert from light cavalry to producing crews for Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, and a brigade operational supply company will be established within each of the combat services support battalions.
caption: An 8th Brigade soldier during an exercise in 2016 in which the brigade formed Battle Group Warratah to operate alongside the regular 7th Brigade; such a pairing is a key feature of the Plan Beersheba reforms
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