page_title: Royal Australian Armoured Corps
section_title: Operational service
hierarchical_section_title: Royal Australian Armoured Corps / Operational service
caption_attribution_description: English: TANGI VALLEY, Afghanistan – An Australian Light Armored Vehicle angles itself into a defensive position to provide security for ground troops. Afghan National Army and Australian soldiers took control of the hill while the armored vehicles cleared the road leading to the hill, the future site for a new forward operating base in the Tangi Valley, Dec. 28, 2010.
context_page_description: The Royal Australian Armoured Corps is a corps of the Australian Army which provides the Australian Defence Force's armour capability. Armour combines firepower, mobility, protection and networked situational awareness to generate shock action and overmatch in close combat. Armour is an essential element of the combined arms approach that is employed by the Australian Army.
  The RAAC has its origins in the Australian Tank Corps, which was formed in 1928. The Australian Armoured Corps was formed on 9 July 1941 to administer those personnel whose primary function is to operate, instruct or manage Army's Armoured Fighting Vehicles. As a result of the increasing mechanisation of the Army, the Armoured Corps absorbed the Australian Light Horse, Australia's Cavalry of World War One fame, on 8 May 1942. The Armoured Corps was granted the 'Royal' prefix in 1948 in recognition of its service during the Second World War.
  Today the RAAC provides administrative support to its members who perform the function of mounted combat in the Army. It has four Regular Army units and five Army Reserve units.
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caption: An ASLAV in Afghanistan during 2010
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