Fleet Command (Australia)

The Fleet Command is responsible for the command, operations, readiness, training and force generation of all ships, submarines, aircraft squadrons, diving teams, and shore establishments of the <a href="/facts/Royal_Australian_Navy/AkYhdo4B">Royal Australian Navy</a>. Fleet Command is headquartered at <a href="/facts/HMAS_Kuttabul_(naval_base)/BHrCSP87">HMAS Kuttabul</a> in <a href="/facts/Sydney/8TegRcwB">Sydney</a>, and is led by the Commander Australian Fleet (COMAUSFLT), also referred to as Fleet Commander Australia (FCAUST), which is a <a href="/facts/Rear_admiral_(Australia)/lUA6o27d">rear admiral</a> (<a href="/facts/Two-star_rank/VR6uFm8p">two-star</a>) appointment.
The position of Commander Australian Fleet was established in 2007. The previous positions since 1913 were:

<ul><li>Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1913–1926),</li>
<li>Rear Admiral Commanding HM Australian Squadron (1926–1949),</li>
<li>Flag Officer Commanding HM Australian Fleet (1949–1988, regularly abbreviated as FOCAF), and</li>
<li>Maritime Commander Australia (1988–2007 – MCAUST).(I)</li></ul>

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