Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Program
Logistics and Other Support
Members from many different ADF units from around the country join the Project Management Team
and the Construction Squadron tasked to deliver the AACAP. Assisting units provide logistic, transport,
communication and health support to the soldiers. Assisting units also provide training and health
support to the communities.
The Navy and Air Force provides significant transport support. The Air Force also supports the
delivery of the AACAP through the contribution of trade and equipment support.
Other units that contribute to the successful delivery of AACAP include:
- Training Command - Army
- 1st Division
- 2nd Division
- 17th Combat Service Support Brigade
- 1st Signals Regiment
- 9th and 10th Force Support Battalions
- Health Support Battalions
- 1st Topographical Survey Squadron
- 26th Transport Squadron
- Joint Logistic Units
- 1st Ground Liaison Group
19th Chief Engineer Works
The role of the 19th Chief Engineer Works is to plan, design, coordinate and control infrastructure engineering
projects within designated areas.
19th Chief Engineer Works consists of professional and military engineering officers, works managers, engineering supervisors, draftsmen and engineer surveyors. Specific groupings are tailored to the requirements of the supported operation. The AACAP Works Team comprises a Senior Project Engineer, Project Engineers and Building and Civil Works Managers.
The unit is based at Randwick Barracks is Sydney.
19th Chief Engineer Works is responsible for all aspects of the AACAP project management including:
- liaison with civil agencies such as councils and advisory boards
- development of technical plans and specifications
- management of the AACAP budget
- management of the military construction agency
- management of civil contractors
Construction Squadrons
The role of the Construction Squadrons is to provide construction engineering support to a deployed
force in order to support land, joint and specified operations for the defence of Australia and its
national interests.
Construction Squadrons consist of professional and military engineering officers, a works manager, engineering supervisors, draftsmen, engineer surveyors, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, plant operators, combat engineers, combat storemen and clerks, drivers, vehicle mechanics, cooks and medics. Specific groupings are tailored to the requirements of the supported operation.
17th Construction Squadron is based at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney. 21st Construction Squadron is based at Gallipoli Barracks in Brisbane. Both Squadrons belong to the 6th Engineer Support Regiment.
Considering a Constructions Squadron’s typical spectrum of tasks, construction engineering may be subdivided into three broad fields:
- Mobility Engineering – the maintenance of force movement / mobility in an area of operations through the construction, repair and maintenance of movement / mobility infrastructure such as roads, bridges, runways and port facilities.
- Survivability Engineering – activities enhancing the ability of a force to survive enemy actions and the physical environment in which the force is required to act through the construction of force protection assets and the conduct of battlefield clearance operations.
- Sustainment Engineering. – the construction, maintenance and repair of infrastructure or facilities required to ensure force longevity within an area of operations.
International Support
Australian soldiers are regularly joined by small engineer detachments from regional neighbours as
part of the Defence Cooperation Program (DCP), as coordinated by International Policy Division.
Countries that have contributed to the AACAP delivery have included Papua New Guinea, Tonga and
Fiji.