Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/October 28

The Federation Guard is a tri-service ceremonial unit made up of members from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, and Royal Australian Air Force. Formed in 2000 for Australia's Federation Centenary, it is the first purely ceremonial unit in the history of the Australian armed forces, and has since represented Australia in various roles both at home and around the world, including providing the guard at Buckingham Palace in 2000. The "Guard" has a total of 159 members from all three services and was formed initially for the celebrations of the centenary of Australia, the standard of the Guard was such that it was kept on as a permanent unit.