Australia
- Australia's Federation Guard
One of the most modern Household units in the Commonwealth of Nations, the AFG was created in 2000, solely to perform ceremonial functions domestically and abroad. It is unique as a Household unit in that its members are drawn from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, serving together under a single command.
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