Our purpose is to contribute to the Army & Air Force capability
AAFCANS is a Commonwealth not-for-profit organisation within the Defence Army & Air Force portfolio.
The Army and Air Force Canteen Service is a Corporate Commonwealth entity formed to provide goods, facilities and services to or for members of the Army & Air Force community. AAFCANS directly operates food services and facilities on 26 Army and Air Forces bases and joint ADF facilities throughout Australia.
Part of Army & Air Force working to support ADF
Our hospitality facilities on base include canteens, kiosks, coffee carts, mobile food vans, grocery convenience outlets, bistros, and vending along with other services such as our post office on Lone Pine Barracks and fuel stations at RAAF Tindal and Puckapunyal bases.
We directly operate food services on 26 ADF Bases across Australia
We are a self-sustaining ‘not for profit’ statutory organisation administered under the Army and Air Force Canteen Regulation 2016 and the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. The Commonwealth Government owns AAFCANS through the responsible Minister.
We are not contractors, but we are part of the Army & Air Force family portfolio. This means monies spent at AAFCANS outlets and facilities stays within the Defence family. Profits are utilized to provide continuous innovation and improvement to facilities and services for our soldiers, airmen & airwomen.