List of military operations involving Australia
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This is an incomplete List of Australian military operations.
Operation | Non- combat |
From | To | Where | What | Notes |
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Operation Southern Indian Ocean | N | 2014 | Search for MH370 | [1] | ||
Operation Okra | 2014 | Iraq | [2][3] | |||
Operation Hawick | 2014 | The Hague and Ukraine | [3] | |||
Operation Accordion | 1 July 2014 | Middle East | [4][5] | |||
Operation Manitou | 1 July 2014 | Middle East - Maritime | [4][6] | |||
Operation Philippines Assist | 2013 | Philippines | [3] | |||
Operation Dirk | 1 September 1997 | 31 October 1997 | "Border Protection" | [7] | ||
Operation Gemsbok | 29 August 2003 | 3 October 2003 | "Border Protection" | [7] | ||
Operation Mistral (Border protection) | 1 August 1998 | 30 June 2006 | "Border Protection" | [7] | ||
Operation Stanhope | 3 February 1998 | 6 March 1998 | "Border Protection" | [7] | ||
Operation Teebone | 1 March 2001 | 31 March 2001 | "Border Protection" | [7] | ||
Operation Sutton (Border protection) | 25 January 2002 | 19 February 2002 | "Border Protection" | [7] | ||
Operation Faber | 19 June 1999 | 15 September 1999 | East Timor | UNAMET | [8] | |
Operation Concord | 16 June 1999 | 24 September 1999 | East Timor | UNAMET INTERFET | ||
Operation Warden | 16 September 1999 | 10 April 2000 | East Timor | INTERFET | ||
Operation Gateway | 1 February 1981 | current operation | Indian Ocean and South East Asia | Maritime Surveillance | ||
Operation Stabilise | 16 September 1999 | 23 February 2000 | East Timor | INTERFET | ||
Operation Tanager | 20 February 2000 | 19 May 2002 | East Timor | UNTAET | ||
Operation Citadel (East Timor) | 20 May 2002 | 17 August 2003 | East Timor | UNMISET | [9] | |
Operation Slipper | 11 October 2001 | 5 December 2002 | Afghanistan | ICAT | ||
Operation Slipper | 1 January 2009 | current operation | Afghanistan | ICAT | ||
Operation Palate | 18 April 2003 | 4 July 2004 | Afghanistan | UNAMA | ||
Operation Palate II | 27 June 2005 | current operation | Afghanistan | UNAMA | ||
Operation Jural | 30 June 1991 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |||
Operation Provide Comfort | N | 11 August 1991 | 15 December 1996 | Iraq | ||
Operation Bolton | 31 August 1992 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |||
Operation Southern Watch | 31 August 1992 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |||
Operation Northern Watch | 1 January 1997 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |||
Operation Falconer | 18 March 2003 | 22 July 2003 | Iraq | |||
Operation Catalyst | 16 July 2003 | 31 July 2009 | Iraq | |||
Operation Riverbank | 21 July 2008 | 25 November 2013 | Iraq | UNAMI | [10] | |
Operation Kruger | 1 January 2009 | 31 July 2011 | Iraq | [11] | ||
Operation Damask | N | 13 January 1993 | 19 January 1993 | Kuwait | ||
Operation Tamar | 25 July 1994 | 8 March 1996 | Rwanda | |||
Operation Husky (Sierra Leone) | 15 January 2001 | 28 February 2003 | Sierra Leone | |||
Operation Solace | N | 10 January 1993 | 21 May 1993 | Somalia | UNOSOM I | |
Operation Solace | N | 1 May 1993 | 28 March 1995 | Somalia | UNOSOM II | |
Operation Crown | 25 June 1965 | 31 August 1968 | Thailand | |||
Operation Gold (Australia) | N | Sydney | 2000 Olympics | |||
Operation Helpem Fren | N | 2003 | Solomon Islands | RAMSI | ||
Operation Anode | N | 2003 | Solomon Islands | RAMSI | ||
Operation Morris Dance | N | May 1987 | May 1987 | Fiji | ||
Operation Sumatra Assist | N | 2004 | Indonesia | Disaster relief | ||
Operation Astute | N | 25 May 2006 | East Timor | |||
Operation Vic Fire Assist | N | February 2009 | 14 March 2009 | Victoria | The relief effort following the Black Saturday bushfires |
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Operation Mazurka | N | 1981 | Sinai Peninsula | MFO | ||
Operation Paladin | N | 1956 | Jerusalem | UNTSO | ||
Operation Resolute | N | 17 July 2006 | ongoing | "Border Protection" | [7][12] | |
Operation Relex | N | 3 September 2001 | 13 March 2006 | "Border Protection" | [7] | |
Operation Tower | N | 25 August 2006 | East Timor | UNMIT | [13] | |
Operation Aslan | 23 September 2011 | South Sudan | UNMISS | [14] | ||
Operation Azure | N | 24 March 2005 | 2011 | Sudan | UNMIS | [15] |
Operation Hedgerow | N | 2011 | Sudan | |||
Operation Yasi Assist | N | 2 February 2011 | 14 February 2011 | FNQ | Cyclone relief | |
Operation Queensland Flood Assist | N | 2011 | Queensland | |||
Operation Christchurch Assist | N | 2011 | Christchurch | |||
Operation Pacific Assist | N | 2011 | ||||
Operation Haiti Assist | N | 2010 | Haiti | |||
Operation Pakistan Assist II | N | 2010 | Pakistan | |||
Operation Samoa Assist | N | 2009 | ||||
Operation Outreach | N | 2009 | ||||
Operation Padang Assist | N | 2009 | Indonesia | |||
Operation Testament | N | 2008 | Sydney | World Youth Day 08 (WYD08) | [16] | |
Operation Kiribati Assist | N | 2008 | ||||
Operation PNG Assist | N | 2008 | ||||
Operation Deluge | 2007 | Sydney | APEC 2007 | [17] | ||
Operation Acolyte | N | 2006 | Melbourne | 2006 Commonwealth Games | [18] | |
Operation Ramp | N | 2006 | Lebanon | Lebanon evacuation | [19] | |
Operation Pakistan Assist | N | 2006 | ||||
Operation Relex II | N | 14 March 2002 | 16 July 2006 | North-West Australia | Coastwatch | [7][20] |
Operation Celesta | 1 August 2001 | 31 July 2006 | Coastwatch | [7][21] | ||
Operation Cranberry | 1 August 1997 | 16 July 2006 | Northern Australia | Northerm Coastwatch | [7][22] | |
Operation Sumatra Assist | N | 2005 | Indonesia | [23] | ||
Operation Bel Isi | N | 20 November 1997 | 26 August 2003 | Bougainville | ||
Operation Osier | 25 January 1997 | Balkans | ||||
Operation Spitfire | 6 September 1999 | 19 September 1999 | East Timor | Evacuation | [8] | |
Operation Spire | 20 May 2004 | 11 May 2006 | East Timor | |||
Operation Chiron | 20 May 2005 | 11 May 2006 | Timor Leste | UNOTIL | ||
Operation Pomelo | 15 January 2001 | Ethiopia and Eritrea | UNMEE | |||
Operation Habitat | N | 1 May 1991 | 30 June 1991 | Iraq | ||
Operation Blazer | 1 May 1991 | 30 June 1998 | Iraq | |||
Operation Pollard | 15 February 1998 | 30 June 1998 | Iraq | |||
Operation Cendarawasih | 1976 | 1981 | Irian Jaya | Survey Operations | ||
Operation Coracle | 12 July 1994 | 31 March 2002 | Mozambique | |||
Operation Trek | 4 November 2000 | 15 March 2002 | Solomon Islands | |||
Operation Gading | 6 May 1975 | 22 August 1975 | Indonesia | |||
Operation Quickstep | N | 31 October 2006 | 22 December 2006 | Fiji | ||
Operation Claret | July 1964 | July 1966 | Borneo | |||
Operation Anaconda | 2 March 2002 | 16 March 2002 | Afghanistan | |||
Operation Perth | July 2006 | Afghanistan | ||||
Operation Eagle's Summit | 27 August 2008 | 5 September 2008 | Afghanistan | |||
Operation Jacana | April 2002 | July 2002 | Afghanistan | |||
Operation Mountain Thrust | 15 May 2006 | 31 July 2006 | Afghanistan | |||
Operation Blowdown | N | |||||
Operation Navy Help Darwin | N |
See also
- Current Australian Defence Force deployments (somewhat out-of-date)
References
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- ↑ http://news.defence.gov.au/2013/11/26/australian-contribution-to-united-nations-assistance-mission-in-iraq-concludes/
- ↑ http://www.defence.gov.au/op/iraq_opkruger/
- ↑ Op Resolute, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Tower, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ http://www.defence.gov.au/op/southsudan/index.htm
- ↑ Op Azure, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Testament, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Deluge, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Acolyte, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Ramp, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Relex II, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Celesta, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Cranberry, www.defence.gov.au
- ↑ Op Sumatra Assist, www.defence.gov.au
External links
- Global Operations: Department of Defence
- Op Slipper, Afghanistan
- Op Resolute, Border Protection
- Ops Astute & Tower, East Timor / Timor Leste
- Op Mazurka, Egypt
- Ops Riverbank & Kruger, Iraq[dead link]
- Op Paladin, Middle East
- Op Anode, Solomon Islands
- Op Azure, Sudan
- Op Aslan, South Sudan
- Global Operations: Department of Defence
- Op Okra, Iraq
- Ops Slipper & Palate II, Afghanistan
- Op Resolute, Border Protection
- Op Southern Indian Ocean, MH370
- Op Render Safe, South West Pacific (Solomon Islands)
- Op Solania, South West Pacific (Maritime surveillance)
- Op Gateway, North Indian Ocean and South China Sea (Maritime surveillance)
- Op Paladin, Middle East
- Op Mazurka, Egypt
- Op Aslan, South Sudan
- Op Philippines Assist, Philippines
- Ops Riverbank & Kruger, Iraq
- Op NSW Bushfire Assist, NSW
- Op Anode, Solomon Islands
- Ops Astute & Tower, East Timor / Timor Leste