List of military operations involving Australia

This is an incomplete list of Australian military operations.

OperationNon-
combat		FromToArea of OperationPurposeNotes
Operation Southern Indian OceanN2014Search for MH370[1]
Operation Okra2014Iraq and later Syria[2][3]
Operation Pacific Assist 2015N 2015Vanuatu
Operation Hawick2014The Hague and Ukraine[3]
Operation Accordion1 July 2014Middle East[4][5]
Operation Manitou1 July 2014Middle East - Maritime[4][6]
Operation Philippines AssistN 2013Philippines[3]
Operation Dirk1 September 199731 October 1997"Border Protection"[7]
Operation Gemsbok29 August 20033 October 2003"Border Protection"[7]
Operation Mistral (Border protection)1 August 199830 June 2006"Border Protection"[7]
Operation Stanhope3 February 19986 March 1998"Border Protection"[7]
Operation Teebone1 March 200131 March 2001"Border Protection"[7]
Operation Sutton (Border protection)25 January 200219 February 2002"Border Protection"[7]
Operation Faber19 June 199915 September 1999East TimorUNAMET[8]
Operation Concord16 June 199924 September 1999East TimorUNAMET / INTERFET
Operation Warden16 September 199910 April 2000East TimorINTERFET
Operation Gateway1 February 1981current operationIndian Ocean and South East AsiaMaritime Surveillance
Operation Stabilise16 September 199923 February 2000East TimorINTERFET
Operation Tanager20 February 200019 May 2002East TimorUNTAET
Operation Citadel (East Timor)20 May 200217 August 2003East TimorUNMISET[9]
Operation Slipper11 October 20015 December 2002AfghanistanICAT
Operation Slipper1 January 200931 December 2014AfghanistanICAT
Operation Palate18 April 20034 July 2004AfghanistanUNAMA
Operation Palate II27 June 2005current operationAfghanistanUNAMA
Operation Jural30 June 199112 January 2003Iraq
Operation Provide ComfortN11 August 199115 December 1996Iraq
Operation Bolton31 August 199212 January 2003Iraq
Operation Southern Watch31 August 199212 January 2003Iraq
Operation Northern Watch1 January 199712 January 2003Iraq
Operation Falconer18 March 200322 July 2003Iraq
Operation Catalyst16 July 200331 July 2009Iraq
Operation Riverbank21 July 200825 November 2013IraqUNAMI[10]
Operation Kruger1 January 200931 July 2011Iraq[11]
Operation DamaskN13 January 199319 January 1993Kuwait
Operation Tamar25 July 19948 March 1996Rwanda
Operation Husky (Sierra Leone)15 January 200128 February 2003Sierra Leone
Operation SolaceN10 January 199321 May 1993SomaliaUNOSOM I
Operation SolaceN1 May 199328 March 1995SomaliaUNOSOM II
Operation Crown25 June 196531 August 1968Thailand
Operation Gold (Australia)NSydney2000 Olympics
Operation Helpem FrenN2003Solomon IslandsRAMSI
Operation AnodeN2003Solomon IslandsRAMSI
Operation Morris DanceNMay 1987May 1987Fiji
Operation Sumatra AssistN2004IndonesiaDisaster relief
Operation AstuteN25 May 2006East Timor
Operation Vic Fire AssistNFebruary 200914 March 2009VictoriaThe relief effort following
the Black Saturday bushfires
Operation MazurkaN1981Sinai PeninsulaMFO
Operation PaladinN1956JerusalemUNTSO
Operation ResoluteN17 July 2006ongoing"Border Protection"[7][12]
Operation RelexN3 September 200113 March 2006"Border Protection"[7]
Operation TowerN25 August 200631 December 2012East TimorUNMIT[13]
Operation Aslan23 September 2011South SudanUNMISS[14]
Operation AzureN24 March 20052011SudanUNMIS[15]
Operation HedgerowN2011Sudan
Operation Yasi AssistN2 February 201114 February 2011FNQCyclone relief
Operation Queensland Flood AssistN2011Queensland
Operation Christchurch AssistN2011Christchurch
Operation Pacific AssistN2011
Operation Haiti AssistN2010Haiti
Operation Pakistan Assist IIN2010Pakistan
Operation Samoa AssistN2009
Operation OutreachN2009
Operation Padang AssistN2009Indonesia
Operation TestamentN2008SydneyWorld Youth Day 08 (WYD08)[16]
Operation Kiribati AssistN2008
Operation PNG AssistN2008
Operation Deluge2007SydneyAPEC 2007[17]
Operation AcolyteN2006Melbourne2006 Commonwealth Games[18]
Operation RampN2006LebanonLebanon evacuation[19]
Operation Pakistan AssistN2006
Operation Relex IIN14 March 200216 July 2006North-West AustraliaCoastwatch[7][20]
Operation Celesta1 August 200131 July 2006Coastwatch[7][21]
Operation Cranberry1 August 199716 July 2006Northern AustraliaNorthern Coastwatch[7][22]
Operation Sumatra AssistN2005Indonesia[23]
Operation Bel IsiN20 November 199726 August 2003Bougainville
Operation Osier25 January 1997Balkans
Operation Spitfire6 September 199919 September 1999East TimorEvacuation[8]
Operation Spire20 May 200411 May 2006East Timor
Operation Chiron20 May 200511 May 2006Timor LesteUNOTIL
Operation Pomelo15 January 2001Ethiopia and EritreaUNMEE
Operation HabitatN1 May 199130 June 1991Iraq
Operation Blazer1 May 199130 June 1998Iraq
Operation Pollard15 February 199830 June 1998Iraq
Operation Cendarawasih19761981Irian JayaSurvey Operations
Operation Coracle12 July 199431 March 2002Mozambique
Operation Trek4 November 200015 March 2002Solomon Islands
Operation Gading6 May 197522 August 1975Indonesia
Operation QuickstepN31 October 200622 December 2006Fiji
Operation ClaretJuly 1964July 1966Borneo
Operation Anaconda2 March 200216 March 2002Afghanistan
Operation PerthJuly 2006Afghanistan
Operation Eagle's Summit27 August 20085 September 2008Afghanistan
Operation JacanaApril 2002July 2002Afghanistan
Operation Mountain Thrust15 May 200631 July 2006Afghanistan
Operation BlowdownN18 July 1963Queensland, AustraliaBlast effect test on rainforest
Operation Navy Help DarwinN31 December 197431 January 1975DarwinAssistance in the wake of Cyclone Tracy[24]

See also

References
  1. "Operation Southern Indian Ocean". www.defence.gov.au.
  2. "Operation Okra". www.defence.gov.au.
  3. "1st Division - Australian Army". Who We Are. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  4. His Excellency the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia (4 September 2014). "Australian Operational Service Medal (Greater Middle East Operation) - Instrument 2014" (PDF). www.defence.gov.au.
  5. "Op Accordion". www.defence.gov.au.
  6. "Op Manitou". www.defence.gov.au.
  7. Quentin Bryce (18 July 2012). "Declaration Under the Australian Operational Service Medal regulation 2012" (PDF). Australian Department of Defence. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. "ADF: past operations in Timor-Leste (East Timor)". Nautilus Institute.
  9. "Operation Citadel". Nautilus Institute.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-12-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. Op Resolute Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
  13. Op Tower, www.defence.gov.au
  14. http://www.defence.gov.au/op/southsudan/index.htm
  15. Op Azure, www.defence.gov.au
  16. Op Testament, www.defence.gov.au
  17. Op Deluge, www.defence.gov.au
  18. Op Acolyte, www.defence.gov.au
  19. Op Ramp, www.defence.gov.au
  20. Op Relex II Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
  21. Op Celesta Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
  22. Op Cranberry Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
  23. Op Sumatra Assist Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
  24. "Disaster Relief – Cyclone Tracy and Tasman Bridge". Semaphore. Sea Power Centre. 2004 (14). December 2004. Archived from the original on 2009-02-13. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
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