UPDATE ON OPERATIONS 41 ). The (EEZ). Zone vernment’s Quarantine Inspection Service IS). Significant ADF resources add muscle add resources ADF Significant QIS). patrol aircraft. to the Government’s co–ordinated effort to protect our offshore assets and deter and respond to illegal immigration, fishing and other threats. smuggling, include now Resolute Operation in assets Our major a comprising force maritime standing a five (increasing tovessel, naval seven) patrol a a heavy boats, landing coastal minehunter, craft, elements from Army maritime Orion PC–3 surveillancea and units regional force Operation Resolute is Border controlled Protection by Command the (BPC), has which assumed responsibility for operational co–ordination and control of both within civil activities enforcement and maritime military Economic Exclusive Australia’s militaryofficials civilian by and staffed is BPC from Defence, Customs, Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) and the Australian the Australian (A 4 CHAPTER personnel 1 . threats and other on Operations Update our offshore assets and protect to effort co–ordinated the go add muscle to significant adf resources , smuggling, fishing igration illegal imm deter and respond to 1 Numbers actually on deployed all operations listed one at varytime any may the depending on timings of deployments, other factors. units and size of naval and provides an offshore maritime security response against maritime terrorism. and provides environmental quarantine, security. This effort customs aims to and deter and prevent unauthorised boat arrivals the Government’s Civil the Maritime Government’s Surveillance Programme, which fisheries (including protects in the Southern Ocean) Australian or the hours they spend on task. or the hours they Under Operation Resolute the ADF supports provides provides greater flexibility in usingsuch as assets ships and aircraft without reducing operation the on platforms ADF of number the Defence contributes some 450 to the protecting our borders. whole–of–government Operation Resolute operation Maritime Enforcement and : Border Protection Resolute Operation q : Operation Catalyst to some 1,575 personnel. Operation personnel. 1,575 some to Catalyst Catalyst includes a Operation both to assigned number are which of some of elements, Afghanistan. in Slipper Operation and Catalyst The dual assignments include a major fleet C–130 the Detachment, Orion AP–3C the unit, Hercules Detachment and various elements of the National Headquarters. provide provide security for RAMSI’s (PPF). multinational Participating Force Police Approximately 140 ADF deployed troops in Solomon Islands. are Deployments now reached a high in April 2006, following riots in Honiara, when almost 400 ADF personnel deployed, including two infantry companies, two Iroquois helicopters, two patrol boats, logistics and headquarters staff. Ira Catalyst Operation Catalyst, Operations the Falconer and successor in Bastille, July 2003. began to It is to the the ADF’s contribution international efforts and to rehabilitate Iraq. reconstruct In February 2007, the Government announced an enhanced ADF commitment to Operation Catalyst through an increased training effort. That raised the number of personnel assigned to Operation Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). RAMSI is a multi–lateral on working grouping, advisers civilian which and police includes military, and justice, law initiatives to restore security, provide better economic management, and improve the machinery of government. The initial 2003 deployment was at the request Government. of the Solomon Islands The military component of RAMSI comprises personnel from four nations: Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea The military and component’s Tonga. main task is to wer o Solomon Islands : Anode Operation Operation Anode is the ADF’s contribution to the Australian–led Regional Assistance has three personnel deployed as the Military part Liaison of Group (MLG) Joint and Military the Analysis Cell Headquarters. in the UNMIT Since first deploying in 1999 as part of the International Force in East Timor (INTERFET), commitment strong a maintained has ADF the to the government and people of East Timor. support ADF’s the comprises Tower Operation to the current UN mission, The UNMIT. ADF deployment deployment included approximately 1,100 personnel drawn from throughout the ADF. The ISF includes Australian Army Black Hawk helicopters and an Army Light Observation helicopters. Kiowa with Troop the May 2007 presidential election period, and the 30 June parliamentary elections. At its peak in June contingent 2006, the Australian personnel. numbered Earlier this year, the Australian some 3,200 other nations provide security as part of the UN the of part as security provide nations other Defence Astute, Operation Under Force. Police provides support to these police operations as required. The Australian–led International Security Force (ISF) supported the UN Police and the East Timorese Government during Operation Astute is the ADF’s stabilisation supportingoperation East of Government the Timor and the UN Integrated Mission in East Timor (UNMIT). Police from Australia and 20 – imor/Timor East T : Operation Leste Operation Astute and T

UPDATE ON OPERATIONS 42 UPDATE ON OPERATIONS 43 vince’s ving the pro Oruzgan Province in the south of Afghanistan. of south the in Province Oruzgan The RTF consists of a mix of reconstruction security and personnel of approximately 385 ADF members. The RTF is reconstructing the province’s and infrastructure improving and Afghan the help providing to projects community–based Government build a stable and secure future for its people. To date, projects have been completed or are under way Kowt Provincial Kowt the Hospital, High Tarin at the Tarin the deployment of a Force Reconstruction Task (RTF) years. two of to period a for operations coalition Afghanistan to In September support 2006 the its RTF deployment as part commenced of the Netherlands– led Taskforce in Tarin Kowt, the capital of viding community–based projects ble and secure vernment build a sta future for its people.

is reconstructing and impro the rtf infrastructure and pro help the afghan go to II alate February 2006, the Prime Minister announced Minister Prime the 2006, February Operation Slipper is the ADF’s contribution to Operation Slipper is the ADF’s In terrorism. against coalition international the : Afghanistan Slipper Operation and Operation Secretary General (SRSG) and co–ordination of Multi National Force Iraq (MNF–I) support to UNAMI. Iraq (UNAMI), whose primary responsibilities include providing military United Nations Special Representative of the advice to the Australia also has an ADF officer assigned to the United Nations Assistance Mission in P

aladin Sinai : Operation Mazurka Operation contribution Mazurka is Australia’s to the Multinational Force (MFO) and in Observers the Sinai. The MFO is organisation established in a 1981 to oversee non–UN The total Afghanistan Australian following deployment will be commitment about 970 personnel by personnel 1,000 about at peaking the mid–2007, in additional in mid–2008 when the combined force the in Middle East will personnel. total around 2,500 Israel/Lebanon : P Operation Operation Paladin is Australia’s contribution to the UN Truce Supervision (UNTSO), established Organisation in 1948 to supervise first the of conclusion the at truceagreed the supportedthis has Australia War. Arab–Israeli workingpeople with in 1956, since operation Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Members of the Australian contingent – officers staff as currently employed be 12 may – personnel and JerusalemHeadquarters in UNTSO the in as military observers. to Afghanistan under Operation supporting Palate the II, UN Assistance Afghanistan (UNAMA). Mission in an additional C–130J Hercules aircraft and associated aircrew and support elements; and an increased command and element logistics to support the larger These forces are now in place. ADF force. Australia also has an ADF officer deployed announced in April 2007 that additional ADF These Afghanistan. to sent be would elements include a Special Operations Task Group to enhance force protection to the RTF; a Royal Australian Air Force air surveillancecapability radar deploying to Kandahar Airfield; military engineering training for the Afghan National Army. After comprehensive the consultations government with of key Afghanistan coalition partners, and the our Prime Minister and the Tamai School Compound Wall. These Wall. Compound School Tamai the and projects are developed in consultation with local authorities. The RTF has established a Trade Training School (TTS) where the local engineering basic taught is population civilian and mechanical skills. The TTS also provides School, School, a major causeway over the Garmab Mandah the River, Yaklengah Health Centre,

UPDATE ON OPERATIONS 44 UPDATE ON OPERATIONS 45 People’s Liberation Movement agreed People’s to end a civil war that had lasted for more than 20 years. Summary Over 4,000 personnel are operations, including engaged Operation in Resolute, in 10 the pursuit of Australia’s regional and global security interests. Headquarters of the as Peacekeeping specialists Force in operations, aviation logistics. and under 2005 March in established was UNMIS UN Security Council Resolution 1590, after the government of Sudan and the Sudan ealand, Zealand, Nations peacekeeping operation in Sudan (UNMIS). Of the Australian contribution, six are military observers and nine support the Under Operation Azure, the Government has deployed 15 ADF personnel to the United : Operation Sudan Azure Twenty–five personnel are deployed on the operation. ADF members support the peace by monitoring process the border between Egypt and supportingand Israel headquarters.MFO the the MFO is maintained by 11 participating nations including Australia, New the United States, Canada, Fiji and France. the Camp David Accords of 1978 and Egypt–Israel the Peace Treaty of 1979. Today, OP CATALYST Iraq OP MAZURKA Sinai OP AZURE Sudan OP PALADIN Israel/Lebanon

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