List of military operations involving Australia explained

This is an incomplete list of Australian military operations.

Operation	Non- combat	From	To	Area of Operation	Purpose	Notes
Operation Southern Indian Ocean	N	2014			Search for MH370	[1]
				Iraq and later Syria		[2] [3]
Operation Pacific Assist 2015	N			Vanuatu
Operation Hawick				The Hague and Ukraine
				Middle East		[4] [5]
				Middle East – Maritime		[6]
Operation Philippines Assist	N			Philippines
Operation Dirk					"Border Protection"
Operation Gemsbok					"Border Protection"
Operation Mistral (Border protection)					"Border Protection"
Operation Stanhope					"Border Protection"
Operation Teebone					"Border Protection"
Operation Sutton (Border protection)					"Border Protection"
Operation Faber				East Timor		[7]
Operation Concord				East Timor
Operation Warden				East Timor
Operation Gateway			current operation	Indian Ocean and South East Asia	Maritime Surveillance
Operation Stabilise				East Timor
Operation Tanager				East Timor
Operation Citadel (East Timor)				East Timor		[8]
Operation Slipper				Afghanistan
Operation Slipper				Afghanistan
Operation Palate				Afghanistan
Operation Palate II			current operation	Afghanistan
Operation Jural				Iraq
Operation Provide Comfort	N			Iraq
Operation Bolton				Iraq
Operation Southern Watch				Iraq
Operation Northern Watch				Iraq
Operation Falconer				Iraq
Operation Catalyst				Iraq
Operation Riverbank				Iraq		[9]
Operation Kruger				Iraq		[10]
Operation Damask	N			Kuwait
Operation Tamar				Rwanda
Operation Husky (Sierra Leone)				Sierra Leone
Operation Solace	N			Somalia
Operation Solace	N			Somalia
Operation Crown				Thailand
Operation Gold (Australia)	N			Sydney	2000 Olympics
Operation Helpem Fren	N			Solomon Islands
Operation Anode	N			Solomon Islands
Operation Morris Dance	N			Fiji
Operation Sumatra Assist	N			Indonesia	Disaster relief
Operation Astute	N			East Timor
Operation Vic Fire Assist	N			Victoria
Operation Mazurka	N			Sinai Peninsula
Operation Paladin	N			Jerusalem
Operation Resolute	N		ongoing		"Border Protection"	[11]
Operation Relex	N				"Border Protection"
Operation Tower	N		31 December 2012	East Timor		[12]
Operation Aslan				South Sudan		[13]
Operation Azure	N			Sudan		[14]
Operation Hedgerow	N			Sudan
Operation Yasi Assist	N				Cyclone relief
Operation Queensland Flood Assist	N			Queensland
Operation Christchurch Assist	N			Christchurch
Operation Pacific Assist	N
Operation Haiti Assist	N			Haiti
Operation Pakistan Assist II	N			Pakistan
Operation Samoa Assist	N
Operation Outreach	N
Operation Padang Assist	N			Indonesia
Operation Testament	N			Sydney	World Youth Day 08 (WYD08)	[15]
Operation Kiribati Assist	N
Operation PNG Assist	N
Operation Deluge				Sydney	APEC 2007	[16]
Operation Acolyte	N			Melbourne	2006 Commonwealth Games	[17]
Operation Ramp	N			Lebanon	Lebanon evacuation	[18]
Operation Pakistan Assist	N
Operation Relex II	N			North-West Australia	Coastwatch	[19]
Operation Celesta					Coastwatch	[20]
Operation Cranberry				Northern Australia	Northern Coastwatch	[21] [22]
Operation Sumatra Assist	N			Indonesia		[23]
Operation Bel Isi	N			Bougainville
Operation Osier				Balkans
Operation Spitfire				East Timor	Evacuation
Operation Spire				East Timor
Operation Chiron				Timor Leste
Operation Pomelo				Ethiopia and Eritrea
Operation Habitat	N			Iraq
Operation Blazer				Iraq
Operation Pollard				Iraq
Operation Cendarawasih				Irian Jaya	Survey Operations
Operation Coracle				Mozambique
Operation Trek				Solomon Islands
Operation Gading				Indonesia
Operation Quickstep	N			Fiji
Operation Claret				Borneo
Operation Anaconda				Afghanistan
Operation Perth				Afghanistan
Operation Eagle's Summit				Afghanistan
Operation Jacana				Afghanistan
Operation Mountain Thrust				Afghanistan
Operation Blowdown	N			Queensland, Australia	Blast effect test on rainforest
Operation Navy Help Darwin	N			Darwin		[24]	-
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See also

• Current Australian Defence Force deployments

External links

• Global Operations: Department of Defence

Notes and References

1. Web site: Operation Southern Indian Ocean . www.defence.gov.au.
2. Web site: Operation Okra . www.defence.gov.au.
3. Web site: 1st Division – Australian Army . Who We Are . Australian Army . 5 October 2014 . dead. https://archive.today/20130615200549/http://www.army.gov.au/Who-we-are/Divisions-and-Brigades/1st-Division . 15 June 2013 .
4. Web site: Australian Operational Service Medal (Greater Middle East Operation) – Instrument 2014 . 4 September 2014 . His Excellency the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia . www.defence.gov.au.
5. Web site: Op Accordion . www.defence.gov.au.
6. Web site: Op Manitou . www.defence.gov.au.
7. Web site: ADF: past operations in Timor-Leste (East Timor) . 19 December 2011 . Nautilus Institute .
8. Web site: Operation Citadel . 19 December 2011 . Nautilus Institute .
9. Web site: Defence News and Media » Australian contribution to United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq concludes . 2014-01-30 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140128201031/http://news.defence.gov.au/2013/11/26/australian-contribution-to-united-nations-assistance-mission-in-iraq-concludes/ . 2014-01-28 .
10. Web site: Australian Operation in Iraq - Department of Defence . 2013-12-31 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140101082247/http://www.defence.gov.au/op/iraq_opkruger/ . 2014-01-01 .
11. http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opresolute/index.htm Op Resolute
12. http://www.defence.gov.au/op/eastTimor/generaltower.htm Op Tower
13. Web site: Australian Operation in South Sudan - Department of Defence. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120203021912/http://www.defence.gov.au/op/southsudan/index.htm. 2012-02-03.
14. http://www.defence.gov.au/op/sudan_opazure/index.htm Op Azure
15. http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/optestament/index.htm Op Testament
16. http://www.defence.gov.au/opdeluge/default.htm Op Deluge
17. http://www.defence.gov.au/opacolyte/default.cfm Op Acolyte
18. http://www.defence.gov.au/opramp/default.htm Op Ramp
19. http://www.defence.gov.au/oprelex2/index.htm Op Relex II
20. http://www.defence.gov.au/opcelesta/index.htm Op Celesta
21. Web site: Declaration Under the Australian Operational Service Medal regulation 2012 . 18 July 2012 . Quentin Bryce . . Commonwealth of Australia . 18 November 2012.
22. http://www.defence.gov.au/opcranberry/index.htm Op Cranberry
23. http://www.defence.gov.au/optsunamiassist/default.htm Op Sumatra Assist
24. Disaster Relief – Cyclone Tracy and Tasman Bridge . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213160636/http://www.navy.gov.au/w/index.php/Publication:Semaphore_-_Issue_14%2C_2004 . dead . 2009-02-13 . Semaphore . Sea Power Centre . December 2004 . 2004 . 14 . 18 December 2011 .