Global InformationList of military operations involving Australia information
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] | ||
| Operation Okra | 2014 | Iraq and later Syria | [2][3] | |||
| Operation Pacific Assist 2015 | N | 2015 | Vanuatu | |||
| 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 | N | 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 | 31 December 2014 | 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 |
|
| 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 | 31 December 2012 | 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 | Northern 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 | 18 July 1963 | Queensland, Australia | Blast effect test on rainforest | ||
| Operation Navy Help Darwin | N | 31 December 1974 | 31 January 1975 | Darwin | Assistance in the wake of Cyclone Tracy | [24] |
- ^ "Operation Southern Indian Ocean". www.defence.gov.au.
- ^ "Operation Okra". www.defence.gov.au.
- ^ a b c "1st Division – Australian Army". Who We Are. Australian Army. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Op Accordion". www.defence.gov.au.
- ^ "Op Manitou". www.defence.gov.au.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k 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.
- ^ a b "ADF: past operations in Timor-Leste (East Timor)". Nautilus Institute. 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Operation Citadel". Nautilus Institute. 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Defence News and Media » Australian contribution to United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq concludes". Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Australian Operation in Iraq - Department of Defence". Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Op Resolute Archived 2010-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
- ^ Op Tower, www.defence.gov.au
- ^ "Australian Operation in South Sudan - Department of Defence". Archived from the original on 3 February 2012.
- ^ 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 Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
- ^ Op Celesta Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
- ^ Op Cranberry Archived 2012-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
- ^ Op Sumatra Assist Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, www.defence.gov.au
- ^ "Disaster Relief – Cyclone Tracy and Tasman Bridge". Semaphore. 2004 (14). Sea Power Centre. December 2004. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2011.