Current Australian Defence Force deployments

Current Australian Defence Force deployments
ADF deployments as at June 2007. Deployments of over 1000 personnel are coloured red, deployments of between 999 and 101 personnel are coloured orange and deployments of 100 or fewer personnel are coloured blue.

As of March 2009, around 3,000 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are deployed on overseas operations. An additional 500 personnel are deployed on domestic maritime security tasks and 520 as the ADF's response to the February 2009 Victorian bushfires.[1]

Contents

Middle East

The RAAF has maintained a detachment of C-130 Hercules transport aircraft in the Middle East since late 2002. These aircraft support ADF operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The ADF currently has main deployments in the Middle East and three smaller deployments. These operations are commanded from a Joint Task Force Headquarters located in the United Arab Emirates. A detachment of two AP-3C Orion aircraft is also located in the UAE, and it is expected that the ADF logistic unit in Kuwait and C-130 Hercules detachment in Qatar will also be moved to the UAE.[2]

The deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan are supported by:[3]

Afghanistan

In March 2011 approximately 1550 ADF personnel were deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Slipper, Australia's contribution to the international coalition against terrorism.[4] This deployment began in October 2001. ADF units currently deployed to Afghanistan include:[5]

Iraq

In March 2009 the ADF's contribution to the reconstruction of Iraq, consisted of:

  • 45 personnel embedded in several coalition headquarters (Operation Catalyst)[7]
  • Security Detachment Iraq which protects the Australian embassy in Baghdad (Operation Kruger)[8]
  • Two personnel attached to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (Operation Riverbank)[1]

Other deployments

In addition to the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the ADF also maintains three small contributions to peacekeeping operations in the Middle East and Africa. As of March 2009 a total of 37 ADF personnel are deployed along the borders of Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan as part of Operation Mazurka and Operation Paladin. A further 15 personnel form part of the United Nations Mission in Sudan and eight are deployed to support the African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur. These operations began in 1982, 1956 and 2005 respectively.[1]

Asia-Pacific

The ADF currently has units deployed on several operations in Australia's immediate neighbourhood.

East Timor

Approximately 650 personnel, most of whom form part of a joint Australia-New Zealand battle group, are deployed to East Timor on peacekeeping duties as part of Operation Astute. This deployment began in May 2006.[9]

Solomon Islands

140 personnel are in the Solomon Islands as the ADF's contribution to the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands. This deployment began in July 2003.[1]

Domestic operations

Emergency response

As of 9 March 2009, 520 ADF personnel were deployed to Victoria as the ADF's response to the February 2009 Victorian bushfires (Operation Vic Fire Assist).[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Australian Department of Defence. Global Operations. Accessed 9 March 2009.
  2. ^ Coorey, Philip (2008-12-20). "Rudd warns of long stay in Afghanistan". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/national/rudd-warns-of-long-stay-in-afghanistan-20081219-72e1.html?page=-1. Retrieved 2008-12-21. 
  3. ^ "Iraq Ops". Australian & NZ Defender (Brisbane: Fullbore Magazines) (No. 65): p. 16–22. 2009. ISSN 1322039X. 
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ Australian Department of Defence http://www.defence.gov.au/opslipper/default.htm Operation Slipper]. Accessed 9 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Chora Valley Pacification". Australian & NZ Defender (Brisbane: Fullbore Magazines) (No. 65): p. 8. 2009. ISSN 1322039X. 
  7. ^ "Operation CATALYST". Australian Department of Defence. 2009. http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opcatalyst/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-09. 
  8. ^ "Operation KRUGER". Australian Department of Defence. 2009. http://www.defence.gov.au/opEx/global/opkruger/index.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-09. [dead link]
  9. ^ Australian Government, Department of Defence

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Australian Defence Force — Australian Defence Force …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Defence Force — Drapeau combiné Fondation 1901 Branches Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force Quartier général Organisme australien de défense Heures de vol dans l’armé …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Royal Australian Navy — Badge of the Royal Australian Navy Active 1911–Present Country …   Wikipedia

  • New Zealand Defence Force — Te Ope Kaatua o Aotearoa Service branches Royal New Zealand Navy New Zealand Army Royal New Zealand Air Force Headquarters Wellington Leadership Com …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Army Reserve — Australian Army Reserve …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Special Air Service Regiment — Infobox Military Unit unit name=Special Air Service Regiment caption=Cap badge of the Special Air Service Regiment dates=20 August 1964 Present country=Australia branch=Army type=Special Forces command structure=Royal Australian Infantry Corps… …   Wikipedia

  • Australian Army — Infobox Military Unit unit name= Australian Army caption= dates= 1 March, 1901 today country= Australia allegiance=Queen Elizabeth II branch= type= Army size= 27,461 (regular) 15,579 (reservists) command structure= Department of Defence Land… …   Wikipedia

  • International Security Assistance Force — ISAF redirects here. For the sailing body, see International Sailing Federation. For other uses, see ISAF (disambiguation) International Security Assistance Force Logo of ISAF. Active …   Wikipedia

  • History of the Royal Australian Navy — The History of the Royal Australian Navy can be traced back to 1788 and the colonisation of Australia by the British. During the period until 1859, vessels of the Royal Navy made frequent trips to the new colonies. In 1859, the Australia Squadron …   Wikipedia

  • Royal Australian Engineers — Active 1 July 1902 – present Country …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”