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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: ...
The ADF's experiences during the deployment to East Timor in 1999 led to significant changes in Australia's defence policies and, an enhancement of the ADF's ability to conduct operations outside Australia. This successful deployment was the first time a large ADF force had operated outside of Australia since the Vietnam War and revealed ...
When HQAST was established in 1996, it was intended to provide the ADF with a single headquarters to command the forces of all three services when deployed on operations. The three services retained the responsibility for raising, training and sustaining their forces, but they then "force assigned" their troops to Commander Australian Theatre ...
The Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) is a three-star role within the Australian Defence Force (ADF), responsible for the Joint Operations Command and joint operational deployments, such as United Nations peacekeeping and joint task groups.
Operation Mazurka is the Australian Defence Force's (ADF) contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), an international peacekeeping force, based in the Sinai Peninsula, overseeing the terms of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. [1] The MFO operates from two secure bases: North Camp, located at El Gorah in the Northern Sinai, and
HMAS Collins, lead ship of her class Australia operates a single class of diesel-electric submarines, the six Collins-class boats which began entering service in 1993. The Collins was designed by the Swedish submarine builder Kockums as the Type 471 specifically to meet Australian requirements, many of which were derived from Australia's need for great range without utilizing a nuclear ...
Headquarters 1st Division is responsible for high-level training activities and is capable of being deployed to command large scale ground operations. It does not have any combat units permanently assigned to it, though it commands units during training activities and the Land Combat Readiness Centre reports to the divisional headquarters. [2] [3]
A contingent of around 80 ADF personnel remained in Afghanistan as late as 2021 to train and advise Afghan forces. [31] The Australian embassy in Kabul was closed on 28 May that year. [32] The last ADF personnel and diplomats in Afghanistan departed on 18 June 2021. This formed part of the withdrawal of international forces from the country ...