Global Operations
The Government has approved the deployment of approximately 3030 Australian Defence Force personnel to 14 operations overseas and within Australia to protect Australia and its national interests.
Of these, approximately 500 ADF members are actively protecting Australia’s borders and offshore maritime interests.
| OPERATIONS | |
approx pers |
|
| Afghanistan |
|
| Operation SLIPPER (Afghanistan) |
1550 800 2 |
| Border Protection | |
| Operation RESOLUTE |
500 |
| Timor-Leste | |
| Operation ASTUTE
|
7 |
| Egypt | |
| Operation MAZURKA |
25 |
| Iraq | |
| Operation RIVERBANK |
2 |
| Middle East | |
| Operation PALADIN |
12 |
| Solomon Islands | |
| Operation ANODE |
115 |
| South Sudan | |
| Operation ASLAN |
19 |
| PERIODIC OPERATIONS | |
approx pers |
|
| South China Sea/Indian Ocean | |
| Operation GATEWAY |
|
| South West Pacific | |
| Operation SOLANIA |
|
| South West Pacific Nations | |
| Operation RENDER SAFE |
|
| Note 1: ADF assets are dedicated to these operations' taskings periodically. The number of personnel involved vary on each occurrence. | |
| Note 2: Operation Render Safe is a biennial activity, numbers of personnel involved vary from year to year. | |
| PAST OPERATIONS |
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 |