Support
to Security at M2006
The Australian Government is providing significant Commonwealth assets
from a range of agencies to assist Victoria Police in securing the Melbourne
2006 Commonwealth Games.
Within
this overall support, the Department of Defence, under Operation Acolyte,
will be providing about 2600 personnel, of which the bulk will be providing
support to security operations as follows:
- About
1200 service personnel to directly assist Victoria Police with searching
venues, operating vehicle checkpoints, responding to bomb threats and
clearing any underwater parts of venues and events;
-
an Australian Defence Force Tactical Assault Group with appropriate
support including Blackhawk helicopters;
-
maritime and air assets, including ships and aircraft with the capacity
to intercept vessels at sea and to divert aircraft, will be available
to counter specific threats should they arise; and
-
a range of chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) response assets.
The
Department of Defence, through Operation Acolyte, will assist in providing
world class support to ensure a safe, secure and successful staging
of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
For
further information:
Defence
support to the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games:
Fact
Sheet One:
Operation Acolyte: What is Operation Acolyte?
Fact
Sheet Three:
Operation Acolyte: Ceremonial Support to
M2006
Fact
Sheet Four:
Operation Acolyte: General Support to M2006
Australian
Government Support to the Games
Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth
Games
Office of Commonwealth Games
Coordination or Festival Melbourne 2006
Information
current at 16 February 2006
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