06 April 2006
EXERCISE PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06

Exercise PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06 is the second Australian hosted international Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise, following the successful conduct of PACIFIC PROTECTOR 03 in the Coral Sea.

The Exercise will reaffirm Australia’s strong support for the PSI.

PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06 involved an air interception scenario, together with ground based activities, around Darwin.

The purpose of the exercise was to practice how Australian authorities would respond in a coordinated way to a proliferation incident, testing inter-agency and international procedures.

The Exercise further demonstrated the resolve of Australia and its international PSI partners to deter and prevent the illicit transfer of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and related materials.

Six PSI partner countries participated in the exercise. Twenty-six other countries were observers during the exercise with a view to increasing their understanding of, and support for, the PSI.

PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06 includes assets and/or personnel from a large range of Federal and Northern Territory agencies.

The live exercise activity was conducted at RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) Base Darwin.

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20060405adf8095516_009 Pictured is a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft landing after being escorted by two Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 aircraft. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_034 Pictured is a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft taxiing into position. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_048 Pictured is a Royal Australian Air Force C130 aircraft (left) and a Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft during the execise. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_053 Pictured is an Australian Customs officer speaking to a member of the New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 flight crew. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_062 Pictured is supply personnel from 1ATS (1 Air Terminal Squadron) positioning a baggage conveyor against a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft. On the right is LACW (Leading Aircraftwoman) Kerry Nichols directing the Baggage Conveyor into position. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_066 Pictured is Corporal Steve Hodges from 1ATS (1 Air Terminal Squadron) directing passengers alighting from a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_074 Pictured is supply personnel from 1ATS (1 Air Terminal Squadron) positioning a baggage conveyor against a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_081 Pictured is a Japanese participant taking a reading during the exercise. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_096 Pictured is a Royal Australian Air Force C130 aircraft taxiing into position after landing. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_103 Pictured are Australian Incident Response Regiment (IRR) personnel disembarking from a Royal Australian Air Force C130 aircraft with their equipment. In the foreground is an Australian Protective Services Officer standing guard. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_105 Pictured walking past a Royal Australian Air Force C130 aircraft is the Troop Commander (centre) from the Australian Incident Response Regiment (IRR), a member of the Singapore Specialist Response Unit (left) and a member of the UK Survey Team. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_122 Pictured is the Troop Commander (centre) from the Australian Incident Response Regiment (IRR) giving a brief to members of his team before they proceed to the New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft to search for illicit cargo of proliferation concern. Their counterparts, the Specialist Response personnel from Singapore are in the background. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_125 Pictured are Specialist Response personnel from Singapore preparing to deal with illicit cargo of proliferation concern. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_134 Pictured walking are members from the Australian Incident Response Regiment (IRR). In the foreground is the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Observation Robot (tEODor) - a first approach render safe robot. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_140 Pictured on the baggage conveyor are Specialist Response personnel from Singapore. They are searching the New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft for illicit cargo of proliferation concern. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_143 Pictured searching inside a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft are members from the Australian Incident Response Regiment (IRR). (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8095516_159 Pictured are Specialist Response personnel from Singapore dealing with illicit cargo of proliferation concern. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res	20060405adf8095516_164 Pictured on a baggage conveyer are members from the UK Survey Team. They are proceeding to search a New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft for illicit cargo of proliferation concern. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res
20060405adf8271007_223 Pictured is a Royal Australian Air Force C130 aircraft (left) and a Royal New Zealand Air Force Boeing 757 aircraft during the execise. (Date taken: 05 April 2006) Low-res | High-res