Australian contributions to foreign hosted PSI Exercises

In addition to hosting PACIFIC PROTECTOR 03 and PACIFIC PROTECTOR 06, Australia has sent assets or observers to almost every PSI exercise.

Australian Defence Force and Australian Customs Service ships and personnel have participated in Exercise DEEP SABRE 05 off Singapore, Exercise TEAM SAMURAI 04, hosted by Japan, and Exercise SEA SABER 04, hosted by the United States.

EXERCISE	DATE	HOST	SCENARIO	LOCATION	AUSTRALIAN PARTICIPATION
PACIFIC PROTECTOR 03	10-13 Sept 03	AUS	Maritime Interdiction	Coral Sea, Australia	HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Success, Customs ACV Botany Bay, Coastwatch aircraft
AIR CPX	08-10 Oct 03	GBR	Air Interception CPX	London, UK	Observer(s)
SANSO 03	13-17 Oct 03	ESP	Maritime Interdiction	Western Mediterranean	Observer(s)
BASILIC 03	25-27 Nov 03	FRA	Maritime Interdiction	Western Mediterranean	Observer(s)
SEA SABER	11-17 Jan 04	USA	Maritime Interdiction	Arabian Sea	HMAS Melbourne, RAAF P-3C aircraft
AIR BRAKE 04	19 Feb 04	ITA	Air Interception	Trapani, Italy	Observer(s)
HAWKEYE	31 Mar -1 April 04	DEU	Customs interception at Airport	Frankfurt Airport, Germany	Observer(s)
CLEVER SENTINEL	19-22 April 04	ITA	Maritime Interdiction	Mediterranean	Observer(s)
SAFE BORDERS	19-21 April 04	POL	Ground Interdiction	Wroclaw, Poland	Observer(s)
APSE 04	23-24 June 04	FRA	Simulated Air Interception/CPX	France	Observer(s)
PSI GAME - NEWPORT	27 Sept-1 Oct 04	USA	A range of maritime interdiction scenarios	Newport, USA	7 Person team participated
TEAM SAMURAI 04	25-27 Oct 04	JPN	Maritime Interdiction	Tokyo Bay, Japan	HMAS Arunta, Customs Boarding Team, plus Observers
CHOKEPOINT 04	8-18 Nov 04	USA	Maritime Interdiction	Anegada Passage, Eastern Carribean	Participated in capital-based Command Post Exercise element, Observer for Live Exercise
NINFA 05	8-15 April 05	PRT	Maritime Interdiction/transer to port	Atlantic Ocean, Portugal	Observer(s)
BOHEMIAN GUARD 05	1-2 June 05	POL/ CZE	Ground Interdiction	Polish/Czech border	Observer(s)
BLUE ACTION 05	7-8 June 2005	ESP	Air Interception	Western Mediterranean	Observer(s)
DEEP SABRE 05	15-19 Aug 05	SGP	Maritime Interception, transfer to port, handover to civil authorities	Singapore	HMAS Westralia, Australian Customs Vessel, Australian Customs team, National Team to participate in Tabletop component
PSI GAME - BERGEN	3-7 Oct 05	NOR	A range of air interception scenarios	Bergen, Norway	7 Person team participated
EXPLORING THEMIS	14-19 Nov 05	GBR	CPX and maritime interdiction in Indian Ocean	Unknown Indian Ocean Area	Participated in two capital-based Command Post Exercise scenarios

 

Information current at 14 March 2006