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Operation Accordion

The Australian National Headquarters Middle East oversees Operation Accordion through its support to deployed ADF personnel and assets in the Middle East region.

ADF personnel assigned to Operation Accordion provide support to Australian operations and activities throughout the region, including:

  • communications
  • administration and logistics
  • airbase operations
  • air mobility
  • movements support
  • command and control.

In the news

Australian Army Signaller Tyson Antonie is a communication information systems technician deployed on Operation Accordion in the Middle East Region, and is working on upgrading software on IT equipment. Photo: Corporal Melina Young
22 May 2023
Army
News

Keeping everyone connected

Signaller Tyson Antonie is making the most of the opportunity to use his telecommunications skills on Operation Accordion.

Operations & missions | People & service
Australian Army Captain David Box runs range practice during Operation Accordion at Australia’s operating base in the Middle East Region. Photos: Corporal Melina Young
17 May 2023
Army
News

The whole Box and dice

Officially Captain David Box is Middle East Region Safety and Security adviser on Operation Accordion, but he does much more.  

Operations & missions | People & service
Chef Upali Gurusinghe leads a cooking class for Operation Accordion personnel in the Middle East.
09 May 2023
Army
News

Flexing their culinary muscles

Personnel on Operation Accordion in the Middle East can give their taste buds a treat as they go on a delicious culinary journey.

Operations & missions
Able Seaman Akshay Gomez-Jackson, a network technician from HMAS Stirling is deployed on Operation Accordion in the Middle Eastern Region. Photo: Corporal Melina Young
04 May 2023
Navy
News

Jumping ship for desert deployment

Able Seaman Gomez-Jackson swaps the middle of the ocean for the Middle East to support communications on Operation Accordion.

Operations & missions | People & service