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List all global operations the ADF is currently involved in?

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  • Operation Okra (Iraq)
  • Operation Highroad (Afganistan)
  • Operation Resolute (Border Protection)
  • Operation Southern Indian Ocean
  • Operation Paladin (Isreal/Lebanon)
  • Operation Mazurka (Egypt)
  • Operation Aslan (South Sudan)
  • Operation Render Safe (South West Pacific Nations)
  • Operation Solania (South West Pacific)
  • Operation Gateway (South China Sea/Indian Ocean)
  • Operation Accordion (Middle East Region)
  • Operation Manitou (Middle East Region Maritime)
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What can you tell me about OP Okra?

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  • ADF’s contribution to the international effort to combat the Daesh (also known as ISIL) terrorist threat in Iraq
  • closely coordinated with the Iraqi government, Gulf nations and a broad coalition of international partners.
  • About 600 ADF personnel have deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation OKRA.
  • 400 to the Air Task Group (ATG)
  • 200 to the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG).
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What can you tell me about OP Highroad?

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  • stabilising and securing Afghanistan
  • support the NATO-led train, advise and assist mission called Resolute Support
  • this has replaced the previous NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission
  • Approximately 400 ADF members from the ARA, RAAF, RAN and even Defence civilians are deployed in Afghanistan as part of Operation HIGHROAD.
  • Approximately 95 ADF members form Australia’s HQ JTF636 are based in Kabul at the Hamid Karzai International Airport. The remainder of the force is engaged with advise and assist tasks in Kabul and Kandahar.
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What is the latest news for the ADF’s role in the Afghan Mission?

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The end of the 13-year International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan was marked during a ceremony in Kabul attended by Afghan officials and international military leaders.

The ceremony marked the full transition to the new NATO-led train, advise, assist mission Resolute Support which formally began on 1 January 2015.

Resolute Support recognises that the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are now in the lead for all combat operations with international support predominately focusing at the ministerial and institutional levels.

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What can you tell me about OP Resolute?

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  • ADF’s contribution to the effort to protect Australia’s borders and offshore maritime interests
  • only ADF operation that currently defends homeland Australia and its assets
  • OP REsulte Area of Operations covers approximately 10% of the world’s surface and includes Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone which extends up to 200nm around the mainland, as well as outlying islands.
  • Approximately 500 ADF personnel are deployed on Operation RESOLUTE.

What threats does OP Resolute deal with?

  • Irregular Maritime Arrivals;
  • Maritime terrorism;
  • Piracy, robbery and violence at sea;
  • Compromise to bio-security;
  • Illegal activity in protected areas;
  • Illegal exploitation of natural resources
  • Marine pollution; and
  • Prohibited imports and exports.

What resources are allocated to OP Resolute?

  • AP-3C Orion to provide aerial surveillance of Australia’s north-west and northern approaches;
  • A number of Navy Units and an Army Units
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What can you tell me about OP Paladin?

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  • contributes to the UN Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO) in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syrian Arab Republic.
  • UNTSO was established in 1948 to supervise the truce agreed at the conclusion of the first Arab/Israeli War
  • ADF personnel have been employed in a variety of roles, including staff officers at UNTSO HQ as well as military observers
  • 12 ADF personnel are deployed on Operation PALADIN
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What can you tell me about OP Render Safe?

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  • ADF’s annual series of operations that aims to safely dispose of World War II-vintage Explosive Remnants of War from South Pacific island nations
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What can you tell me about OP Mazurka?

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Twenty-five ADF members working under Operation Mazurka are assisting the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai, Egypt.

The MFO is a non-UN organisation established in 1981 to oversee long-standing peace agreements in the region.