Operations

Question 1

What is a current Operation happening in Australia? Describe in detail.

Answer 1

Operation COVID19 Assist
13,000 Personnel have been spread throughout the nation to assist with
- Quarantine Assistance
- Reconnassance & planning support teams
- Aiding Police boarder patrol
- Frontline swab testing 
- Logistics support

Question 2

Who is spreadheading OPERATION COVID19 ASSIST and when did it start?

Answer 2

Lieutenant General John Frewen is leding the task force that the operation is under. It started in March 2020.

Question 3

Describe the Operation in the middle east.

Answer 3

Operation Accordion
is the overarching support mission to Operation Highroad, Okra, Manitou and other ADF activities from within the Gulf States.

Question 4

What is Operation Accordion?

Answer 4

Around 600 ADF personnel are assigned to Operation Accordion to provide support to Australian operations throughout the Middle East region, including Operations Highroad, Okra and Manitou

Through Operation Accordion, the ADF has deployed elements to provide communications, Force Support, Airbase Operations, air mobility, movements support, Command and Control and elements of the ADF Investigative service..

Question 5

What is Operation Okra - Iraq?

Answer 5

Operation Okra is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) contribution to the international Coalition against Daesh in Iraq and Syria.
110 ADF personnel are deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation OKRA. This includes personnel in the Special Operations Task Group (SOTG)

Question 6

What is Operation Manitou?

Answer 6

Operation MANITOU is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) contribution to support international efforts to promote maritime security, stability and prosperity in the Middle East Region.
15 ADF personnel

Question 7

What is Operation Highroad?

Answer 7

Operation HIGHROAD is the ADF commitment to Afghanistan
Since 2001, Australia’s mission in Afghanistan has been to support the Afghan Government help contain the threat from international terrorism. Australia currently contributes around 80 Defence personnel to our mission in Afghanistan as part of the NATO, Resolute Support mission. Resolute Support is involved in training, advising and assisting the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.

Question 8

What was Operation Highroad previously known as?

Answer 8

The Australian contribution to Afghanistan was previously known as Operation SLIPPER (2001 – 2014). Operation HIGHROAD commenced when Afghanistan took the lead for its own security in January 2015

Question 9

What is NATO?

Answer 9

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 10

What is NATO’s purpose

Answer 10

NATO’s essential and enduring purpose is to safeguard the freedom and security of all its members by political and military means. Collective defence is at the heart of the Alliance

Question 11

Operation Resolute – Australian Maritime Interests

Answer 11

Operation RESOLUTE is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) contribution to the whole-of-government effort to protect Australia’s borders and offshore maritime interests through surveillance and response in the maritime approaches to Australia.
Operation RESOLUTE covers approximately 10 per cent of the world’s surface

Question 12

How many personnel in Operation Highroad?

Answer 12

80

Question 13

How many personnel in Operation Accordino?

Answer 13

600

Question 14

How many personnel in Operation COVID19 Assist?

Answer 14

13,000

Question 15

How many people in Operation Manitou

Answer 15

15

Question 16

What does operation Resolute prevent/protect?

Answer 16

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

Question 17

How many people in Operation Resolute?

Answer 17

600

Question 18

Name two domestic Operations

Answer 18

Operation Resolute

Operation COVID19 Assist (Commended March 2020)

Question 19

Name Five Internation operations, location and number of personnel

Answer 19

• Operation Accordion - Middle East Region - 600
• Operation Highroad - Afghanistan - 80
• Operation Okra - Iraq - 110
• Operation Manitou - Bahrain - 15
• Operation Charter - Cyprus - 4

Question 20

What is Operation Charter - Cyprus?

Answer 20

Operation Charter is the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) contribution to United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).

ADF currently contributes a military Force Commander and three support staff

one of the longest running UN peacekeeping missions, beign established in 1964 to prevent further conflict between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot