[Australia]: Operation Resolute

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Operation Resolute​

Operation RESOLUTE is the Whole-of-Government effort to protect Australia's borders and offshore maritime interests​

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Date:	2nd June 2012 - Present
Location:	Australian territorial waters, economic exclusion zone and external territories
Status:	Ongoing

Allied Belligerents:	Opposing Belligerents:
Australia	People Smugglers Drug Smugglers Pirates Illegal Fishermen Unlawful Entrants

Allied Commanders and Leaders:

Opposing Commanders and Leaders:

Kevin Rudd (Prime Minister) Gai Brodtmann (Minister for Defence) Anne Aly (Minister for Home Affairs) Air Vice Marshal Stephen Osborne (Commander, Operation Resolute) Rear Admiral Peter Laver (Commander, Maritime Border Command) Air Commodore Ian Meyn (Commander, Northern Command) Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld (Chief of Joint Operations) Michael Outram (Commissioner of the Australian Border Force) Andrew Colvin (Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police)

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Allied Strength:

Opposing Strength:

Australian Defence Force (Northern Command): North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) (800x Regular Personnel, 150x Hawkei PMVs) Pilbara Regiment (800x Regular Personnel, 150x Hawkei PMVs) 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment (800x Regular Personnel, 150x Hawkei PMVs) No. 5 Squadron (400x Regular Personnel, 6x MQ-4C Tritons) HMAS Mildura (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Warrnambol (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Wollongong (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Launceston (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Whyalla (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Ipswich (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Bendigo (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Gawler (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Geraldton (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Dubbo (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Geelong (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) HMAS Bunbury (55x Regular Personnel, Full Rounds for 40mm Bofors Gun and 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) Australian Border Force (Maritime Border Command): ABFC Cape St. George (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Byron (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Inscription (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Nelson (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Sorell (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Jervis (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Leveque (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Fourcroy (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape Wessel (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Cape York (18x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs, Full Rounds for 2x .50 Calibre Machine Guns) ABFC Thaiyak (13x Border Force Officers, 2x RHIBs) ABFC Ocean Protector (22x Border Force Officers, Full Rounds for 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) ABFC Ocean Shield (22x Border Force Officers, Full Rounds for 2x 12.7mm Machine Guns) 10x Bombardier Dash 8s (50x Border Force Officers)

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Allied Casualties and Losses:	Opposing Casualties and Losses:
None	None