[Australia]: Operation Resolute

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OPERATION RESOLUTE​

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Objective:	Patrols of Australia's Borders and Exclusive Economic Zone
Date:	20 November 1999 - Present
Location:	Mainland Australia, Australia's Exclusive Economic Zone, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island, Macquarie Island, Lord Howe Island, Coral Sea Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Status:	Ongoing

BELLIGERENTS​

Australia Australian Border Force Royal Australian Navy Royal Australian Air Force Australian Army Australian Federal Police Australian Fisheries Management Authority Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Australian Security Intelligence Organisation New South Wales New South Wales Police Force Victoria Victoria Police Queensland Queensland Police Service Western Australia Western Australia Police Force South Australia South Australia Police Tasmania Tasmania Police Northern Territory Northern Territory Police Force

People Smugglers Drug Smugglers Illegal Fishermen

COMMANDERS AND LEADERS​

Julia Gillard (Prime Minister) Ros Kelly (Minister for Home Affairs) Tony Burke (Minister for Immigration and Citizenship) John Faulkner (Minister for Defence) Jason Clare (Minister for Justice and Customs) Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg (Commissioner of the Australian Border Force) General Peter Cosgrove (Chief of the Defence Force) Vice Admiral David Johnston (Chief of Joint Operations) Vice Admiral Russ Crane (Chief of Navy) Air Marshal Angus Houston (Chief of Air Force) Lieutenant General Peter Leahy (Chief of Army) Commodore Christina Ween (Senior Naval Officer Northern Australia) Commissioner Tony Negus (Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police) Mike Burgess (Director-General of Security) Commissioner Catherine Burn (Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force) Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon (Chief Commissioner of the Victoria Police) Commissioner Bob Atkinson (Commissioner of the Queensland Police Service) Commissioner Barry Matthews (Commissioner of the Western Australia Police Force) Commissioner Malcolm Hyde (Commissioner of the South Australia Police) Commissioner Richard McCreadie (Commissioner of the Tasmania Police) Commissioner Paul White (Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police Force)

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STRENGTH​

Australian Border Force Maritime Border Command: Australian Border Force Marine Unit: ABFC Ashmore Guardian (16x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Triton (40x Border Force Officers) ABFC Roebuck Bay (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Hervey Bay (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Holdfast Bay (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Arnhem Bay (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Dame Roma Mitchell (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Botany Bay (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Corio Bay (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Storm Bay (12x Border Force Officers, 3x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Oceanic Viking (65x Border Force Officers, 10x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Ocean Shield (16x Border Force Officers, 6x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) ABFC Ocean Protector (16x Border Force Officers, 6x Australian Fisheries Management Authority Officers) Australian Coastal Surveillance Organisation (Coastwatch): 10x de Havilland Canada DHC-8-200 Dash 8s (40x Border Force Officers) Inactive JOINT TASK FORCE 639 (NORTHERN COMMAND):​ Royal Australian Air Force Maritime Patrol Group: No. 92 Wing, Detachment B: No. 11 Squadron (100x Regular Personnel, 4x Lockheed AP-3C Orions) Royal Australian Air Force Surveillance and Control Group: No. 41 Wing: No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit (200x Regular Personnel) No. 2 Control and Reporting Unit (Northern Region Operations) (200x Regular Personnel) No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit (Eastern Region Operations) (200x Regular Personnel) Australian Army 1st Division: 6th Combat Support Brigade: North-West Mobile Force (NORFORCE) (500x Regular Personnel, 10x Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, 70x Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon 6x6s) Pilbara Regiment (500x Regular Personnel, 10x Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, 70x Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon 6x6s) 51st Battalion, Far North Queensland Regiment (500x Regular Personnel, 10x Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicles, 70x Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon 6x6s) Royal Australian Navy Patrol Boat Group: Attack Division: HMAS Armidale (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Larrakia (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Bathurst (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Albany (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) Assail Division: HMAS Pirie (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Maitland (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Ararat (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Broome (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) Ardent Division: HMAS Bundaberg (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Wollongong (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Childers (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Launceston (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) Aware Division: HMAS Maryborough (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Glenelg (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Mildura (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns) HMAS Cessnock (21x Regular Personnel, full rounds for Rafael Typhoon gun and 2x 12.7mm machine guns)

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CASUALTIES AND LOSSES​

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