# List of military operations involving Australia

This is an incomplete list of Australian military operations.
| Operation | Non- combat | From | To | Area of Operation | Purpose |
| Operation Southern Indian Ocean | N | 2014 | | | Search for MH370 |
| Operation Okra | | 2014 | | Iraq and later Syria | |
| Operation Pacific Assist 2015 | N | 2015 | | Vanuatu | |
| Operation Hawick | | 2014 | | The Hague and Ukraine | |
| Operation Accordion | | 1 July 2014 | | Middle East | |
| Operation Manitou | | 1 July 2014 | | Middle East – Maritime | |
| Operation Philippines Assist | N | 2013 | | Philippines | |
| Operation Dirk | | 1 September 1997 | 31 October 1997 | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Gemsbok | | 29 August 2003 | 3 October 2003 | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Mistral (Border protection) | | 1 August 1998 | 30 June 2006 | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Stanhope | | 3 February 1998 | 6 March 1998 | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Teebone | | 1 March 2001 | 31 March 2001 | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Sutton (Border protection) | | 25 January 2002 | 19 February 2002 | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Faber | | 19 June 1999 | 15 September 1999 | East Timor | UNAMET |
| Operation Concord | | 16 June 1999 | 24 September 1999 | East Timor | UNAMET / INTERFET |
| Operation Warden | | 16 September 1999 | 10 April 2000 | East Timor | INTERFET |
| Operation Gateway | | 1 February 1981 | current operation | Indian Ocean and South East Asia | Maritime Surveillance |
| Operation Stabilise | | 16 September 1999 | 23 February 2000 | East Timor | INTERFET |
| Operation Tanager | | 20 February 2000 | 19 May 2002 | East Timor | UNTAET |
| Operation Citadel (East Timor) | | 20 May 2002 | 17 August 2003 | East Timor | UNMISET |
| Operation Slipper | | 11 October 2001 | 5 December 2002 | Afghanistan | ICAT |
| Operation Slipper | | 1 January 2009 | 31 December 2014 | Afghanistan | ICAT |
| Operation Palate | | 18 April 2003 | 4 July 2004 | Afghanistan | UNAMA |
| Operation Palate II | | 27 June 2005 | current operation | Afghanistan | UNAMA |
| Operation Jural | | 30 June 1991 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |
| Operation Provide Comfort | N | 11 August 1991 | 15 December 1996 | Iraq | |
| Operation Bolton | | 31 August 1992 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |
| Operation Southern Watch | | 31 August 1992 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |
| Operation Northern Watch | | 1 January 1997 | 12 January 2003 | Iraq | |
| Operation Falconer | | 18 March 2003 | 22 July 2003 | Iraq | |
| Operation Catalyst | | 16 July 2003 | 31 July 2009 | Iraq | |
| Operation Riverbank | | 21 July 2008 | 25 November 2013 | Iraq | UNAMI |
| Operation Kruger | | 1 January 2009 | 31 July 2011 | Iraq | |
| Operation Damask | N | 13 January 1993 | 19 January 1993 | Kuwait | |
| Operation Tamar | | 25 July 1994 | 8 March 1996 | Rwanda | |
| Operation Husky (Sierra Leone) | | 15 January 2001 | 28 February 2003 | Sierra Leone | |
| Operation Solace | N | 10 January 1993 | 21 May 1993 | Somalia | UNOSOM I |
| Operation Solace | N | 1 May 1993 | 28 March 1995 | Somalia | UNOSOM II |
| Operation Crown | | 25 June 1965 | 31 August 1968 | Thailand | |
| Operation Gold (Australia) | N | | | Sydney | 2000 Olympics |
| Operation Helpem Fren | N | 2003 | | Solomon Islands | RAMSI |
| Operation Anode | N | 2003 | | Solomon Islands | RAMSI |
| Operation Morris Dance | N | May 1987 | May 1987 | Fiji | |
| Operation Sumatra Assist | N | 2004 | | Indonesia | Disaster relief |
| Operation Astute | N | 25 May 2006 | | East Timor | |
| Operation Vic Fire Assist | N | February 2009 | 14 March 2009 | Victoria | The relief effort following the Black Saturday bushfires |
| Operation Mazurka | N | 1981 | | Sinai Peninsula | MFO |
| Operation Paladin | N | 1956 | | Jerusalem | UNTSO |
| Operation Resolute | N | 17 July 2006 | ongoing | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Relex | N | 3 September 2001 | 13 March 2006 | | "Border Protection" |
| Operation Tower | N | 25 August 2006 | 31 December 2012 | East Timor | UNMIT |
| Operation Aslan | | 23 September 2011 | | South Sudan | UNMISS |
| Operation Azure | N | 24 March 2005 | 2011 | Sudan | UNMIS |
| Operation Hedgerow | N | | 2011 | Sudan | |
| Operation Yasi Assist | N | 2 February 2011 | 14 February 2011 | FNQ | Cyclone relief |
| Operation Queensland Flood Assist | N | | 2011 | Queensland | |
| Operation Christchurch Assist | N | | 2011 | Christchurch | |
| Operation Pacific Assist | N | | 2011 | | |
| Operation Haiti Assist | N | | 2010 | Haiti | |
| Operation Pakistan Assist II | N | | 2010 | Pakistan | |
| Operation Samoa Assist | N | | 2009 | | |
| Operation Outreach | N | | 2009 | | |
| Operation Padang Assist | N | | 2009 | Indonesia | |
| Operation Testament | N | | 2008 | Sydney | World Youth Day 08 (WYD08) |
| Operation Kiribati Assist | N | | 2008 | | |
| Operation PNG Assist | N | | 2008 | | |
| Operation Deluge | | | 2007 | Sydney | APEC 2007 |
| Operation Acolyte | N | | 2006 | Melbourne | 2006 Commonwealth Games |
| Operation Ramp | N | | 2006 | Lebanon | Lebanon evacuation |
| Operation Pakistan Assist | N | | 2006 | | |
| Operation Relex II | N | 14 March 2002 | 16 July 2006 | North-West Australia | Coastwatch |
| Operation Celesta | | 1 August 2001 | 31 July 2006 | | Coastwatch |
| Operation Cranberry | | 1 August 1997 | 16 July 2006 | Northern Australia | Northern Coastwatch |
| Operation Sumatra Assist | N | | 2005 | Indonesia | |
| Operation Bel Isi | N | 20 November 1997 | 26 August 2003 | Bougainville | |
| Operation Osier | | 25 January 1997 | | Balkans | |
| Operation Spitfire | | 6 September 1999 | 19 September 1999 | East Timor | Evacuation |
| Operation Spire | | 20 May 2004 | 11 May 2006 | East Timor | |
| Operation Chiron | | 20 May 2005 | 11 May 2006 | Timor Leste | UNOTIL |
| Operation Pomelo | | 15 January 2001 | | Ethiopia and Eritrea | UNMEE |
| Operation Habitat | N | 1 May 1991 | 30 June 1991 | Iraq | |
| Operation Blazer | | 1 May 1991 | 30 June 1998 | Iraq | |
| Operation Pollard | | 15 February 1998 | 30 June 1998 | Iraq | |
| Operation Cendarawasih | | 1976 | 1981 | Irian Jaya | Survey Operations |
| Operation Coracle | | 12 July 1994 | 31 March 2002 | Mozambique | |
| Operation Trek | | 4 November 2000 | 15 March 2002 | Solomon Islands | |
| Operation Gading | | 6 May 1975 | 22 August 1975 | Indonesia | |
| Operation Quickstep | N | 31 October 2006 | 22 December 2006 | Fiji | |
| Operation Claret | | July 1964 | July 1966 | Borneo | |
| Operation Anaconda | | 2 March 2002 | 16 March 2002 | Afghanistan | |
| Operation Perth | | July 2006 | | Afghanistan | |
| Operation Eagle's Summit | | 27 August 2008 | 5 September 2008 | Afghanistan | |
| Operation Jacana | | April 2002 | July 2002 | Afghanistan | |
| Operation Mountain Thrust | | 15 May 2006 | 31 July 2006 | Afghanistan | |
| Operation Blowdown | N | 18 July 1963 | | Queensland, Australia | Blast effect test on rainforest |
| Operation Navy Help Darwin | N | 31 December 1974 | 31 January 1975 | Darwin | Assistance in the wake of Cyclone Tracy |