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As of May 2007, around 3850 Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel are deployed on overseas operations. An additional 500 personnel are deployed on domestic maritime security tasks.Australian Department of Defence. Global Operations . Accessed 8 May 2007. MIDDLE EAST The ADF currently has two-large scale deployments in the Middle East and three smaller deployments. These operations are commanded from a Joint Task Force Headquarters located in Baghdad, Iraq . Iraq See Also: Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq The ADF's contribution to the rehabilitation of Iraq , Operation Catalyst , forms the largest ADF deployment. ADF This deployment began in 2002 when Australian units were deployed to the Middle East to prepare for the 2003 Invasion Of Iraq . As of May 2007, 1575 ADF personnel were deployed to the Middle East as part of this operation. ADF units in or near Iraq include:
Afghanistan See Also: Operation Slipper In May 2007 over 500 ADF personnel were deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Slipper , Australia's contribution to the International Coalition Against Terrorism . This deployment began in October 2001. ADF units currently deployed to Afghanistan include:
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