Working Papers: Strength Through Diversity

Abstract

The successful INTERFET deployment from September 1999 to February 2000 constituted crisis intervention rather than outright conflict; its aim was to provide a peaceful and secure environment in which the UN could conduct humanitarian assistance and nation building. However, for the ADF it became a watershed moment, marking not only the largest single deployment of Australian military forces overseas since World War II, but also the first time that Australia had provided the core for a UN-mandated peace enforcement operation. This paper examines the vital role multinational sea power played in Operation STABILISE. In regard to logistics support, multinational sea power provided the essential foundation that allowed the remainder of INTERFET to function as a credible military force.

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