NORFORCE

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NORFORCE is a regional surveillance unit of the Australian Army Reserve, renowned for operating across vast and remote areas of northern Australia with a high proportion of Indigenous soldiers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian Army Reserve unit
military unit
regional surveillance unit
alliance Australian Defence Force
areaOfOperations Kimberley region
Northern Territory
Pilbara region
northern Australia
commandStructure 1st Division (Australia)
surface form: 1st Division (Australian Army)
country Australia
dateFounded 1981
engagement peacetime surveillance operations
formedFrom Norforce (North-West Mobile Force)
surface form: North-West Mobile Force
garrison Darwin
Northern Territory
hasAbbreviation NORFORCE self-link
hasComponent Headquarters Squadron
Support Squadron
Surveillance Squadron
hasFullName Norforce (North-West Mobile Force)
surface form: North-West Mobile Force
insignia NORFORCE unit badge
militaryBranch Australian Army Reserve
motto Ever Vigilant
nickname The Eyes of the North
notableCharacteristic high proportion of Indigenous soldiers
operates over vast and remote areas
uses local knowledge of Indigenous patrolmen
operationalEnvironment coastal regions
desert
tropical savannah
partOf Australian Army
Royal Australian Infantry Corps
precededBy 2/1st North Australia Observer Unit
primaryTask long-range ground surveillance
reporting on activities in remote regions
recruitmentArea Kimberley region
Northern Territory
Pilbara region
recruitmentFocus Indigenous Australians
role border security support
reconnaissance
surveillance
supportsAgency Australian Border Force
Australian Federal Police
supportsMissionType illegal fishing detection
illegal immigration detection
smuggling detection
trainingEmphasis patrolling in harsh and remote environments
type light infantry

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Norforce (North-West Mobile Force) nickname NORFORCE
subject surface form: Norforce
NORFORCE hasAbbreviation NORFORCE self-link