NORFORCE

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Australian Army Reserve unit military unit regional surveillance unit

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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Label Occurrences
NORFORCE canonical 2

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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 ⓘ