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<p>The following list includes significant operations carried out by the Ministry
of Defence since 2010. Defence carries out a wide variety of operations, including
many operations involving only a few personnel or which have a short duration. It
is not possible within reasonable time and cost constraints to list all operations
irrespective of size or duration. The list does not include the following standing
commitments, which can also cover a range of operational activity:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Task</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Continuous
At-sea Deterrence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Counter-terrorist policing of UK airspace</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO
air policing mission within Europe</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to national
EOD capability in the UK</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Standing maritime patrol tasks, including
UK and Overseas Territories</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Search and
Rescue Operations</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The list includes any EU
states involved in operations under a common command and control structure. However,
non-EU member states in Europe have also made important contributions alongside the
UK. For example, Norway has served alongside the UK on several major recent operations,
including in Afghanistan Syria and the response to the Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone.
An overview of operations each year can be found in the MOD’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><br><p><strong>Activity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>EU
States</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations in Afghanistan, including as a
contributor to the International Security Assistance Force and Resolute Support Mission</p></td><td><p>Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Operations
in Iraq, including subsequent training of Iraqi forces until 2011 under Op TELIC</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria,
Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, The Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UN Stabilisation
mission in Sudan and South Sudan</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland,
Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK
support to EU NAVFOR under counter-piracy Op ATALANTA off the coast of Somalia</p></td><td><p>Austria,
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Spain, Finland, France,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, The Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia,
Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UN Stabilisation mission MONUSCO in the
Democratic Republic of Congo</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Ireland,
Poland, Romania, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO counter-piracy operation OCEAN
SHIELD</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid mission response to floods in Pakistan</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
support in severe cold weather in the UK</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport
of UK nationals following disruption of air travel by ash cloud from volcanic eruption
in Iceland</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haiti natural disaster relief</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
operations in Libya including support to NATO Op UNIFIED PROTECTOR</p></td><td><p>Belgium,
Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Romania, Spain,
Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to evacuation of British Eligible
Personnel from Libya, 2011</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support
to security for the 2012 London Olympics</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p><p>Support to removal and destruction of Syrian chemical weapons</p></td><td><p>
</p><p>Denmark, Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Humanitarian aid response to natural
disaster in the Philippines</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to French
military operations and subsequent support to EU Training Mission (EUTM) and UN stabilisation
mission (MINUSMA) in Mali</p></td><td><p>EUTM: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Spain <br><br>MINUSMA:
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
support to security for G8 Summit</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
support in response to East Coast flooding</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
support to Dept of Communities and Local Government resilience plans to cover fire
fighter industrial action</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Air campaign against
ISIL and associated training missions in Iraq and Syria</p></td><td><p>Belgium, Denmark,
France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Search
for missing airliner MH370 in the Indian Ocean</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
operation to support Nigeria in response to Boko Haram abductions of female students</p></td><td><p>France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
support to evacuation of British Eligible Personnel from Libya, 2014</p></td><td><p>Malta
(for basing)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK response to Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Denmark,
Ireland, The Netherlands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support in response to winter
flooding in the UK</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to security
for Commonwealth Games in Glasgow</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military
support to security for NATO summit in Wales</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support
to EU Op ALTHEA mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Austria, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baltic Air Policing</p></td><td><p>Denmark, Poland,
France</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Military support to Department of Health resilience
plans to cover ambulance driver industrial action</p></td><td><p>NA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support
to French and subsequently EUFORCAR in the Central African Republic</p></td><td><p>Belgium,
Estonia, Finland, France, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defence
presence in the Gulf, including maritime security operations in the Gulf and counter-piracy
operations</p></td><td><p>The UK operates within the Combined Maritime Force, whose
EU members are: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stabilisation support in East Africa, including
counter-piracy, counter-narcotics, counter terrorism; and capacity building for counter-terrorism,
border security, aviation security</p></td><td><p>EUTM Somalia: Belgium, Cyprus, Germany,
Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania,
Slovenia, Sweden</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Support to UNFICYP mission in Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Austria,
Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NATO maritime policing of Mediterranean
under Op ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR</p></td><td><p>Although this task is supported by NATO members,
the UK has primarily operated with France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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