•
East Timor (May 2006 – 2007) •
Security for the
2006 Commonwealth Games in
Melbourne (March 2006) •
Afghanistan (2001–02) (2005–06) (2007–2021) •
Iraq (2003–09)
(2014–) • Security for the
2003 Rugby World Cup (October – November 2003) • Security for President
George W. Bush's visit to
Canberra (October 2003) While Special Operations Command had not formally commenced operations at the time, it appears that the headquarters may have overseen the boarding of the North Korean freighter MV
Pong Su in April 2003, which involved elements of both the
Special Air Service Regiment and
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando)
Tactical Assault Groups. In November 2018, the 30th
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting held in
Port Moresby in
Papua New Guinea had Special Operations Command involvement to enhance the
Papua New Guinea Defence Force's Incident Response Group to provide security as world leaders, including
Scott Morrison,
Mike Pence,
Xi Jinping,
Dmitry Medvedev and other government and economic leaders were in attendance. The Incident Response Group had received extensive training to build its capabilities in preparation for the meeting from SOCOMD units and the New Zealand
Special Operations Component Command. == Organisation ==