08-24-2021, 04:12 AM
The ADF help State governments on occasion during natural disasters. The guys are not armed. It is called aid to the civil power. Your military does this as well I gather (e.g. Hurricane Katrina).
Aid to the civil power where weapons are involved and the potential to shoot Oz citizens is a whole different ballgame however. State police are required to request assistance and the Feds 'hand over' control to the military. If on federal property or high seas then the ADF are the first responders. We used to work with the State tactical response groups, housed in our own holding areas near the target. Our snipers would be in the field with police snipers ready to act if control was handed over. The state TRG's are pretty good however so unless it is a difficult or sensitive situation they handle it, or specialist entry (e.g. explosives or aircraft entry) is required. Examples would be embassies, ships underway and your bases on our soil.
I find it amusing you think our systems area at fault when they are working just fine. Where I am I couldn't catch the Virus if I tried. It is stopped at the border.
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Aid to the civil power where weapons are involved and the potential to shoot Oz citizens is a whole different ballgame however. State police are required to request assistance and the Feds 'hand over' control to the military. If on federal property or high seas then the ADF are the first responders. We used to work with the State tactical response groups, housed in our own holding areas near the target. Our snipers would be in the field with police snipers ready to act if control was handed over. The state TRG's are pretty good however so unless it is a difficult or sensitive situation they handle it, or specialist entry (e.g. explosives or aircraft entry) is required. Examples would be embassies, ships underway and your bases on our soil.
I find it amusing you think our systems area at fault when they are working just fine. Where I am I couldn't catch the Virus if I tried. It is stopped at the border.
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