The International Missions of the Austrian Armed Forces 1960 - 2005
ONUC (Opérations des Nations Unies au Congo)
1960 - 1963, Congo; Medical Contingent
Earthquake Relief Operation in Skopje
1963, Yugoslavia; Search and Rescue
UNYOM (United Nations Yemen Observation Mission)
1963, Yemen; Medical Contingent
UNFICYP (United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus)
1964 - to date, Cyprus; Medical Contingent and Peacekeeping
UNTSO (United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
1967 - to date, Israel - Lebanon - Syria; Military Observers
UNEF II (United Nations Emergency Force II)
1973 - 1974, Egypt; Separation of Forces
UNDOF (United Nations Disengagement Observer Force)
1974 - to date, Israel - Syria; Peacekeeping
Earthquake Relief Operation in Friuli
1976, Italy; Transport of Aid Supplies
Earthquake Relief Operation in Titograd
1978, Yugoslavia; Air Transport of Aid Supplies
Earthquake Relief Operation in Calabritto
1980, Italy; Search and Rescue
UNIT (United Nations Inspection Team in Iran and Iraq)
1984 - 1988; Iran - Iraq; Military Observers
UNGOMAP (United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan)
1988 - 1990, Afghanistan - Pakistan; Military Observers
Earthquake Relief Operation in Armenia
1988, Soviet Union; Search and Rescue
UNIIMOG (United Nations Iran Iraq Military Observers Group)
1988 - 1991, Iran - Iraq; Monitoring the Ceasefire
OSGAP (Office of the Secretary-General in Afghanistan and Pakistan)
1990 - 1993, Afghanistan - Pakistan; Military Advisers
UNIKOM (United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission)
1991 - 2003, Iraq - Kuwait; Military Observers, Medical Care, Guard and Security Duties
UNAFHIR (United Nations Austrian Field Hospital in Iran)
1991, Iran; Medical Contingent and Humanitarian Aid
UNSCOM (United Nations Special Commission)
1991 - 2000, Iraq; Weapons Inspectors
UNMOVIC (United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission)
2000 - to date, Iraq; Weapons Inspectors
UNGCI (United Nations Guards Contingent in Iraq)
1991 - 1992; Iraq; Medical Care
MINURSO (Misión de las Naciones Unidas para el Referendum del Sahara)
1991 - to date, Western Sahara; Military Observers
UNAMIC (United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia)
1991 - 1992, Cambodia; Military Observers
UNTAC (United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia)
1991 - 1993, Cambodia; Military Observers
UNMLT (United Nations Military Liaison Team in Cambodia)
1993 - 1994, Cambodia; Military Observers
UNOSOM I (United Nations Operation in Somalia)
1991 - 1993; Somalia; Military Observers
CSCE/OSCE Spillover Mission to Skopje
1991 - 1995, Macedonia; Staff Personnel and Establishment of a Communications System
UNOT (United Nations Office in Tajikistan)
1993 - 1994, Tajikistan; Military Observers
UNMOT (United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan)
1994 - 2000, Tajikistan; Military Observers
UNOMIL (United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia)
1993 - 1994, Liberia; Military Observers
UNAMIR (United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda)
1993 - 1996, Burundi - Ruanda - Tanzania - Uganda - Zaire; Military Observers
CSE/OSCE Mission to Nagorno-Karabakh
1994 - 2000, Nagorno-Karabakh; Military Observers
CSCE/OSCE Mission to Georgia
1994 - 2001, Georgia; Human Rights Watch
UNOMIG (United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia)
1994 - to date, Georgia; Military Observes
UNOMSA (United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa)
1994, South Africa; Preparation of Elections and Elections Monitoring
UNMIH (United Nations Mission in Haiti)
1994, Haiti; Planning and Preparation of Medical Care
EC/UMM (European Community/Union Monitoring Mission in Former Yugoslavia)
1995 - to date, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Civilian Observers
IFOR (Peace Implementation Force)
1996 - 1997, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Transport of People and Goods, Humanitarian Aid
SFOR (Peace Stabilization Force)
1997 - 2004; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Transport of People and Goods, Humanitarian Aid
MINUGUA (Misión de Verificacion de las Naciones Unidas en Guatemala)
1997, Guatemala; Medical Care
UNMAC/BiH (United Nations Mine Action Centre in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1997, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Training of Specialists for Explosive Ordnance Disposal
MPF (Multinational Protection Force in Albania)
1997, Albania; Guard and Security Duties
ATHUM/PL (Austrian Humanitarian Contingent/Poland)
1997, Poland; Supply of Drinking Water after a Flood
OSCE/BiH (OSCE-Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina)
1998 - 2003, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Military Observers
ATHUM/CRO (Austrian Humanitarian Contingent/Croatia)
1998, Croatia; Fighting of an Extensive Fire from the Air
KVM (OSCE Kosovo Verification Mission)
1998 - 1999, Kosovo; Monitoring a Ceasefire
AFOR (Albanien Force)
1999, Albania; Building of a Camp and Providing Medical Care
WEUDAM (Western European Union Demining Assistance Mission in Croatia)
1999 - 2000, Croatia; Training of Specialists for Explosive Ordnance Disposal
UNAMET (United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor)
1999, East Timor; Monitoring a Referendum
OMIK (OSCE Mission to Kosovo)
1999, Kosovo; Assisting in the Formation of a Government Structure
KFOR (Kosovo International Security Force)
1999 - to date, Serbia and Montenegro; Guard and Security Duties, Escort, Humanitarian Aid
UNMIK (United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo)
1999 - 2002, Serbia and Montenegro; Confidence Building Measures
AFDRU/TU (Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit/Turkey)
1999, Turkey; Search and Rescue after an Earthquake
ATHUM/TU (Austrian Humanitarian Contingent/Turkey)
1999, Turkey; Supply of Drinking Water after an Earthquake
AFDRU/TW (Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit/Taiwan)
1999, Taiwan; Search and Rescue after an Earthquake
ATHUM/MOC (Austrian Humanitarian Contingent for Mocambique)
1999 - 2000, Mozambique; Supply of Drinking Water, Demining, Medical Care
OHR/BiH (Office of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2000 - 2002, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Military Adviser of the High Representative, Search for Missing Persons
UNMEE (United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea)
2000 - to date, Ethiopia and Eritrea; Military Observers
RACVIAC (South-East European Regional Arms Control Verification and Implementation Assistance Centre)
2000 - to date, Croatia; Arms Control
UNMOGIP (United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan)
2001 - 2002, India - Pakistan; Chief Military Observer
EUFOR "CONCORDIA” (European Force Operation "CONCORDIA”)
2003, Macedonia; Peace Treaty Monitoring
SFOR (Stabilisation Force Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2004, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Peace Agreement Monitoring
EUFOR "ALTHEA”(European Force Operation "ALTHEA”)
2004 - to date, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Stabilization of the Peace Agreement
ISAF (International Security Assistance Force)
2001 - 2002, Afghanistan; Guard and Security Duties, Staff Personnel
ISAF 2 (International Security Assistance Force)
2004 - to date, Afghanistan; Assistance in Maintaining Security in Kabul
UNAMA (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan)
2004 - to date, Afghanistan - Pakistan; Assistance for National Reconciliation
MINUCI (United Nations Mission in Cotê d’Ivoire)
2003 - 2004, Ivory Coats; Monitoring the Linas-Marcoussis Treaty
"ARTEMIS”(European Union Military Operation in the Democratic Republic of Congo)
2003, Congo; Stabilization of a Safe Environment
AFDRU/IRAN (Austrian Forces Desaster Relief Unit Iran)
2003 - 2004, Iran; Search and Rescue after an Earthquake
AFDRU/SRI LANKA (Austrian Forces Desaster Relief Unit in Sri Lanka)
2005, Sri Lanka; Search and Rescue, Supply of Drinking Water after a Seaquake
AMIS II (African Union Mission in Sudan)
2005, Sudan; Staff Personnel
ISAF 3 (International Security Assistance Force)
2005, Afghanistan; Assistance in Maintaining Security, Monitoring Elections
AFDRU/PAKISTAN (Austrian Forces Desaster Relief Unit in Pakistan)
2005, Pakistan/Cashmere; Supply of Drinking Water after an Earthquake ___________________________________ __________________________________ Reference: Urrisk, Rolf: Die Einsätze des Österreichischen Bundesheeres von 1955 - 2002, Weißhaupt Verlag, Graz 2002