police special around Darwin. She later rose to be a deputy commissioner of the force. Recent history In 1955, there were 80 police officers. As of June 2011, the number of sworn Police, Auxiliaries and Aboriginal Community Police Officers in the service was 1,381. In 1989, the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services were joined to become a Tri-Service. The Commissioner of Police also becoming the Chief Executive Officer for the Fire and Rescue Service and the Emergency Services. In July 2019, Commissioner Reece Kershaw was appointed Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police, after being at the helm of NT Police for five years. In 2012, the colour of the police uniform changed from khaki to blue following a ballot in 2011 in which nearly 60% of officers voted in favour of changing the colour to blue. The roll-out of the new blue uniform, with a new design including the word "Police" displayed on the back of the shirt, started in February 2012 and finished in July 2012. Organisational structure Commissioner: Jamie Chalker Deputy Commissioner, Operations: Michael Murphy Deputy Commissioner, Investigations and Capability: Michael White (Acting) Assistant Commissioner, Crime and Integrity: Nick Anticich Assistant Commissioner, Darwin and Support: Vacant Assistant Commissioner, Regional Operations: Vacant Chief Fire Officer – NT Fire and Rescue Service: Mark Spain Chief Officer – NT Emergency Service: Fleur O’Connor Executive Director – NT Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services: David Willing Chief of Staff: James J O'Brien Organisation The headquarters of the Northern Territory Police is located at NAB House on Smith Street, . The Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Services is administered from the Peter McAulay Centre in . The Northern Territory Police maintains 63 local police stations and 5 police shopfronts coordinated by their respective Local Area Commands. A number of specialist units have been established, including the Territory Response Group, Accident Investigation Unit, Computer Crime Unit, Drug Intelligence Unit, Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk (SAID), Indigenous Development Unit, Highway Patrol Unit, Missing Persons Unit, Remote Area Traffic Patrol Unit and Air Support Unit. Air Wing The NT Police Air Wing was formed in 1979 with bases in Darwin and Alice Springs, operating two fixed wing aircraft. The area of operation covers , being some north to the south and east to the west. This around one sixth of the Australian landmass, but is very remote, having less than 200,000 residents (1% of the