 In line with this goal , the <unk> was <unk> to increase its ability to strike at enemy forces from Australian bases and to counter raids on continental Australia . This was achieved by increasing the capabilities of the <unk> and RAAF , and relocating regular Army units to Northern Australia . During this time the <unk> had no military units on operational deployment outside Australia . However , in 1987 the <unk> made its first operational deployment as part of Operation Morris Dance , in which several warships and a rifle company deployed to the waters off Fiji in response to the 1987 <unk> coups d 'état . While broadly successful , this deployment highlighted the need for the <unk> to improve its capability to rapidly respond to <unk> events . 
