θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks ˈɛks wʌz bˈeɪst æt ɹˈɪtʃmənd ænd dᵻplˈɔɪd ˌɔn ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ: ˈiːst tˈiːmoːɹ; ðə ɹᵻspˈɑːns tə ðə bˈɑːli bˈɑːmɪŋz; bˈaʊɡənvˌɪl ˈɑːp bˈɛl ˈɪsi ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː; ænd ɪɹˈæk ˈɑːp bˈæstɪl slˈæʃ fˈælkənɚ slˈæʃ ˈɑːp ɛndˈʊɹɹɪŋ fɹˈiːdəm.
386ECSS was based at Richmond and deployed on a number of operations including: East Timor; the response to the Bali bombings; Bouganville (Op Bel Isi II); and Iraq (Op Bastille/Falconer/Op Enduring Freedom).