Operation Ramp was the name given to an Australian Defence Force (ADF) operation to support the evacuation of over 5,300 Australians and over 1,300 foreign nationals from the Lebanese ports of Beirut and Tyre during the 2006 Lebanon War.
[1] The evacuation was led by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
[1] The ADF deployed 22 personnel on 19 July 2006 to assist DFAT in a number of specialised roles, including support to the DFAT staff in Beirut, Cyprus and Turkey.
They entered Lebanon on ten occasions between 19 and 24 July coordinating the evacuation of the citizens.
Those members received an AFP Commissioner Citation for Hazardous Overseas Service.