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Why are police operations given odd names?
Australian Community Media
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4/3/2024
Operation Hammerhead and Operation Furious: Why are police operations given such strange names? Most national and state police use randomly generated naming systems.
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[Music plays]
00:03
(Man) New South Wales Police have activated Operation Hammerhead.
00:07
(Man) With Operation Whiskey Legion.
00:09
(Man) Operation Amarok is targeting known domestic violence offenders.
00:14
(Man) Operation Ironside is just the beginning.
00:16
[Music plays]
00:35
(Narrator) Operation Spotto had undercover police targeting motorists.
00:40
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