The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has deployed personnel to the Solomon Islands to work with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force to restore calm in the capital Honiara after recent civil unrest. The Solomon Islands Government requested support from the Australian Government under the 2017 Bilateral Security Treaty.
Around 100 ADF personnel have joined contingents from the Australian Federal Police, contingents from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.
All deployed ADF members from the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters, Army’s 3rd Brigade, 6th Brigade, and 17th Brigade, Royal Australian Air Force No. 4 Squadron, and Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Armidale are fully vaccinated and adhering to COVID safe protocols.
More here: https://news.defence.gov.au/international/adf-support-solomon-islands
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