Troops unload the first C-130 Hercules to arrive in the Solomon Islands as part of Operation Helpem Fren, the initiative designed to restore law and order in the troubled Pacific island country. Photo by AAP.

HOPE FOR SOLOMONS
INTENSE media interest, hot humid conditions and a warm response from Solomon Islanders greeted the first ADF personnel to arrive in Honiara on Operation Helpem Fren (pidjin for “help a friend”) on July 24.

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