Solomon Islands

21 July 2010
Royal Australian Navy Conducts Amphibious Landing With Royal Solomon Island Police

HMAS WEWAK, a Royal Australian Navy Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) has conducted an amphibious landing exercise with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) personnel at Kakabona Beach in the Solomon Islands.
HMAS WEWAK is currently one of two LCH’s currently stationed in the Solomon Islands in support of Operation ANODE - the Australian Defence Force contribution to RAMSI. The second LCH is HMAS BRUNEI

Operation ANODE is the name of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the Australian led Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). RAMSI's mission is to assist the Solomon Islands Government in restoring law and order, economic governance and improving the machinery of government. The military component of RAMSI is comprised primarily of personnel from four troop-contributing nations – Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. The main task for the military component is to provide security for RAMSI's multinational Participating Police Force (PPF) who works alongside the RSIPF in maintaining law and order.

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HMAS WEWAK conducts amphibious beach landing training at Ranadi beach, in the Solomon Islands.

(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Lieutenant Robert Smilie, the Commanding Officer of HMAS WEWAK, gives a safety brief to soldiers of Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI) prior to conducting amphibious training.

(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Australian soldiers prepare to embark on HMAS WEWAK to conduct amphibious beach landing training at Ranadi beach, in the Solomon Islands.

(Date taken: 09 July 2010)
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Australian Federal Police (AFP) and New Zealand Army soldiers watch while HMAS WEWAK conducts a beach landing at Ranadi, in the Solomon Islands.

(Date taken: 13 July 2010)
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Able Seaman Graham Goodwin guides a New Zealand Army troop carrier onboard HMAS WEWAK during amphibious beach landing training in the Solomon Islands.

(Date taken: 13 July 2010)
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Able Seaman Graham Goodwin guides a Australian Federal Police vehicle onboard HMAS WEWAK during amphibious beach landing training in the Solomon Islands.

(Date taken: 13 July 2010)
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New Zealand Army and Participating Police Force (PPF) personnel embark HMAS WEWAK to conduct amphibious beach landing training in the Solomon Islands.

(Date taken: 13 July 2010)
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