PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
30 July 2009
Pacific Partnership 09 Bids Farewell to Tonga
Pacific Partnership expended more than 400 man-days on engineering projects in Tonga including renovations to a medical clinic, two schools, a community centre and water catchments projects.
| 20090715adf_rago_AUS-10 Australian Army Combat Engineer Lieutenant Mick Collaros and New Zealand Army Warrant Officer Class 2 Carl Fairbairn enjoy the festivities at the official Tongan Opening Ceremony of Humanitarian Civic Assistance mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009 in Ha'apai. The ANZAC brothers represented their respective countries at the ceremony and worked closely on construction sites in Tonga refurbishing primary schools a nurses clinic and a community centre. The two are seated with US Navy engineers 'SEABEES' and Royal Australian Navy Landing Craft Heavy HMA Ships BETANO and WEWAK Executive Officers. (Date taken: 15 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090724adf_rago_aus3 Royal Australian Navy Landing Craft Heavy HMAS WEWAK alongside the 23,852 tonnes light US Navy merchant vessel USNS RICHARD.E.BYRD loads stores to complete humanitarian civic assistance programs for PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009 ashore in Tonga. Civilian Mariners onboard the 'BYRD' work closely with the Landing Craft Heavy to safety shift equipment and supplies in rough weather. Lieutenant Rob Smilie is the Commanding Officer of WEWAK. (Date taken: 24 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090726adf_rago_aus114 Australian Army engineers pose with Australian High Commissioner to Tonga, His Excellency Mr Bruce Hunt, on the engineering and construction projects achieved in Tonga as part of PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. His Excellency Bruce Hunt visited the Australian Defence Force members on the mission in Tonga , spending two days examining sites and a tour of the mission enabling platform US Navy merchant vessel USNS RICHARD.E.BYRD. (Date taken: 26 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090726adf_rago_aus11 Royal Australian Navy Reserve, Lieutenant Commander Rick Parry, talks to excited school children in Tonga, during the US sponsored Humanitarian Civic Assistance mission PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. Lieutenant Commander Parry is a member of one of the mission Advance Teams travelling ahead of the mission platform US Navy ship, USNS RICHARD.E. BYRD, to finalise planning and supplies and conduct key stakeholder engagement. Lieutenant Commander Parry is a Civil Military Cooperation Officer (CIMIC) in the Royal Australian Navy. (Date taken: 26 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090726adf_rago_aus2 Commanding Officer of Landing Craft Heavy HMAS BETANO, Lieutenant William Hooper, entertains children while they await medical examinations during an expeditionary health program in regional Tonga as part of PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. The crew of BETANO transported and accommodated US Navy medical personnel. They also supported the remote medical and dental programs by processing patients, providing fluoride treatments, teaching children how to wash their hands, fixing toilets and roofing, and stocktaking medicine at the makeshift pharmacy. (Date taken: 26 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090726adf_rago_aus40 Crew of HMAS BETANO support a expeditionary medical program in regional Tonga during PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. BETANO transported and accommodated US Navy health professionals to remote Tonga and processed patients, provided fluoride treatments, entertained children whilst they awaited examinations, fixed toilets and water catchments, stocktaked medicine at the makeshift pharmacy and taught children how to wash their hands. (Date taken: 26 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090726adf_rago_aus75 Australian Army Sapper Mark Passmore works alongside a US Navy 'SEABEE', sorting plumbing supplies for refubishment of a nursing clinic in Tonga, as part of PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. (Date taken: 26 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090728adf_rago_aus1 Australian Army Engineer Lieutenant Mick Collaros waves with children at the PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009 closing Ceremony for Tonga. The locals held a celebratory feast and traditional dance displays for all the mission personnel to thank them for their assistance in Tonga. (Date taken: 28 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090729adf_rago_31 Australian Army engineers have a group picture with US Navy “SEABEES” and New Zealand Army engineers during their PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009 certificate presentation ceremony by mission Commander Captain Cully, US Navy. The 12 Australian Army engineers participated in the first phase of the US sponsored humanitarian civic assistance mission, delivering vital engineering and construction aid to Samoa and Tonga. (Date taken: 29 July 2009) low res | high res |
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| 20090730adf_rago_aus13 Australian Army Sappers Ross Paine and Jarred Foster dance with local school children at the Tonga closing ceremony for PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP 2009. 12 Australian engineers delivered vital construction aid and integrated into local communities in Samoa and Tonga. The mission will also visit the Solomon Islands, Kiribatis and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. (Date taken: 29 July 2009) low res | high res |
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