Operation ANODE: Image Gallery
20 April 2006
Australian troops assist in restoration of peace in Solomon Islands.
110 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, have deployed to the Solomon Islands to ensure the ongoing success of the Regional Assistance Mission.
The troops were transported to the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara aboard four Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft.
Operation ANODE is the name of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) contribution to the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). RAMSI's assistance is known as Operation HELPEM FREN (Solomons Pidgin for 'Helping Friends'). RAMSI's mission is to assist the Solomon Islands' Government in restoring law and order.
The military component of RAMSI comprises personnel from five troop-contributing nations: Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Tonga. The main task for the military component is to provide security for RAMSI's multinational Participating Police Force.
| 20060420adf8252964_01 Lance Corporal Daniel Breeze of 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment meets with policemen John Kolopen, Peter Gorek and Jesse Raicebe deployed with the Regional Assistance Mission Solomon Islands (RAMSI). Lance Corporal Daniel Breeze is one of 110 Infantry troops from the 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment deployed to the Solomon Islands to ensure the ongoing success of the Regional Assistance Mission. (Date taken: 20 April 2006) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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