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HMS SPEY delivers UK Aid stores comprising of 30,000 litres of bottled water, medical supplies for over 300 first aid kits and PPE to Tonga post volcanic eruption, 2022
Formal Negotiations on a Reciprocal Access Arrangement and Future fighter aircraft agreements with Japan
HMS TAMAR conducted UN Security Resolution enforcement operations in the East China Sea. The ship also worked with a number of partner units in the region, including Republic of Korea Navy maritime patrol aircraft, warships and coastguard vessels
Enduring contribution to United Nations Command Korea, including a UK 3* as Deputy Commander
2 Royal Gurkha Rifles took part in the Australian Exercise OLGETA WARRIOR in Papua New Guinea
HMS SPEY’s visit to Papua New Guinea coincided with a visit from HRH Princess Royal
British Army Engineers integrated with the Australian Defence Force in Papua New Guinea to undertake a range of construction tasks
Four RAF Typhoon Fighter Jets and a Voyager tanker conducted the 8,600 nautical mile journey to Australia for Exercise PITCH BLACK
Establishment of Defence Advisor in Fiji
Establishment of British Defence Staff Oceania in Canberra
UK Military Exchange Officers working in the New Zealand Defence Force with similar reciprocal officers in the UK
UK Military Personnel embedded with Australian E7 Wedgetail Programme at RAAF Williamtown
Permanent Liaison Officers Regional British Defence Staff Resident Defence Attachés Non-Resident Defence Attachés British Forces Permanent Location British Loan Service Staff
UK Armed Forces Operational Activity
Ex. PITCH BLACK in Darwin Australia, 2022
Military Exchange Officers working in US Indo-Pacific Command (Hawaii) as well as others in the US system across the region
Pacific Partnership 22 completed a school renovation project in Fiji attended by US Pacific Fleet’s UK Exchange Office
1 Royal Gurkha Rifles joined partners from the United States, Australia and New Zealand to participate in Close Country Tropical Environment (CCTE) training with the Republic of Fiji Military Forces
Pacific Islands: HMS SPEY conducted patrols in the Economic Exclusion Zones of Tonga, Fiji, Cook Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Niue, and Vanuatu in the fight against IUU
(Illegal, Unregulated, Unreported) fisheries activity
HMS SPEY carried out an extensive engagement programme with the Fijian government, military and local communities
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC speaks at a UK Government Reception during the Sea Power Conference, Sydney, 2022
Partnered approach to training Ukrainian soldiers with the New Zealand Army in the UK