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Lieutenant Colonel Glenn Mackenzie (right), Commanding Officer of Operation Lilia, cuts the ribbon on water tanks delivered through an ADF-led community infrastructure project at a handover event in the Gilbert Camp community. Story by Sergeant Felicity Richardson and Major Simon Hampson. Photo by Warrant Offer Class 1 Bruce McLean.

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Aid projects delivered in Solomon Islands

31/10/202301/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1086 Views 0 Comments Operation Lilia, Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF)

Australian and New Zealand Defence Force members of the Solomons’ International Assistance Force recently celebrated the completion of three ADF-led

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Members of the Solomons International Assistance Force work with the Alligator Creek community to repair coastal erosion at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Alligator Creek, Solomon Islands.

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Repairing erosion firms Pacific bonds

13/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1152 Views 0 Comments New Zealand Defence Force, Operation Lilia, Solomon Islands

ADF personnel deployed to Operation Lilia have joined Solomon Islands locals to repair coastal erosion at the front of the

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Australian Army padre Chaplain Haydn Parsons is presented a farewell gift by Archbishop Christopher Cardone during a service at Holy Cross Cathedral in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Story and photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.

Chaplain’s Solomon Islands mission ends

22/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1612 Views 0 Comments Chaplains, Operation Lilia, Solomon Islands

Australian Army Chaplain Haydn Parsons was farewelled recently by the Archbishop of Solomon Islands during a Sunday morning service at

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Chaplain Haydn Parsons talks with Republic of Fijian Military Forces soldier Staff Sergeant Eliki Seasea, centre, and Pastor Martin Nehemiah at Burns Creek Clinic in Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Peter March. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.

Chaplain helps Solomon Islands communities during lockdowns

26/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1321 Views 0 Comments COVID-19, Operation Lilia, Solomon Islands

As COVID-19 took hold in Solomon Islands, public gatherings, including religious services, ground to a halt, making the role of

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Commander of the Australian Deployable Joint Force Headquarters, Major General Scott Winter, left, meets with New Zealand Army soldier Warrant Officer Class Two Sarah Rutene from the Solomons International Assistance Force in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly.

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Commander DJFHQ visits Solomon Islands

23/04/202227/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1952 Views 0 Comments 1st Division, Operation Lilia, Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands

A recent visit to Solomon Islands by the Commander of the Deployable Joint Force Headquarters has highlighted how much of an

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