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Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

ADV Reliant delivers one of three boats to be given to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force during a port visit to Honiara, Solomon Islands. Story by Captain Lyndon Harvey. Photos by Lieutenant Commander Brenton-James Glover.
Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

ADF back to Solomons on survey mission

25/03/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 931 Views 0 Comments 12th Chief Engineer Works (12CEW), Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Littoral Riverine Survey Squadron, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant deployed to Solomon Islands recently for vital survey work, reinforcing Australia’s longstanding commitment to the

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Australian Army Corporal Solomon Boyd and Royal Solomon Islands Police Force officer Tusa consolidate explosive remnants of war during Operation Render Safe, Munda, Solomon Islands. Story by Sergeant David Said. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
ADF People Australian Army Overseas 

Soldier gets a blast from reaching his goal in Solomons

27/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 965 Views 0 Comments 20th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), 6th Engineer Support Regiment, EOD, Operation Render Safe, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

Corporal Solomon Boyd achieved his goal when he deployed as an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technician for the first time

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Army personnel attend church with local children during Operation Render Safe, Noro, Solomon Islands. Story by Sergeant David Said. Photos by Corporal Sam Price.
Australian Army News 

Chaplain puts faith in spreading the safety message

17/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 946 Views 0 Comments Operation Render Safe, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

Locals in Munda and Noro in the western province of Solomon Islands have welcomed a joint force of more than

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Australian Army cook Private Aaron Blair prepares food for deployed personnel at the Camp Clark deployable kitchen at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Story by Major Roger Brennan. Photo by Leading Seaman Jarrod Mulvihill.
Australian Army News 

Boosting morale one plate at a time

21/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1378 Views 0 Comments HMAS Choules, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

Army cook Private Aaron Blair prepared and delivered the first meal soldiers, sailors and aviators ate at Camp Clark, Solomon

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Australian Army Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Navy 

Solemn service in Solomons

16/11/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1285 Views 0 Comments AFP, HMAS Choules, Pacific Games, Remembrance Day, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

With the poignant sound of the Last Post echoing throughout the ship, HMAS Choules took an operational pause to conduct

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Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) correctional officer Olga Toata Junior demonstrates learned first-aid skills during a 'train the trainer' course at RSIPF Police Station, Rove. Story by Sergeant Felicity Richardson Major Simon Hampson. Photos by Lieutenant John Townsend.
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Delivering life-saving training skills

25/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1262 Views 0 Comments NZDF, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF)

ADF members of the Solomons’ International Assistance Force (SIAF) have supported the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) and Correctional

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An Australian Army hydrographic vessel, from Littoral Riverine Survey Squadron, is hoisted into the water in Temotu Province, Solomon Islands. Story by Flight Lieutenant Lily Lancaster. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.
Australian Army News Pacific Royal Australian Navy 

Surveying for the Solomons

22/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2285 Views 0 Comments Australian Defence Vessel Reliant, Guardian-class, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force, Solomon Islands

On a remote island in the east of Solomon Islands, a team of specialist surveyors collected data that will help

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Royal Australian Navy personnel transfer passengers from a stricken Royal Solomon Islands Police Force vessel to HMAS Ararat on May 21. Story by Captain Lily Charles.
News Pacific Police Royal Australian Navy 

HMAS Ararat’s crew rescues Solomon Islands police

26/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2034 Views 2 Comments HMAS Ararat, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

The crew of HMAS Ararat rescued a Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) crew last Saturday after the police vessel

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Solomon Islands Police Force officers practise their knot tying skills as part of practical maritime safety training with the Australian Defence Force in the use and maintenance of aluminium long boats in Honiara. Photo by Corporal Julia Whitwell.
ADF Australian Army News Pacific 

Small boats, big gesture of friendship

21/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2272 Views 0 Comments Guardian-class Patrol Boat, Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

Two new vessels have been handed over to the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) Maritime Division to support maritime

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