Tongan homecoming for ADF personnel
Channel: Royal Australian Navy
Date: 30/01/2022

The Australian Defence Force is supporting the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade-led effort to assist the Government of Tonga following the eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai on January 15, 2022.

Operation Tonga Assist 2022 includes Australian Defence Force air reconnaissance using P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, airlift support using C-17A Globemaster III and C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, as well as the deployment of HMAS Adelaide with embarked supplies, helicopters and an Army engineer contingent.