128:
175:
Tonga troops were in perimeter guard towers without any night-vision devices. In
September 2013, Tonga Defence Services were officially renamed into His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF). In April 2014, the Royal Tongan Marines ended their mission supporting
96:. In July 2004, a forty-five personnel contingent of the TDS served in the Solomon Islands. A third contingent was sent in July 2005. This contingent consisted of thirty-three TDS troops, and was expected to remain four months.
417:
51:
The Tonga
Defence Service (TDS) came into existence at the beginning of World War II in 1939. In 1943, New Zealand helped train two Tongan contingents of two thousand personnel who fought in the
351:
292:
74:(now King Tupou VI) joined the naval arm of the Tonga Defence Service in 1982 and became Lieutenant-Commander of the defence force in 1987. From 1990 to 1995 he commanded the PPB
116:. The Royal Marines supported the 1st Marine Division's security and stabilisation mission at Camp Blue Diamond. Tonga first served with the 1st MEF on the Solomon Island during
410:
403:
89:
241:
112:, departed Tonga on 13 June 2004. From July 2004, the Royal Tonga Marines were augmenting the 1st Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) in the Al Anbar Province of
159:; the first troops deployed to Afghanistan during February 2011. Tonga's military size was approximately 450 troops, half of which were sent to fight in the
347:
108:. Support arrangements were finalised in May 2004. Forty-five Royal Tongan Marines, led by the Chief of Defence of the Tonga Defence Services, Colonel
325:
160:
426:
288:
208:
120:. The Royal Tongan Marines returned from Iraq in December 2004. In December 2008, the Tonga Defence Services ended their mission in the
468:
127:
373:
172:
45:
104:
In March 2003, military-to-military talks began between Tonga and the United States about Tonga providing personnel for the
109:
263:
231:
105:
177:
463:
132:
52:
140:
71:
442:
82:
317:
489:
437:
395:
236:
204:
168:
447:
93:
139:
In 2006, TDS soldiers, in co-operation with local police, were deployed to deal with the
377:
483:
164:
152:
117:
29:
156:
75:
21:
62:
At the end of World War II, the TDS was disbanded, but was re-formed in 1946.
33:
267:
56:
121:
88:
In 2002, TDS soldiers were deployed as part of a multi-national regional
126:
25:
113:
399:
81:
and his time in charge included peacekeeping operations in
55:. In addition, New Zealand and US troops were stationed on
456:
44:Tonga participated in World War I, as part of the
151:In 2010, Tongan troops began training with the
411:
59:, which became a staging point for shipping.
8:
131:Tongan troops training in England with the
418:
404:
396:
264:"RAF trains Tongan troops for Afghanistan"
189:
199:
197:
195:
193:
312:
310:
244:from the original on December 6, 2008
211:from the original on 4 September 2014
7:
295:from the original on 18 October 2012
155:, in preparation for operations in
427:His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)
354:from the original on 2 August 2014
14:
230:Susman, Tina (December 5, 2008).
173:September 2012 Camp Bastion raid
328:from the original on 9 May 2014
232:"Tonga troops end Iraq mission"
46:New Zealand Expeditionary Force
28:participating in World War I,
1:
72:Prince Lavaka Ata 'Ulukalala
106:Multinational force in Iraq
506:
469:Chief of the Defence Staff
178:Operation Enduring Freedom
433:
318:"Return from Afghanistan"
36:, among other conflicts.
24:to the present day, with
18:military history of Tonga
133:Royal Air Force Regiment
53:Solomon Islands Campaign
66:Peacekeeping Operations
136:
70:Former Prime Minister
443:Tongan Maritime Force
130:
348:"British Parliament"
380:on 4 September 2014
124:and returned home.
464:Commander-in-Chief
161:War in Afghanistan
137:
90:peacekeeping force
477:
476:
438:Tongan Land Force
237:Los Angeles Times
110:Tau'aika 'Uta'atu
497:
420:
413:
406:
397:
390:
389:
387:
385:
376:. Archived from
370:
364:
363:
361:
359:
344:
338:
337:
335:
333:
314:
305:
304:
302:
300:
285:
279:
278:
276:
275:
266:. Archived from
260:
254:
253:
251:
249:
227:
221:
220:
218:
216:
201:
180:in Afghanistan.
169:Camp Leatherneck
141:Nuku'alofa riots
505:
504:
500:
499:
498:
496:
495:
494:
480:
479:
478:
473:
452:
448:Tongan Air Wing
429:
424:
394:
393:
383:
381:
372:
371:
367:
357:
355:
346:
345:
341:
331:
329:
316:
315:
308:
298:
296:
287:
286:
282:
273:
271:
262:
261:
257:
247:
245:
229:
228:
224:
214:
212:
203:
202:
191:
186:
149:
102:
94:Solomon Islands
68:
42:
12:
11:
5:
503:
501:
493:
492:
482:
481:
475:
474:
472:
471:
466:
460:
458:
454:
453:
451:
450:
445:
440:
434:
431:
430:
425:
423:
422:
415:
408:
400:
392:
391:
365:
339:
324:. 5 May 2014.
306:
289:"RAF Training"
280:
255:
222:
188:
187:
185:
182:
148:
145:
101:
98:
67:
64:
41:
38:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
502:
491:
488:
487:
485:
470:
467:
465:
462:
461:
459:
455:
449:
446:
444:
441:
439:
436:
435:
432:
428:
421:
416:
414:
409:
407:
402:
401:
398:
379:
375:
369:
366:
353:
349:
343:
340:
327:
323:
319:
313:
311:
307:
294:
290:
284:
281:
270:on 2010-12-05
269:
265:
259:
256:
243:
239:
238:
233:
226:
223:
210:
206:
205:"Name Change"
200:
198:
196:
194:
190:
183:
181:
179:
174:
171:. During the
170:
166:
163:, serving in
162:
158:
154:
146:
144:
142:
134:
129:
125:
123:
119:
115:
111:
107:
99:
97:
95:
91:
86:
84:
80:
79:
73:
65:
63:
60:
58:
54:
49:
47:
39:
37:
35:
31:
27:
23:
20:extends from
19:
382:. Retrieved
378:the original
368:
356:. Retrieved
342:
330:. Retrieved
322:Matangitonga
321:
297:. Retrieved
283:
272:. Retrieved
268:the original
258:
246:. Retrieved
235:
225:
213:. Retrieved
165:Camp Bastion
153:RAF Regiment
150:
138:
118:World War II
103:
87:
83:Bougainville
77:
69:
61:
50:
43:
30:World War II
17:
15:
384:4 September
358:4 September
332:4 September
299:4 September
248:December 5,
215:4 September
157:Afghanistan
22:World War I
457:Leadership
274:2010-12-02
184:References
147:Afghan War
40:World Wars
34:Afghan war
32:, and the
57:Tongatapu
490:Iraq War
484:Category
352:Archived
326:Archived
293:Archived
242:Archived
209:Archived
135:in 2010.
122:Iraq War
100:Iraq War
92:in the
374:"HMAF"
78:Pangai
76:VOEA
26:Tonga
386:2014
360:2014
334:2014
301:2014
250:2008
217:2014
167:and
114:Iraq
16:The
486::
350:.
320:.
309:^
291:.
240:.
234:.
207:.
192:^
143:.
85:.
48:.
419:e
412:t
405:v
388:.
362:.
336:.
303:.
277:.
252:.
219:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
