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Major Eddie Jarope of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force in conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hill of the Australian Defence Force during Exercise Croix du Sud 2025.
Major Eddie Jarope of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force in conversation with Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hill of the Australian Defence Force during Exercise Croix du Sud 2025.

Exercise Croix du Sud 2025

The Pacific Response Group participated in Exercise Croix du Sud 2025, a French-led humanitarian and disaster relief exercise conducted across New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.

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South Pacific Defence Ministers gathered in Nouméa on 5 December 2023.
South Pacific Defence Ministers gathered in Nouméa on 5 December 2023.

South Pacific Defence Ministers’ 
Meeting 2023

Ministers at the 2023 South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Nouméa agreed to progress planning towards the establishment of a Pacific Response Group.

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South Pacific Defence Ministers gathered in Auckland on 1 October 2024.
South Pacific Defence Ministers gathered in Auckland on 1 October 2024.

South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting 2024

The Pacific Response Group was endorsed through the South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Auckland.

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Assistance personnel arrive in Port Villa following the Vanuatu earthquake.
Assistance personnel arrive in Port Villa following the Vanuatu earthquake.

Vanuatu Assist 2024

The Pacific Response Group’s first deployment was to Vanuatu following the following the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck on 17 December 2024.

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