Our Work

Pacific Response Group Key Tasks

Liaise

Liaise

Enable liaison between host nation, partner nations and affected nation.

Advise

Advise

Advise affected nation of military options as agreed by partner nations.

Assist

Assist

Assist affected nation through subject matter expertise, planning support and military response coordination.

Commander of the Pacific Response Group, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hill, briefing the Pacific Response Group personnel providing specialist planning support for Vanuatu following the earthquake on 17 December 2024.
Commander of the Pacific Response Group, Lieutenant Colonel Scott Hill, briefing the Pacific Response Group personnel providing specialist planning support for Vanuatu following the earthquake on 17 December 2024.

Deployments

The Pacific Response Group can rapidly deploy scalable planning teams at the request of an affected state to support civilian authorities plan a disaster response and identify potential follow-on tasks for militaries.

Members of the Pacific Response Group undertake first aid training at Gallipoli Barracks in 2024.
Members of the Pacific Response Group undertake first aid training at Gallipoli Barracks in 2024.

Training

Integrated training supports the Pacific Response Group’s multinational interoperability and improves the effectiveness of the PRG’s military deployments.

Members of the Pacific Response Group with other Exercise Croix du Sud 2025 participants aboard FV Auguste Bénébig.
Members of the Pacific Response Group with other Exercise Croix du Sud 2025 participants aboard FV Auguste Bénébig.

Exercises

Participation in exercises refines the Pacific Response Group’s interoperability and effectiveness as a co-deployed asset. Over the past 12 months, the Pacific Response Group has participated in Regional Exercise Longreach and the French-led Exercise Croix du Sud.