New Zealand, Australian Navies Deploy for Tongan Disaster Relief

Landing Helicopter Dock HMAS Adelaide departed Fleet Base East in Sydney on Monday. Royal Australian Navy Photo

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Australia and New Zealand have deployed ships and aircraft for humanitarian aid and disaster relief efforts following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano on Saturday.

Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orions and Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidons have been conducting aerial surveillance flights at the request of the government...

https://news.usni.org/2022/01/19/new-zealand-australian-navies-deploy-for-tongan-disaster-relief

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