Australian Defence Force Personnel arrive in PNG to assist in Election Logistics and support

About 50 Australian Defence Force personnel arrived in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea  yesterday afternoon to provide support for this year’s National Elections. 

A statement from the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby revealed that the ADF personnel are here at the request of the PNG government.

Australian Defence Force (ADF) on Operation KIMBA in PNG [Photo by Australian High Commission PNG]

The ADF will be providing logistics and air mobility support to the elections under Operation Kimba.

The statement further revealed that this is part of the broader support provided by Australia towards the National Elections.

Operation Kimba will see over 130 ADF personnel, two C-27J Spartan and a C-130J Hercules aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, working alongside the PNG Defence Force, to assist the PNG Electoral Commission to distribute electoral materials throughout the country.

An initial enabling contingent of Operation Kimba had arrived in the country last week.

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