Location:
, , TONGA
Post Date:
Jan 20, 2022 10:38 AM
TAG ID:
upiphotostwo840486
(RM)
Credit:
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE/UPI/Newscom
Format:
4000 x 2667 Color JPEG
Photographer:
AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE
Keywords:
New, Weather, Natural Disaster, Tsunami, Underwater Volcano, Rel
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Air Movements Operator Leading Aircraftman Michael Ash from No. 23 Squadron and Tonga ground handling personnel unload humanitarian assistance and engineering equipment from a C-17A Globemaster III at Fua'amotu International Airport, Tonga, on January 20, 2022. The Australian Defence Force, through Operation TONGA ASSIST 22, is supporting the Government of Tonga with air reconnaissance, airlift support, as well as the deployment of HMAS Adelaide with embarked supplies, helicopters, and Army engineer contingent, following the eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano on January 15. Photo via Australian Defence Force/UPI