His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)

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Commander in Chief : Tupou VI.
Defense Minister: Lord Tu'ivakano
Military Commander: Brigadier General Tau'aika 'Uta'atu
Headquarters: Nuku'alofa
Military strength
Active soldiers: 500
Conscription: no
Resilient population: 56,000
Eligibility for military service: 18th
Share of soldiers in the total population: 0.5%
Share of gross domestic product : 0.9%
history
Founding: 1992

The Tonga Defense Services (TDS) are the armed forces of the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific . They report to the Tongan Ministry of Defense . The armed forces have a strength of about 450 men.

The primary task of the TDS is to "defend the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Tonga". Other tasks include:

  • Supporting authorities to ensure internal peace
  • Completion of tasks that the King delegates to TDS from time to time

The TDS is partially supported by security agreements with Australia , China , India , Great Britain , New Zealand and the USA . The armed forces have participated in the coalition of the willing ( Iraq ), in international ISAF operations in Afghanistan and in the mission to the Solomon Islands .

Building the armed forces

The TDS is divided into eight areas that are subordinate to a central command:

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Web links

Commons : Tonga Defense Services  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ RAF trains Tongan troops for Afghanistan. Government of the UK, November 30, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2014
  2. ^ Section 5, Part II Tonga Defense Services Act, 1992
  3. ^ Tonga Defense Services. Tonga Government Information System, accessed January 30, 2014