The Commander of the Tonga Defence Services, Colonel Tau'aika 'Uta'atu (55) was made a Brigadier by the Tonga Defence Board on Friday July 28.
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Thursday 3 August 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 11 July 2006
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tabar, a destroyer of the Indian Navy, arrived in Nuku'alofa yesterday, July 10 on a three-days good will visit.
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Monday 18 July 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's third contingent to be deployed to the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, a 33-member contingent led by Captain Siaosi Lepa Kupu Veikune, will depart for the Solomons on Monday July 18.
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Monday 18 April 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Minister of Defence, the Hon. Col. ‘Aloua Fetu‘utolu Tupou died suddenly at his residence, at Pahu, Nuku‘alofa, on Saturday morning, April 16.
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Tuesday 14 December 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A platoon of the Royal Tongan Marines who have been serving in Iraq under the command of Lt. Col. Siamelie Latu will return to Tonga this week.
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Thursday 5 August 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's second military contingent for the Solomon Islands returned home on July 27, after completing their six-months tenure of peace keeping duty.
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Sunday 13 June 2004
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Forty four soldiers from the Tonga Defence Service will leave Tonga on Tuesday June 15 to serve alongside USA soldiers in a peacekeeping mission in Iraq.
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Saturday 30 August 2003
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Tonga was fulfilling an obligation to the United States when it supported the Coalition operation in Iraq, Tonga’s Prince Regent, Crown Prince Tupouto‘a said on July 22 when questioned by Matangi Tonga on Tonga’s position. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 18, no. 2, August 2003.
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Friday 1 August 2003
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan soldiers and policemen may soon be deployed overseas on peace keeping duties in Iraq, as well as the Solomons Islands. - Matangi Tonga, Vol. 18, No. 2
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Saturday 30 November 2002
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Tevita Faha‘ivalu Fotu became the second Tongan to attend the prestigious Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in England, graduating last year, and following in the footsteps of Tonga’s Crown Prince Tupouto‘a, who was the first to attend the academy. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 17, no. 3, November 2002.
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Saturday 30 June 2001
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
The working co-operation between the Tonga Defence Service and the People’s Republic of China military establishment was further consolidated following a visit to China by the Commander of the Tonga Defence Service, Lt. Col. Tau‘aika ‘Uta‘atu, Lt. Com. Satisi Vunipola, and Maj. Siamelie Latu from May 13-20. From Matangi Tonga Magazine, Vol. 16, no. 1, June 2001.
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Monday 20 March 2000
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
Colonel Fetu’utolu Tupou, retired after 23 years as the Commander of the Tonga Defence Services at the end of March and will become the new Tongan High Commissioner to London on May 1. From Matangi Tonga Magazine Vol. 15, no. 1, March 2000.
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