Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Australia is contributing over 240 personnel from across the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to Exercise Croix Du Sud 2023 (CDS) held in New Caledonia from 24 April to 06 May 2023.

The activity is a French Armed Forces New Caledonia (FANC) Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) multi-national exercise which supports an enduring contribution to HADR operations in the Pacific region.

19 nations will participate in CDS as active participants or observers. Participants include France, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Indonesia.

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