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On 26 August 2005, the government announced plans to study ways to reduce the size of the military. Military engineers would be transferred to the Regional Development Ministry, said Home Affairs Minister Josefa Vosanibola, and the reduction of the military forces would coincide with an increase in the numbers of the police force.
The Republic of Fiji Navy or Fijian Navy is the naval branch of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. Formerly known as the Royal Fijian Navy , [ 1 ] it was established after Fiji ratified the recently created 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea . [ 2 ]
The Ministry of Defence and National Security is the ministry of Fiji responsible for advising the government on strategic leadership, policy guidance and overseeing the Republic of the Fiji Military Forces. [2] The current Minister for Defence and National Security is Pio Tikoduadua who was appointed to the position in December 2022. [3] [4]
Naivalurua is from Suva and was educated at Marist Brothers Primary School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the Australian Defence College. [1] Naivalurua has previously served as Land Force Commander in the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. [2] In February 2005 he promised that the army would never allow another coup in Fiji. [3]
Fiji will sign a defence agreement with France, after the cabinet of the Pacific Islands nation approved the deal, Fiji's government said in a statement on Thursday. France's President Emmanuel ...
He joined the Republic of Fiji Military Forces in 1982 and served in the Fiji Navy. [1] In 1994 he was the Captain of the newly commissioned RFNS Kula. [2] During his time in the military, he served as the Commander of Fiji Navy, Director Finance and Logistics and Commander. [1] While serving as Navy Commander, Naupoto was arrested drink-driving.
The Military ranks of Fiji are the military insignia used by the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. ... This page was last edited on 26 May 2024, at 06:47 (UTC).
The Fiji Infantry Regiment is the main combat element of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces. It is a light infantry regiment consisting of six battalions, of which three are regular army and three are Territorial Force. The regiment was formed with the foundation of the Fijian armed forces in 1920.