New Zealand military personnel have arrived in Papua New Guinea as part of a multination force providing security for this weekend's APEC summit in Port Moresby.
Lieutenant Commander Matt Kaio (right), the New Zealand Maritime Security Operations Officer for APEC 2018, briefs Captain Phillip Polewara, the Chief of Staff of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, and New Zealand Defence Force officer Colonel Jeremy Ramsden, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force. Photo: Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence
The Navy ship Otago will work along side the PNG defence force, as well as forces from Australia and the United States.
An Air Force Orion surveillance plane has also been deployed, along with 30 special forces soldiers.
