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Pacific Games 2023: NZDF contingent to support Solomon Islands

RNZ 14 Nov 2023
A group of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel, with two Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopters, has arrived in Honiara to support the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF), as the country prepares to host the Pacific Games ... New Zealand has a long-standing partnership with Solomon Islands, including on security matters.
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LOCAL COLUMN: Four local veterans who never gave up

The Norman Transcript 12 Nov 2023
Buildings come and go but it was the individuals from here who made the difference ... • • • ... The ship was attacked by a massive Japanese air raid during the Battle of the Solomon Islands ... He was also in the Solomon Islands area in the fall of 1942 ... 31, 1968 Specialist Five Birdwell and Troop C were ordered to help repel an enemy attack on an air base ... .
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Huge ITV2 comedy show hosted by popular celebrity is axed after seven series - after ...

The Daily Mail 05 Nov 2023
CelebAbility - hosted by Love Island narrator Iain Stirling - has been running since 2017 and has seen 52 episodes air. The game show often sees the likes of Stacey Solomon and Scarlett Moffatt pitted against the public to take on challenges, airing after Love Island finishes.
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Pacific news in brief for October 12

RNZ 12 Oct 2023
The Solomon Islands government has ... This week's unveiling of the Munda Airport Improvement Project which included the building of an international air terminal and further upgrades to the runway was funded by the World Bank and the Solomon Islands Government at a cost of US$23.06m.
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Fiji to strengthen ties with Solomon Islands

FBC News 19 Sep 2023
... Fiji and the Solomon Islands in the area of air services and security.
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Bulldog cheers to this centenarian celebrant: Olmsted Dates and Data

Cleveland 12 Sep 2023
OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- Queen for the day. Elizabeth Andorfer wore that honor -- and a crown -- on her 100th birthday Monday (Sept. 11) ... (Joanne Berger DuMound/special to cleveland.com) ... Louie served during World War II and was part of the land campaign at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Their son, Joe, was an Air Force pilot who served in Vietnam ... 8.
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Fiji and Solomon Islands to strengthen air services

FBC News 09 Sep 2023
Fiji and the Solomon Islands are working together to strengthen their ...
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Some World War II stories never made the news

Leavenworth Times 18 Aug 2023
In April, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the much-admired and respected commander-in-chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet, died at the hands of an Army Air Corps P-38 ambush in the Solomon Islands ... That same month, a P-38 pilot with the unimaginative name of Fred Smith sank a Japanese ship in the Aleutian Islands campaign.
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Washington should halt conflict-provoking moves

China Daily 17 Aug 2023
By comparison, China has no military base in other countries in the Pacific, maintains some facilities in the South China Sea, and has sought law enforcement and security arrangements with the Solomon Islands, much to the ire of Australia and the US.Last year, it used its Navy and Air Force to help victims of a volcano disaster in Tonga.
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US general says allies key to countering China in Pacific

Dawn 01 Aug 2023
The US relationship with Solomon Islands, which last year signed a secretive defence pact with China, was “complicated”, the general said, despite a shared history dating back to World War II when Allied forces fought the Japanese on the island of Guadalcanal ... Solomon Islands is a ...
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US general says allies key to counter China in Pacific

Raw Story 31 Jul 2023
The US relationship with Solomon Islands, which last year signed a secretive defense pact with China, was "complicated", the general said, despite a shared history dating back to World War II when Allied forces fought the Japanese on the island of Guadalcanal ... Solomon Islands is a ...
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US general: Allies to counter China in Pacific

The Manila Times 31 Jul 2023
The US relationship with the Solomon Islands, which last year signed a secretive defense pact with China, was "complicated," the general said, despite a shared history dating back to World War 2 when Allied forces fought the Japanese on the island of Guadalcanal ... Solomon Islands ...
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Full text: Joint Statement on Establishing a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Featuring Mutual Respect and Common Development for a New Era Between the People's Republic of China and Solomon Islands

Xinhua 10 Jul 2023
The two sides formally signed the Agreement Between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Solomon Islands Relating to Civil Air Transport, and are committed to launching direct flights between the two countries as early as possible.
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Revealed: Why Hipkins has a back-up plane for China trip

NewstalkZB 26 Jun 2023
Seymour said the “out of date air fleet is becoming a source of national embarrassment”. Last year, Ardern was stranded in Antarctica and had to be saved by the Italians, while then-defence minister Peeni Henare was stranded in the Solomon Islands at one point as well after an Air Force C130 Hercules broke down.
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