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- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force abstract "The Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) is the unified armed forces of Papua New Guinea. It originated from the Australian Army land forces of the territory of Papua New Guinea before independence, coming into being in January 1973 and having its antecedents in the Pacific Islands Regiment. At independence it numbered 3,750 all ranks, while another 465 Australian personnel augmented the force to assist in training and technical support. Today the PNGDF is a small force numbering around 2,100 personnel due to the PNG government's downsizing operation, and consisting of a Land Element, an Air Operations Element and a Maritime Operations Element with steady intakes of recruits to reach the 5,000+ mark by 2018. It is a joint force tasked with defending Papua New Guinea and its territories against external attack, as well as having secondary functions including national-building and internal security tasks. Defence accounts for up to 4% of government expenditure, while also receiving significant assistance and training support from Australia, New Zealand, the United States and other nations.The PNGDF Land Element includes two infantry battalions, an engineer battalion, a signal squadron, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, and a preventive medicine platoon. The Air Operations Element is a small air wing operating several helicopters and light transport aircraft. The Maritime Operations Element consists of four Pacific class patrol boats and two Balikpapan class landing craft. The army is under the direct command of Headquarters PNGDF, while the air wing and navy have their own commanding officers. The PNGDF is under the political oversight of the Minister for Defence. Contrary to the convention elsewhere the PNGDF does not have a nominal Commander-in-Chief.".
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- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Army".
- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Defence Force".
- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Maritime Element".
- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Maritime Operations Element".
- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Military of Papua New Guinea".
- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Papua New Guinea Defence Force".
- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Papua New Guinea Defence Force#Aircraft".
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- Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force wikiPageWikiLinkText "Papua New Guinea Land Element".
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