Operation Solace

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Australian soldiers prepare to board a United States Marine Corps helicopter in Somalia

Operation Solace was the Australian Defence Force's main contribution to humanitarian efforts in Somalia in 1992. The operation centred around the deployment of the 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) battalion group to Baidoa in south-central Somalia. The 1 RAR battalion group replaced the 3rd Battalion, 9th United States Marine Regiment in Baidoa on 19 January 1993. The Battalion group was successful in improving the security situation and earned the respect of the non-government aid organisations operating in the region. The 1 RAR battalion group left Somalia on 21 May 1993.

The main Australian units deployed to Somalia during Operation Solace were:

• 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment battalion group
• HMAS Tobruk
• HMAS Jervis Bay

References

• www.anzacday.org.au Somalia 1993-1996
• John Hunter Farrell Somalia: The 1RAR Group Tour of the Bay Region 1993, in Australia and New Zealand Defender.