RFMF receives US$95,000 worth of dive equipment

The Republic of Fiji Military Forces has received a US $95,000 worth of dive equipment funded by the Foreign Military Finance Program from the United States representatives at the Stanley Brown Naval Base.

The distribution of equipment is part of a larger train-and-equip project valued at USD $1.7 million.

RFMF Deputy Commander and Chief of the Fijian Navy, Commodore Humphery Tawake, received the dive equipment while Defense Attaché, Commander Victor Lange, represented the United States at the event.

Chargé d'Affaires, Miriam Elise Tokumasu de Silva says they look forward to building a stronger partnership between our nations through cooperation, including maritime, port and aviation security.

The equipment includes SCUBA and surface-supplied-air dive systems that will further the Republic of Fiji Navy capabilities to conduct a range of operations, including marine salvage and recovery of submerged ordnance.

In addition to the equipment, the US funded program will send three to four Republic of Fiji Navy members per year to basic and advanced dive training in the United States.