C130 Hercules aircraft, Australian War Memorial (AWM) photograph

“An RAAF Lockheed C-130J ‘Hercules’ transport aircraft passes an unidentified UH-1H ‘Huey’ Iroquois helicopter loader at Honiara International Airport. C-130J aircraft, operated by 38 Squadron, were used to transport personnel and equipment to and from the Solomon Islands for the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI). The RAAF has flown four different models of the C-130 since its introduction in the 1950s; the C-130J entered service in 1999.”

Troops disembarking from Hercules, Australian War Memorial (AWM) photograph

“The first party of Australian troops, the military component of the Australian-led Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), disembark an RAAF C130 aircraft at Henderson Airfield. Operation Helpem Fren (pidgin for ‘help a friend’) involves police, military and civilian components from around the Pacific region.”