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epa09758617 A handout photo made available by the Australian Government Department of Defence (DoD) shows an aerial view of damage as Australian Defence Force personnel conduct debris clearance operations on Atata Island, Tonga, 11 February 2022 (issued 15 February 2022), as part of Australia's Operation Tonga Assist 2022 following the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano and subsequent tsunami on 15 January. According to Australia's DoD, at the request of the Government of Tonga, Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel, who are adhering to strict COVID-Safe protocols throughout their deployment, started to clear debris and repair or stabilize buildings and infrastructure on Atata Island. EPA/POIS CHRISTOPHER SZUMLANSKI/AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE HANDOUT -- MANDATORY CREDIT: COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 2022, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES *** Local Caption *** Operation TONGA ASSIST 22 is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) is contribution to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)-led effort to support the Government of Tonga following the eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai underwater volcano on 15 January and subsequent tsunami. HMAS Adelaide arrived in the Tongan capital of Nuku’alofa on 26 January to deliver more than 250 pallets of humanitarian and disaster relief stores. Embarked ADF and Republic of Fiji’s Military Forces personnel are working side-by-side supporting clean-up efforts on the island of Atata. HMAS Supply departed its homeport of Sydney on 6 February with more than half a million litres of fuel and humanitarian and disaster relief stores. The 173-metre long Auxiliary Oiler is designed to re-supply other ships and is available to help sustain vessels from partner nations delivering assistance to the Government of Tonga. Air support to Operation TONGA ASSIST 22 has included air reconnaissance to assess damage using P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, while more t