Tonga Defence Services

His Majesty's Armed Forces
Coat of arms of His Majesty's Armed Forces
Service branches	Land Componet, Maritime Componet, Air Wing, Training Unit, Support Unit, HMAF Reserves
Headquarters	Vilai Barracks, Nuku'alofa
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	HM King Tupou VI
Minister of Defense	Lord Ma'afu
Chief of Defense Staff(CDS)	Brigadier General Lord Fielakepa
Manpower
Military age	18
Conscription	None
Available for military service	34,254 males, age 16-49 (2010 est.), 32,974 females, age 16-49 (2010 est.)
Fit for military service	27,404 males, age 16-49 (2010 est.), 28,509 females, age 16-49 (2010 est.)
Reaching military age annually	1,448 males (2010 est.), 1,392 females (2010 est.)
Expenditures
Percent of GDP	0.9% GDP (2006 est.)

His Majesty's Armed Forces (HMAF) is the military of Tonga. It is composed of three operational components and two support elements (logistics and training groups).

The mission of HMAF is to: Defend the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Tonga.

The HMAF is partially supported by defense cooperation agreements with Australia, United States, China, United Kingdom, India and New Zealand. These Security Cooperation aim at capacity development through training of TDS personnel in leadership, academic and trades while support for infrastructure development is another part of these Security Cooperation.

In recent years, members of HMAF have supported Coalition of the Willing in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, and the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands.

His Majesty's Armed Forces are organized in a unified command system. It consists of three forces; the Regular Force, the Territorial Force, and the Active Reserve Force.

The main elements of HMAF are:

The Maritime Force is equipped with three Pacific-class patrol boats, a tanker, a Landing Craft Mechanized and a motor boat that is the royal yacht. Tongan Maritime Force performs patrol missions, occasionally dealing with border violations. Notably at the Minerva Reef and Tonga’s restricted fishing zones.

The Royal Tongan Marine Infantry is organized as a single Battalion size group with a HQ and 3 Light Infantry Companies. The Royal Tongan Guard is a company size unit that is responsible for the security of His Majesty.

The Air Wing was established in 1996 and operates one Beechcraft G.18S aircraft in the maritime patrol and search and rescue roles, and an American Champion Citabria light trainer.

The HMAF is a member of the following international defense organisations:

Tonga has an agreement to share "disaster response knowledge" with the United States Nevada National Guard.