His Majesty's Armed Forces (Tonga)

His Majesty's Armed Forces
Coat of arms of His Majesty's Armed Forces
Flag of the Armed Forces
Motto	Terra Marique (Latin) ("Land and Sea")
Founded	1939
Current form	2013
Service branches	Tongan Land Component Maritime Force Tongan Air Wing Tongan Training Command Tongan Support Unit
Headquarters	Vilai Barracks, Nuku'alofa
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	HM King Tupou VI
Minister for HMAF	Siaosi Sovaleni
Chief of Defense Staff	Brigadier General Lord Fielakepa
Personnel
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.)
Active personnel	500[1]
Expenditure
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 defence co-operation agreements with Australia, the United States, China, India and New Zealand. The co-operation aims at capacity development through training of HMAF personnel in leadership, academic and trades while support for infrastructure development is another part of the security co-operation.

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.