By Greg Swinden
The second United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR II) was named Operation TAMAR by the Australian Defence Force; commencing on 25 July 1994 and ending on 24 August 1995. The Australian Defence Force (ADF) committed a 302 strong force comprising a medical support force of 293 personnel, nine personnel to work in the UNAMIR II Headquarters and a single Red Cross representative; there were two Australian contingents deployed during the operation. The bulk of the Operation TAMAR force was provided by the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force but a small number of RAN medical personnel were deployed in both the first and second contingents. (From: Naval Historical Society.)
