Operation Quickstep was the name given to the deployment of military resources by the Australian Defence Force during the leadup to the 2006 Fijian coup d'état on 4–5 December 2006, during which the Fijian military took control of the Fijian government which, at the time, was led by Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase. The intention behind deploying the military resources was to provide a platform for the evacuation of Australian citizens and nationals in the event of a violent military takeover of the Pacific nation.
HMAS Kanimbla in Darwin in July 2006
The section of the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial commemorating the two Australian Army personnel killed during Operation Quickstep
HMAS Kanimbla was a Kanimbla-class landing platform amphibious ship operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Originally built for the United States Navy (USN) as the Newport-class tank landing ship USS Saginaw (LST-1188), the ship was decommissioned in 1994 and sold to the RAN.
HMAS Kanimbla in 2010
Kanimbla with a LCM-8
HMAS Kanimbla leaving Port Jackson for the Persian Gulf in 2003
HMAS Kanimbla at Darwin in July 2006