A major pillar of the Pacific Policing Initiative (PPI) is the Pacific Policing Support Group (PPSG) – a multinational police response capability that will respond to Pacific island countries’ requests for assistance. The PPSG will comprise 25 AFP officers and up to 200 Pacific island police who are trained to deploy at short notice. The requests for support could range from planned events such as Pacific Games or unplanned events such as natural disasters. The first group of PPSG members recent