2006年4月29日，新喀里多尼亚岛，法国，澳大利亚，新西兰举行“Exercise Croix Du Sud'2006”跨国两栖演习，法国陆军“美洲豹”直升机准备降落到澳大利亚海军“马努拉”号(HMAS Manoora, L-52)两栖登陆舰。（French Army Puma helicopters land on HMAS Manoora, sailing in company with the French Navy ship, Jacques Cartier, and HMAS Tobruk in the background.Exercise Croix du Sud (Southern Cross) is a biennial multinational amphibious exercise hosted by the French Armed Forces of New Caledonia with visiting forces from Australia, New Zealand and Pacific island states.Exercise Croix du Sud 2006 is scheduled from late April to early May 2006.）