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Defence Force To Chalks Up 365 Days in Middle East
Thursday, 23 July 2015, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will mark one year conducting anti-piracy maritime surveillance in the Middle East at the end of July. The RNZAF P-3K2 aircraft and crew are deployed as part of the Combined Maritime Forces multinational partnership ... More >>
Porirua Medic in Australia’s Largest Warfighting Exercise
Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 8:13 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
As former ship’s medic, Navy Lieutenant Kasey Vissers has provided health care for hundreds of people for weeks at a time. More >>
Chief of Army Appointed to Key United Nations Role
Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Chief of Army, Major General (MAJGEN) Dave Gawn has been appointed Head of Mission/ Chief of Staff to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation (UNTSO). More >>
Australians Honoured to ‘Fight’ with Kiwis During Exercise
Tuesday, 21 July 2015, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
It was only a mock conflict but senior military officials from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) said they were honoured to ‘fight’ alongside their New Zealand peers during warfighting Exercise Talisman Sabre 2015. More >>
Army Nurse Helps Pacific Colleagues Hone Their Skills
Sunday, 19 July 2015, 11:31 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Captain Hayley Claridge, right, at work with US Army colleagues in Pohnpei. Over six days, in two locations, the PP15 team from the USNS Millinocket worked alongside Federated States of Micronesia medical personnel to provide medical and dental treatment ... More >>
Onslow College Old Boy in Warfighting Exercise
Thursday, 16 July 2015, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
As a child, Corporal (CPL) Robin Beauchamp could only imagine that one day he would protect an airfield from ‘enemy forces’ as part of the New Zealand Defence Force’s involvement in Australia’s largest warfighting exercise. More >>
Taumarunui Man Flying High in Warfighting Exercise
Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Wing Commander (WGCDR) Scott McKenzie had a single dream as a child – to be a helicopter pilot. More >>
Iraqis Trained in New Techniques to Fight Daesh
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Australian and New Zealand trainers are teaching Iraqi Security Forces sophisticated new techniques to fight Daesh (ISIS) and survive on the battlefield. More >>
Iraqi Security Forces March Out
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Iraqi Security Forces March Out Soldiers of the Iraqi 76th Brigade are the first to graduate from New Zealand and Australian Defence Force training, with the group leaving Taji Military Camp to join the fight against Daesh. More than 700 soldiers ... More >>
RNZAF NH90s practise formation in run-up to Talisman Sabre
Monday, 29 June 2015, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 3 Squadron have practised flying and landing the NH90 helicopters in formation at the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area in Central Queensland in the run-up to Exercise Talisman Sabre, Australia’s largest ... More >>
NZ Defence Force Welcomes Final New Truck into Service
Thursday, 25 June 2015, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force Welcomes Final New Truck into Service The last of the 194 new Medium Heavy Operational Vehicles (MHOV) was handed over to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) in a ceremony at Trentham Military Camp today. Rheinmetall MAN ... More >>
New Zealand Frigate Seizes Heroin Worth $235m
Tuesday, 16 June 2015, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force frigate HMNZS TE KAHA has dealt drug smugglers in the Western Indian Ocean a blow, seizing almost 260 kilograms of heroin worth NZ$235 million. More >>
Onehunga Man Army’s Newest Top Gunner
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Newly graduated gunner Elia Fata made his friends and family proud, marching out with a top award on his New Zealand Army Recruit Course. More >>
Duke’s Salute Marks Final Fire for 2015
Monday, 8 June 2015, 3:23 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force will mark the birthday of His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with a 21-gun salute at midday on Wednesday 10 June. More >>
Gun Salutes Mark Royal Milestones
Friday, 29 May 2015, 10:51 am | New Zealand Defence Force
Gun Salutes Mark Royal Milestones The New Zealand Defence Force will mark the official observance of the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a 21-gun salute at midday next Monday 1 June, and a further 21-gun salute will be fired at midday ... More >>
Air Force Engineer Wins Top Aeronautical Prize
Tuesday, 26 May 2015, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Air Force Engineer Wins Top Aeronautical Prize The New Zealand Defence Force is pleased to congratulate Flying Officer (FGOFF) André Budel on winning the New Zealand Aeronautical Trust’s prestigious Ian Diamond Award. FGOFF Budel is an Engineering ... More >>
Kiwi Contingent Settling into Taji Task
Friday, 22 May 2015, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
2 May 2015 Kiwi Contingent Settling into Taji Task New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) trainers and supporting Force elements are now established in their base in Taji and have begun the task of training Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) in a range of military ... More >>
NZDF Conducts Urban Flying Training
Friday, 22 May 2015, 9:42 am | New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is conducting urban flying operations training of Air Force and Army personnel from 24-28 May 2015. The training will occur in and around the Kaipara Air Weapons Range and in the Auckland Central Business District. ... More >>
Navy Firefighter Runs Flights for Cancer
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
Despite undergoing cancer treatment Chief Petty Officer (CPOWTR) Bartus ‘Bart’ Couprie will become the first Royal New Zealand Navy firefighter to compete in the Sky Tower Stair Challenge this weekend. More >>
Anzac Tortoise tale based on family history
Thursday, 14 May 2015, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
To mark this year’s centenary of the Anzac Gallipoli landings, NZ’s official Defence Force artist, Hon. Captain Matt Gauldie, and Wellington writer Shona Riddell have created a new children's book about a time-travelling war tortoise. More >>
