First female to be promoted to Commodore in RNZN
Royal New Zealand Navy Captain Melissa Ross will become the first woman in New Zealand naval history to achieve Commodore
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New RNZAF Black Falcons aerobatic display team announced
The Royal New Zealand Air Force Black Falcons aerobatic display team has been announced for the 2020 air display season,
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Civilian wounded in Afghanistan tells ABC the ADF blamed him in ‘coverup’
Tonight at 7.30 on the ABC, reporter Dylan Welch will present a story in which he claims that an ADF
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Raytheon unveils laptop-driven-VR soldier training
Raytheon unveiled a new immersive military training product today at I/ITSEC, the world’s largest modelling, simulation and training event. Raytheon
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Augury-Philippines transitions to higher level
The Australian Defence Force has taken the next step in its enduring relationship with the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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NZDF helps Samoa fight measles epidemic
The New Zealand Defence Force is providing logistics support to a New Zealand government response to a Samoan measles epidemic.
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NZDF’s second-last Taji rotation welcomed home
The New Zealand Defence Force last night welcomed home the second-last contingent of personnel who have been serving as part of
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RAAF transports second Vietnamese medical mission to South Sudan
Australia continues to boost regional peacekeeping capabilities in South East Asia, in support of Vietnam’s second deployment to the United
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Task group visits Fiji
The Australian Defence Force completed its latest round of regional engagement in the Southwest Pacific with a week-long visit to
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13 French soldier killed in helicopter collision
On Monday 25 November shortly before 8pm Paris time, 13 French soldiers died in an accident between two military helicopters
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Conan gets ‘medal’ at The White House
Conan, the military working dog wounded in a US special forces raid in which ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was
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NZ Defence firefighters on Oz bushfire front lines
New Zealand Defence Force firefighters are currently working in Australia to help control bushfires spreading across New South Wales and
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Indian coast Guard ship visits Darwin (+open day)
The Australian Border Force (ABF) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are forging stronger ties through the visit to Darwin this
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Poseidon completes first and final mission in Middle East
A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon aircraft has returned home to Australia after completing its final Middle East mission
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Royal Australian Navy launches exercise with TNI-AL
Australia’s key bilateral maritime exercise with Indonesia commenced today in Surabaya, Indonesia. CAPTION: Leading Seaman Jason Griffiths mans the MAG 58
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Task Group completes visit to Tonga
Australian Defence Force personnel have completed a series of week-long engagement activities with His Majesty’s Armed Forces in the Kingdom of
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Australia and Japan strengthen military ties
The Minister of Defense of Japan, Mr. Kono Taro, and Australian Minister for Defence, Senator Linda Reynolds, committed to driving
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Kiwis embark on unique multi-agency subantarctic mission
Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) sealift vessel HMNZS Canterbury is leaving Dunedin today to begin a resupply and maintenance mission
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Multi-national submarine-rescue exercise wraps up in WA
A major international submarine search and rescue exercise has concluded off the coast of Western Australia. Exercise Pacific Reach 2019,
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Bushmasters debut in Indonesian exercise
Soldiers from Darwin’s 1st Brigade have travelled to Indonesia to participate in Exercise Wirra Jaya 2019, a bilateral training exercise
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