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New Zealand decide to replace 50-year-old Hercules

12/06/201914/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3972 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand’s Defence Minister Ron Mark announced yesterday the selection of the C-130J-30 Super Hercules as the preferred option for

Australian Army officer Captain Jeremy Duff (centre), deployed with Task Group Taji 8, speaks with an Iraqi Army soldier before the Mission Rehearsal Exercises at the Taji Military Complex. Photo by Corporal Oliver Carter.

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Iraqi Army training hits milestone – NZ puts date on withdrawal

11/06/201911/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3917 Views 0 Comments

The Iraqi Army School of Infantry Non-Commissioned Officer II (SINCO II) marked a significant milestone last week by achieving Initial

Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Proctor addresses guests at the official Commissioning Ceremony for HMNZS Manawanui. NZDF photo.

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HMNZS Manawanui commissioned by PM Jacinda Ardern

07/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4097 Views 1 Comment

. The Royal New Zealand Navy’s future dive and hydrographic vessel was formally commissioned into the Royal New Zealand Navy

A New Zealand Defence Force soldier returning home after a six-month deployment in Iraq hugs his two sons upon arrival at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea this afternoon. NZDF photo.

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Eighth rotation of Kiwis home from Taji

23/05/201901/06/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2891 Views 0 Comments

About 90 New Zealand Defence Force soldiers returned home this afternoon after a six-month deployment in Iraq. CAPTION: A New

The future Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic vessel at Devonport Naval Base. Photo by Mike Millett, AirflowNZ.

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New Zealand’s new dive tender delivered

19/05/201931/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5703 Views 0 Comments

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s future dive and hydrographic vessel arrived at Devonport Naval Base Auckland this week. CAPTION: The

Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea, 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, killed in training, 8 May 2019.

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Exercise that saw death of NZSAS soldier resumes

13/05/201913/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6699 Views 0 Comments

The counter-terrorism exercise between New Zealand Special Operations Forces and United States forces, which was suspended on Thursday following the

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LCpl Nicholas Kahotea named as NZSAS soldier killed in training

09/05/201909/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6693 Views 0 Comments

The soldier who died in a training accident in Auckland last night has been named as Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea,

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NZ SAS trooper killed in training accident

09/05/201909/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4098 Views 0 Comments

A member of the New Zealand SAS has died following a training accident in Auckland last night. The trooper was

New Zealand Army Vietnam Veterans in front of NZ7002 – the same Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules that flew them to the Vietnam War on 8 May 1969. NZDF photo.

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NZ Vietnam Vets fly same Herc that took them to war, to 50th reunion

07/05/201907/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3891 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand Army veterans took a trip down memory lane today when they flew to Christchurch on the same Royal

A New Zealand soldier bound for Operation Manawa 9 says good bye at RNZAF Base Ohakea Air Movements terminal. NZDF photo.

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9th rotation of Kiwis leave for TG Taji

03/05/201903/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3235 Views 0 Comments

The ninth rotation of about 70 New Zealand Defence Force troops left today for a training mission in Iraq. CAPTION:

Lance Corporal Jed Maskill (left), from 1 RNZIR, teaches tracking tactics to a British Army soldier in Malawi. NZDF photo.

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New Zealand soldiers on safari in Africa

30/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3775 Views 0 Comments

Two New Zealand Defence Force personnel are working alongside British counterparts to help counter the multi-billion-dollar illegal wildlife trade in

Royal New Zealand Navy's future HMNZS Aotearoa floats free for the first time. RNZDF photo.

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Largest RNZN ship launched

26/04/201926/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5598 Views 0 Comments

At a launch ceremony this week, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s first purpose-built ship in 10 years, Aotearoa, finally found

Australian Army soldiers from Task Group Taji IX on their formal farewell parade at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Photo by Corporal Nunu Campos.

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Task Group Taji IX’s formal farewell parade

10/04/201914/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6028 Views 1 Comment

Friends and family of nearly 300 Australian Defence Force personnel soon to deploy to Iraq on Operation Okra said their

Veterans from 161 Battery 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery, receive an Australian Unit Citation for Gallantry at Linton Military Camp from Major General Gregory Bilton, Forces Commander Australian Army. NZDF photo.

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15 Kiwis receive Australian Unit Citation for Gallantry

05/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6067 Views 1 Comment

Fifteen veterans who supported Australian troops in the Vietnam War have been the first soldiers from a New Zealand military

The Vietnam Memorial in Canberra. Photo by Laura Larking.

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Kiwis to get Aussie Unit Citation for Gallantry

02/04/201902/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4829 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand soldiers who were part of an Australian Task Force deployed in Vietnam are to receive recognition for their

New Zealand Army engineers build a Bailey bridge during a bridge-building competition at Linton Military Camp in November 2017. NZDF file photo.

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NZ Army assist on longest Bailey bridge build since WWII

02/04/201902/04/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5583 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force will help rebuild South Westland’s Waiho Bridge, which was washed away by floodwater caused by

Royal New Zealand Navy Able Communications Technician Zachary Christopher Yarwood, aged 23, died following a dive-training incident, 27 March 2019.

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Royal New Zealand Navy sailor dies after training incident

27/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3204 Views 0 Comments

The New Zealand Defence Force is saddened to confirm that Able Communications Technician Zachary Christopher Yarwood, aged 23, died in

An MRH-90 helicopter from HMAS Choules' demonstrates handling and winching drills during a visit to Vanuatu. Choules will also visit Solomon Islands during her SW-Pacific Regional Engagement deployment. Photo by Petty Officer Justin Brown.

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ADF support to Solomon Islands first election since RAMSI

19/03/201919/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3289 Views 0 Comments

At the request of the Solomon Islands government, the Australian Defence Force is contributing to Australia’s support to the Solomon

A RNZAF no.3 SQN NH90 helicopter is loaded into a RAAF C-17 Globemaster III, on its way to the Solomon Islands for the first post RAMSI general election on the archipelago. NZDF photo.

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NZDF (+ADF) assist Solomon Island in first post-RAMSI election

15/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3360 Views 0 Comments

New Zealand’s Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced earlier this week that the NZDF would deploy 55 personnel and two

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Best WWI exhibit I’ve ever seen

11/03/201911/03/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4148 Views 0 Comments

The best World War I exhibit I’ve ever seen is in Wellington, New Zealand, at the Museum of New Zealand