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Exercise Southern Katipo 2017

Australian Army Private Tobey McKean patrols through the town of Havelock, New Zealand, during Exercise Southern Katipo 2017. Photo by Sergeant Ricky Fuller.
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Combined Aussie/Tongan platoon attack Southern Katipo

31/10/201731/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5433 Views 0 Comments Exercise Southern Katipo 2017, Southern Katipo

A combined platoon of Royal Tongan Marines and Australian Army soldiers from A Company, 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment

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The New Zealand Army's High readiness Task Unit disembark a C-130 Hercules at RNZAF Base Woodbourne to take part in Exercise Southern Katipo. NZDF photo.
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Exercise Southern Katipo in full swing

23/10/201724/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5279 Views 0 Comments Exercise Southern Katipo 2017

A multinational coalition of 2500 troops from 13 countries, backed by amphibious ships – including Australia’s HMAS Choules – aircraft

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Troops from Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea file into a Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules on their way to New Zealand for exercise Southern Katipo. NZDF photo.
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Foreigners invade NZ for Southern Katipo

19/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5590 Views 0 Comments Exercise Southern Katipo 2017

Foreign military contingents arrived in New Zealand this week to participate in Exercise Southern Katipo 2017, a multinational exercise run

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