NZDF Feature Stories2012-05-16T19:33:15+12:00NZDFhttp://www.nzdf.mil.nz/urn:uuid:0da13c99-4785-4f48-8bea-207af74c418aNational Gliding Course - New Zealand Cadet Forcesurn:uuid:90BDC126-F7F3-44B1-8180-28671AB8D7F52012-05-16T02:15:48.52+12:00
Fourteen selected cadets attended the National Gliding Camp at Matamata during April, here are some of their impressions…
On deployment in South Koreaurn:uuid:640735B6-553A-4083-8B20-71FC841CD9C11899-12-30T00:00:00.00+13:00
Navy Lieutenant Martin Wilson has completed a six month deployment to the UN Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) in South Korea.
UN Deployment to Afghanistanurn:uuid:711889F5-6C99-4988-9576-2D1EE15D8E071899-12-30T00:00:00.00+13:00
Navy Commander Simon Rooke deployed to Afghanistan as a Military Advisor for the United Nations Assistance Mission Afghanistan (UNAMA) based in Kabul.
On deployment in Timor-Lesteurn:uuid:3F590DCF-CABB-4523-AD84-77A970244D462012-05-08T03:42:56.62+12:00
Warrant Officer Kenneth Joyce has returned from deployment to Timor-Leste where he was one of five NZ Defence personnel seconded to the Falintil Forca Defesa Timor Leste (F-FDTL).
Air Force cycle team race to Parliament on Saturday morningurn:uuid:D803129D-B74C-4A30-A258-EC200B4CA85C2012-04-19T22:06:58.83+12:00
An Air Force team is proving formidable in their attempt to win the inaugural Tour of New Zealand cycle event. They will finish the race with a circuit around Parliament on Saturday morning between 8.00am and 10.00am.
Kiwi Blue’s Parachute display urn:uuid:0BC73466-CE12-4678-BE12-A8F1619C16122012-04-10T23:39:26.25+12:00
Kevin Pope is a very experienced parachutist and the team leader of the Parachute Training Support Unit. Kiwi Blue performed at the Warbirds over Wanaka Air Show; the parachute team with their ‘high show free fall routine’. Kevin said he was “At the bottom of the stack leading the formation team. I will also be flying one of the two flags at the show,” said Kevin.
Air Force on display at Warbirds Air Showurn:uuid:B9C2011E-1E5C-48AB-ADFF-71B2DF57A6F72012-04-10T23:35:11.63+12:00
The Wanaka Air Show began in 1988 and the RNZAF has participated in the biennial show since its inception. The Royal New Zealand Air Force celebrated its 75th Anniversary at the Warbirds over Wanaka International Air Show over the Easter weekend. “We are delighted this year to help celebrate the RNZAF’s 75th Anniversary”, said Murray Cleverley, Chairman, Warbirds over Wanaka Community Trust