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Defence Adviser in Fiji
Commander Sarah Bamfield received the warmest of welcomes as New Zealand’s first female Defence Adviser to Fiji. But her experiences have been tinged by the realities of COVID-19, with an outbreak of the Delta variant two months after she arrived.
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RNZAF 85: Flight Lieutenant Jack Hall
Served 1946-1967
As the dust settled on World War II, 17-year-old Jack Hall joined the Air Force. He had spent his youth watching Tiger Moths from Taieri fly over his home town of Lawrence, in Otago, training young men who would be sent to battle. -
Flight to ice completes NZDF’s Operation Antarctica for summer season
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) completed its Antarctica support for the 2021/22 season with a final flight to the ice in March.
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Soldiers step up to support veterans
Soldiers from 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and medics from Southern Health Support Squadron helped 32 Rannerdale Village veterans move to their new accommodation, Aldwins House, a specialist rest home and hospital care facility.
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RNZAF 85: Wing Commander Terry Knight
Served 1961-1986
Terry Knight’s career as a navigator with No. 40 Squadron took him to war zones and around the world several times. -
Response to historical East Timor situation
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RNZAF 85: Squadron Leader John "JV" Voice
Served 1972-2022
Fifty years ago, at the tender age of 16, Squadron Leader John ‘JV’ Voice joined the Air Force as a Boy Entrant. This year he will farewell the service after a full and varied career. -
RNZAF 85: Sergeant Joyce McGee
Served 1977-1986
Communications specialist Sergeant Joyce McGee was one of the first Air Force women to serve in an international peacekeeping operation. -
RNZAF 85: Warrant Officer Viti Flanagan
Served 1983 - current
Over the past 30 years the Air Force has made great strides in encouraging women to enlist and it offers a safe environment for them to achieve their ambitions. But it wasn’t always the way. -
RNZAF 85: Flight Sergeant Kim Harrison
Served 2001 - current
Working in military intelligence isn’t much like a John Le Carré novel. Sometimes it’s borrowing a kid’s bike to ride around an earthquake damaged town getting as much information about the area as possible.