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New Plymouth local follows in footsteps of military family
Representing New Zealand and serving her country are the driving factors behind Aircraftman Kodi Barlow’s decision to join the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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Defence Force receives operating funding boost
Minister of Defence Judith Collins has announced a large investment in New Zealand Defence Force operating funding ahead of Budget 2025.
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Orca sightings and the last sunset on Operation Antarctica
The bay sitting just outside Scott Base is normally crammed with sea ice. But for the first time in a few years, the ice has broken away filling the cove with deep blue water, giving Sergeant Cam Sproull the rare opportunity to watch a pod of orca hunting
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Third time to the ice for Manawatū cargo handling specialist
Lance Corporal Alice Jensen, from Manawatū, is no stranger to the annual delivery of supplies by ship to Antarctica, having just been to the ice for a third time.
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Aviator honoured with bravery award
Royal New Zealand Air Force helicopter loadmaster Corporal Adam Brown has received the New Zealand Bravery Medal (NZBM) for his courage and skill in rescuing an exhausted man trapped by rising flood waters.
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Ice mission never gets old, unless it's in your whisky
The first trip to Antarctica that the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Flight Sergeant Mike Roberts took was as an air steward on a VIP flight in 1998, where he got a close-up look at ice that’s been around since the first humans migrated out of Africa.
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HMNZS Taupo aids in rescue after yacht grounding
The crew of HMNZS Taupo have assisted in a stormy night rescue of two yachties forced to abandon ship near Rangitoto Island in Auckland this morning.
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Professionals boost the Navy Reserve Force
The Royal New Zealand Navy has welcomed 14 sailors and officers to its Navy Reserve Force following a graduation ceremony this month.
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Aircraft Technician training on the horizon for Cambridge aviator
The idea of completing a trade apprenticeship sparked Aircraftman Briarna Blackmore to look at what was available in the New Zealand Defence Force.
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Family and concrete: Palmerston North man aims for skies as helicopter loadmaster
The discipline and work ethic of his ex-Navy father led Palmerston North’s William Fogden to enlist.