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Navy training from a mother’s view
Jo Priestley writes about the tugs on the heart mingled with pride and celebration as her teenage son trains as a Navy sailor.
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Kiwi veterans eligible for British Nuclear Test Medal
New Zealand veterans involved in UK atmospheric nuclear testing in the fifties and sixties can now apply for the British Nuclear Test Medal.
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NZDF team endure heatwave in charity fundraiser
A South Island-based Defence Force team has put $1,600 in the bank for child cancer in an all-day endurance event, with one team member carrying the weight of a child for 58,000 paces.
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Opening up when it's time to come home
For personnel deployed for several months, a Defence Force psychologist will meet with them before they get home.
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RNZAF assists UK with maritime surveillance of Pitcairn Islands
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) has answered a call from the United Kingdom to support its Blue Belt marine conservation programme, deploying a new P-8A Poseidon aircraft to assist with monitoring of the Pitcairn Islands Exclusive Economic Zone.
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Getting to grips with the C-130J
This year will see the Royal New Zealand Air Force welcome the first of the new fleet of C-130J Hercules, a highly advanced, multi-purpose tactical airlift aircraft. Meet the aviators tasked with flying and maintaining it.
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Auckland pilot gears up for fitting Hercules farewell display
Ever since Flight Lieutenant Ben Pickering was a little boy, he knew he wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF).
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Defence Force recognises personnel going the extra yard at home and abroad
Chief of Defence Force (CDF), Air Marshal Kevin Short, has this month awarded three Defence Meritorious Service Medals (DMSM) and 12 CDF Commendations.
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Medals - wearing and caring
Medals represent service, commitment, and often bravery and gallantry. They require hard work and exposure to danger to earn them, so here is some advice on keeping them in top condition and how to wear them in honour.
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Timaru student eyes up Defence Force career after taste of Navy life
Niamh Faith-O’Connell has always wanted to join the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and now the 17-year-old has been able to experience military life first-hand.