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NZDF co-hosts members of 19 militaries for disaster response training
Members of 19 foreign militaries will collaborate with the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and 12 domestic agencies in Wellington over the next 10 days, to plan how they could best work together in the aftermath of a major earthquake.
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The plumb life in Antarctica
Do pipes freeze in Antarctica? Not if we can help it, say Army plumbers.
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RNZAF medic gains emergency training alongside partner nations in multinational exercise
Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) medic, Corporal Heidi Joseph, gained first-hand experience in Aeromedical Evacuations while training with international military partners this month.
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The scars of Kandahar, suffering in silence
In 2008, former New Zealand Army Radiographer Major (Rtd) Soren Hall was one of two New Zealand Defence Force personnel deployed to the largest trauma hospital in Afghanistan, at Kandahar Airfield.
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Laser simulation tests shoot-don’t shoot scenarios
The Defence Force’s mobile weapons simulator is not only about marksmanship, and it’s not just for ‘front line’ personnel.
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Report of the inquiry into Operation Burnham released
A statement from Air Marshal Kevin Short on the release of the Operation Burnham Inquiry Report.
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Combined RNZAF, Police and civilian effort brings injured tramper out of Waikato bush
A Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopter crew joined forces with civilian emergency medical services and a Police-led Land Search & Rescue (LandSAR) team to successfully winch an injured tramper out of dense bush in a remote part of the Waikato.
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Military training pays dividend in court room from Hamilton
When Captain Fraser King joined the New Zealand Army Reserve Force in 2005 he didn’t expect his Army training, which has included planning to quell a theoretical armed rebellion in Taranaki, would have such a positive impact on his civilian career.
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NZ Army sharpens combat readiness in Hawaii with US Army Pacific
Around 100 New Zealand soldiers have tested their mettle alongside United States counterparts, during Exercise JPMRC in Hawaii.
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RNZN sailors train Fijian counterparts in crucial firefighting skills
Members of the Royal New Zealand Navy's Maritime Training Group (MTG) have been working with the crew of the RFNS Volasiga in Suva this week, to carry out training in firefighting, leak stopping and Damage Control Breathing Apparatus.