Results 1941-1950 of 2423
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Combat ready
The government requires us to be ready to conduct military operations. It provides the resources that enable us to do our job, and tasks us to undertake operations when required. It’s what we train to do.
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Navy retrieves drifting Pacific tsunami buoy
This week, in favourable sea conditions and 250 nautical miles southeast of Tonga, the crew of HMNZS Aotearoa retrieved a Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoy that had been drifting since it broke its mooring in December.
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Army
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Kiwis help in Bahamas search and rescue
The New Zealand crew training with the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft in Jacksonville, Florida, was recently involved in a dramatic rescue of a group of Haitians, including a baby, after their vessel capsized off the coast of Grand Bahama.
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Enhancing the participation of women
Wāhine Toa is one of our key diversity and inclusion programmes and focuses on the enhancement of the participation of women across NZDF. Wāhine Toa also has a brother programme, Tāne Toa.
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Sail Training Craft
The Experiential Leadership Squadron, under the wing of the Navy’s Leadership Development Group, operate three 12-metre Chico 40 yachts named Manga II, Mako II and Paea II.
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New fuel truck hits the streets
The Air Force will soon take delivery of the first of six new high-tech Volvo fuel trucks that have almost twice the capacity and far better range than the ageing fleet of Scania trucks being used currently.
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‘Wellness' supporter named Defence Volunteer of the Year
An Auckland naval reservist who developed a charity dedicated to the trauma of first responders has been chosen as the New Zealand Defence Force Volunteer of the Year.
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Managed isolation stalwart named NZDF Reservist of the Year
Blair Siegel has been in Managed Isolation and Quarantine Facilities (MIQFs) for nearly 80 weeks and has no plans to leave anytime soon.
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On this day: The Battle of River Plate
Following the declaration of war in September 1939, the German cruiser KMS Admiral Graf Spee had been attacking merchant ships in the Indian Ocean and off the coast of South Africa.