Army News - Issue 544, July 2023
Read about the latest exercises as the Army regenerates, why Op Mohua in Iraq has drawn to an end, and, 20 years on, recollections of the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team and much more.
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Read about the latest exercises as the Army regenerates, why Op Mohua in Iraq has drawn to an end, and, 20 years on, recollections of the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team and much more.
In this issue read about the journey of our longest serving woman in the Air Force, find out why our sudden deployment to Afghanistan was a mission success, wade into the flood waters with Whenuapai personnel and check out an Air Force lawyer in the thick of drug seizures in the Middle East.
Read about the bravery involved in rescuing evacuees from Taliban-led Afghanistan, farewell the first P-3K2 to retire in Woodbourne, take a look at how our personnel drove through major flooding to rescue stranded people, and see our helicopters help our friends in agencies around the country.
The August issue of Air Force News has hit the shelves. Read about our C-130 crew’s dramatic medical evacuation of a patient from Antarctica, catch up on our No. 5 Squadron team in Florida teach their US instructors how to conduct a real life SAR operation, see our Hercules avoid a surface-to-air missile and celebrate Matariki with our people.
In the July Air Force News see what it takes for our aircrew to take on tactical night flying, read how No. 3 Squadron put in the mahi during recent floods in Canterbury, celebrate our work in the Pacific for the past 20 years and take a look at the new kit our security forces have been trialling.
Put your feet up and catch up on all the news, including hearing from the aircrew who will be last to train on the P-3K2 Orion and one of the first on the P-8A Poseidon, see what it takes to run a Seasprite exercise in the Alps, spot our new pilots training in new skies, and read about the latest exercise training with our mates in the Army.
In the May issue of Air Force News read about our NH90 aircrews’ formation flying and live gunnery exercise, read about our medics jumping to action on an emergency flight to Niue, take a look at how artificial intelligence is helping our search teams, and take a peek at the P-8A’s features.
The April issue of Air Force News has hit the shelves and there is so much to talk about. Take a look at how we are supporting the Covid-19 vaccination effort, read about how we are protecting out Pacific neighbours, see our impact in Antarctica and look into the work undertaken on Raoul Island.
Meet our first uniformed airman with a Moko Kauae; read about hunting submarines across the ditch, check out our impact in the South Pacific and commemorate the anniversaries of the Christchurch earthquake and Operation Desert Storm.
Disaster has struck with the first Air Force News issue of the year. The issue is dedicated to a scenario of what happens during our immediate response to a tropical cyclone devastating a Pacific Island. It takes you on a 24-hour journey from the first planning meetings, to the Orion surveillance flight of the island and ending with a Hercules lifting off with a plane-load of immediate disaster aid – and every step in between. Take a behind-the-scenes look at how the Air Force jumps to action to ensure the delivery of much-needed aid reaches the people who need it most.