New Zealand Defence Force
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AUCKLAND — The Court Martial of New Zealand will sit on 2 December at Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Base Auckland, Whenuapai.
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Crew and passengers of Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui were rescued in the early hours of the morning on Sunday in Samoa after the vessel was grounded off the southern coast of Upolu, Samoa.
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) formation, featuring the Biggin Hill Trust Spitfire, will conduct a flypast of lower North Island centres on Friday 16 June.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Two former Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) Inshore Patrol Vessels, Rotoiti and Pukaki, are about to embark on a journey to their new home port in Ireland, leaving an economic boost in their wake.
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The skies between Ohakea, Masterton, the Hutt Valley and the Kapiti Coast will reverberate to the sound of New Zealand’s military aviation heritage on Saturday 14 May, as the Air Force Heritage Flight (AFHF) conducts flypasts in celebration of 80 years since the formation of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) No.
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The Air Force Heritage Flight of New Zealand, featuring the Flight’s Avenger and Spitfire aircraft, will be in North Island skies, 9 April, starting at 9.30am, to mark the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 85th Birthday. The Avenger will be leading two T6-C Texan II aircraft from the Central Flying School and the Spitfire over the locations listed below.
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The Royal New Zealand Navy's HMNZS ROTOITI followed in the footsteps of Captain James Cook earlier this week when they moored in Pickersgill Harbour, Dusky Sound, Fiordland.
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A new developing NZ Defence Force capability will see explosive detection dog teams broaden existing force protection measures, providing support to overseas operations, exercises and taskings in New Zealand.
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The Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Rhys Jones, and US Pacific Commander, Admiral Samuel J.
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New Zealand Second World War veterans who served in the Pacific are invited to register expressions of interest in attending 70th anniversary commemorations of the War in the Pacific, in Noumea, New Caledonia, in April 2013.
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The comradeship among members of the military was evident when Mrs Harriet Fowler, of Johnsonville, accepted the New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) on behalf of her late brother Trooper Adrian (Charlie) Thomas at a special ceremony in Wellington on Monday.
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The New Zealand Defence Force signed a contract today with Hawker Pacific New Zealand for the supply and maintenance support of four King Air B200 aircraft.
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CENTRAL PLATEAU — A body, believed to be that of Private (PTE) Michael Ross, who went missing in Lake Moawhango on 25 September, has been recovered today.
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Approximately 2,700 Samoans have benefited from a range of healthcare services delivered by the NZ Defence Force as part of Exercise Tropic Twilight, a three-week humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise.
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Fallen soldiers Corporal Luke Tamatea, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker and Private Richard Harris will be farewelled in a ramp ceremony at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan this evening.
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The New Zealand Defence Force has released the following statements on behalf of the families of Corporal Luke Tamatea, Lance Corporal Jacinda Baker and Private Richard Harris who were killed in Afghanistan on 19 August 2012.
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The New Zealand Defence Force has named the three soldiers killed during an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) incident in the North East of Bamyan Province, Afghanistan on Sunday 19 August.
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The Royal New Zealand Navy’s Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS OTAGO has successfully completed an extended deployment in the South Pacific, supporting a number of Government Agencies.
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Statement issued by the New Zealand Defence Force on behalf of Major Craig Wilson, NZGD - Officer Commanding Kiwi Company at the time of the gun battle with insurgents, Bamyan, Afghanistan, 04 August, 2012.
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The Air Force's newest helicopter, the NH90, has successfully completed its first landing on the Navy's multi-role vessel, HMNZS CANTERBURY.
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TAUPO — The Royal New Zealand Navy Band will play a concert for the people of Taupo next week. On Friday 20th July the band of 23 musicians will play at the Great Lake Centre performing a large array of pieces including big band, marches and Dixie music.
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The Charles Upham Award for Bravery was posthumously awarded to Lance Corporal (LCPL) Leon Smith at a ceremony at Government House today.
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Able Seaman Combat Specialist William Paratini Delamere, the New Zealand sailor who died in Rarotonga on Saturday, arrived back in New Zealand on Tuesday afternoon.
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A New Zealand Defence Force sailor has died in an accident in Rarotonga today.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The 62nd anniversary of the start of the Korean War will be commemorated at a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Warrior on Monday 25 June.
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The New Zealand Navy’s replenishment tanker HMNZS ENDEAVOUR has just finished providing approximately 70,000 litres of diesel fuel to the Cook Islands in response to the South Pacific country’s request for assistance.
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Media are invited to attend the farewell for 33 veterans who served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) with Bomber Command, who will travel to London this week to attend the dedication and unveiling of a Bomber Command memorial.
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Four Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) personnel will form part of the Queen’s Honour Guard around the Royal Barge on Sunday 3 June when over one thousand boats sail on the River Thames in support of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
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Defence Force personnel serving as peacekeepers on UN missions will tomorrow commemorate International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, remembering those who lost their lives serving on UN missions.
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Recent criticism in the media about the Government’s lack of support for ‘shell-shocked’ soldiers is unfounded says the NZ Defence Force.
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The Navy has successfully conducted trials of flying an SH-2G Seasprite helicopter from the deck of one of its Offshore Patrol Vessels, HMNZS OTAGO, marking a significant milestone in achieving the ship's full operational potential.
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Three Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) UH-1H Iroquois helicopters and crew from No 3 Squadron, Ohakea have arrived in Samoa for Exercise Tropic Astra, the annual tropical flying exercise.
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An artefact presented to the crew of the New Zealand ship HMS Achilles by the grateful citizens of Uruguay in 1939, after a famous naval battle, has found its way back to the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).
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WELLINGTON CITY — The winners of Operation Anzac Spirit 2012, a poster competition run by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) to encourage Year 7 and 8 students to learn about Anzac Day, will be announced by NZDF Artist Captain Matt Gauldie tomorrow.
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Media are invited to attend the return on Friday 18 May of the twelfth rotation of NZ Defence Force personnel who have completed a six month deployment to Timor-Leste.
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The NZ Defence Force will be participating in the world’s largest international maritime exercise, Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC 2012), conducted near Hawaii from 29 June to 3 August.
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Media are invited to attend the farewell on Saturday 12 May of the next rotation of NZ Defence Force personnel to depart for a six month deployment to Timor-Leste.
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Thousands of tourists who flocked to Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard got a little taste of Kiwi, when the NZ Army Band performed the musical part of the ceremony on Saturday 5th May.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — A military funeral with full ceremonial honours will take place at Devonport Naval Base on Friday 11 May 2012 for Able Electronic Warfare Specialist Ben Revell (27) who passed away from Motor Neurone Disease (MND) on Saturday 05 May 2011.
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A man washed overboard, 600 nautical miles north-west of Singapore, has been successfully located last night by a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3K Orion.
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Three Royal Australian Navy (RAN) ships are arriving at ports around New Zealand prior to Anzac Day, and members of their crews will march alongside New Zealand Defence Force personnel at commemorative services around the country.
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It was a sombre occasion as Corporal (CPL) Douglas Hughes, who died tragically in Afghanistan earlier this week, completed his journey home when he arrived back in New Zealand late last night.
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A New Zealand Defence Force soldier serving with the NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team has died in an incident in Afghanistan today.
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DUNEDIN — The Air Force Red Checkers team will perform an aerobatic display over Dunedin on Wednesday 4 April as part its national tour to celebrate 75 years of the RNZAF.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The NZ Army is hosting the 2012 Non-Lethal Weapons Executive Seminar (NOLES) where it will be promoting a greater understanding of non-lethal weapons and technology in the Asia-Pacific region.
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TAURANGA — When a fellow shipmate was injured during the Navy’s response to the MV RENA emergency, Leading Chef Brock West showed exceptional courage and commitment.
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A unique stamp collection, a specially minted silver coin, and an official history will be released as part of the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 75th anniversary celebrations at Parliament tonight.
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Reserve Forces will remain integral to the success of the New Zealand Defence Force in a plan for their future outlined today by the Vice Chief of the Defence Force.
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A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P3 Orion successfully located a missing 15ft vessel in the Kiribati region yesterday.
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The NZ Defence Force 2011/2012 season in Antarctica has come to a successful conclusion with the remaining NZ Defence Force personnel leaving Antarctica earlier this week.
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The New Zealand Defence Force today welcomed a Ministry of Defence evaluation report on its management of asbestos.
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Australian Air Force fighter jets, French and US military transport and patrol aircraft and New Zealand’s newest helicopters are among the aircraft that will join warbirds of yesteryear at the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Air Show next month.
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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the University of Otago will today enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to allow both organisations to work together to better support military veterans.
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NAPIER — They say an Army marches on its stomach but Napier local, Navy Leading Chef Chevy-Lee Morrison, knows that top-class kai is what keeps the Navy at sea.
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Being in their nineties didn't stop Bill Mitchell, of Oamaru, and Ted West, from the North Shore, attending a special ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore in Singapore this week.
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When Sub-Lieutenant Chris Bone left Gore for the Navy in 2004, he never imagined he would one day return to the area as the Assistant Engineering Officer of one of the Navy's newest ships, Offshore Patrol Vessel HMNZS WELLINGTON.
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Modern day aircraft from six nations will join Mustangs and Spitfires of the past at the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 75th Anniversary Air Show next month.
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NAPIER — One of Hawke’s Bay's sons is coming home to Art Deco in Napier this weekend (18-19 February) at the helm of one of the Navy’s newest vessels.
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WELLINGTON CITY — Wellington locals will have an opportunity to see how military hydrography is carried out when HMNZS RESOLUTION lowers her gangway to the public this Saturday (18 February) from 1pm – 3pm.
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WELLINGTON CITY — The 70th anniversary of the fall of Singapore will be marked with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National War Memorial on Wednesday 15 February.
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The New Zealand Defence Force welcomes the appointment of Judge Anne Gaskell and Judge Philip Hall as Judges of the Court Martial.
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A ceremony to mark the official change of Commanding Officer of the Navy’s Sealift and Amphibious Support Vessel, HMNZS CANTERBURY will be held on board the ship on Wednesday, 8 June 2011 at 10:30am.
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DUNEDIN — Local Dunedin man Konrad Cook is escaping the cold winter months by spending 38 days in the South Pacific.
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Captain Jim Gilmour will take command of Combined Task Force (CTF 151), for three months from 30 June 2011.
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The former Chief of Defence Force of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lieutenant General Sir Jerry Mateparae, was conferred Singapore's highest military award, the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera) [Distinguished Service Order (Military)], by the President of Singapore S.
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TAURANGA — HMNZS WELLINGTON will be conducting the first ever visit by an Offshore Patrol Vessel to Tauranga this week.
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Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMNZS OTAGO, sailed Tuesday on its inaugural deployment to the South Pacific.
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HMNZS TE MANA has successfully test-fired her Close in Weapons System (CIWS) during exercises in the South China Sea.
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New Zealand Defence Force personnel have put 750 man hours into humanitarian aid and disaster relief tasks in Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, in the past week.
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Over the next two weeks the Royal New Zealand Navy’s ANZAC Frigates TE MANA and TE KAHA will be participating in a Five Powers Defence Arrangements Exercise in the waters of South East Asia.
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AUCKLAND — In front of an audience including their proud families, 67 trainee sailors will graduate from their Basic Common Training at 9.30 am, Friday 6 May 2011, at the Devonport Naval Base.
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Over 2,500 applications for the New Zealand Defence Service Medal (NZDSM) have been received by the New Zealand Defence Force’s Medals Office in the three weeks since applications opened.
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A recent article in Metro magazine makes serious allegations concerning the handling and treatment of people detained in ISAF operations involving the NZSAS.
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The Royal New Zealand Air Force today accepted the first upgraded P-3K2 Orion from the Ministry of Defence during a short ceremony at Air Force Base Whenuapai.
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MARLBOROUGH — The Royal New Zealand Air Force will be taking part in the Omaka Air Show in Blenheim this Easter Weekend, beginning with the twilight display on 22 April and continuing with displays in the air and on the ground during 23-24 April.
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WELLINGTON — One hundred and fifty New Zealand Defence Force personnel will be joined by three American marines on Thursday 21 April, collecting on the streets of Wellington for the annual Poppy Day collection.
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WAIOURU — Major General Tim Keating and Warrant Officer Class One Danny Broughton will be formally welcomed as the new Army senior leadership team at the Army Marae in Waiouru next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 1400 New Zealand Defence Force personnel are now committed to the earthquake response efforts in Christchurch City.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New Zealand Defence Force personnel have been working through the night to help ensure the safety of the people of Christchurch with Air Force, Navy and Army assets deployed throughout the city.
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A military arrival or "ramp" ceremony will be held at Christchurch airport on Wednesday evening when the casket containing Private Kirifi Mila, accompanied by a NZ Army honour guard and escort, will be carried from the aircraft for transport to Burnham military camp, where his unit is based.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A Royal New Air Force Boeing 757 is heading to CHCH tonight from Whenuapai Air Force Base in Auckland carrying 54 Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) staff, 20 x St John, 1 x Customs Plus their kit.
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The New Zealand Defence Force has released the name of the soldier killed in a motor accident in Afghanistan yesterday.
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The New Zealand Defence Force can confirm that soldiers patrolling in north east Bamyan province have been involved in a vehicle accident.
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A family of four drifting at sea for six days in an aluminium dinghy off Kiribati has been rescued by a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Orion crew, working closely with the US Coast Guard.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — The Devonport Naval Base opened its gates to the public for the first time in five years on Saturday and with seven ships open, the public came to visit in their thousands.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The largest collection of the current Army Artist’s works to be shown to the public will be on display at Canterbury Museum from October 8.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Today a contingent of NZ Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will be farewelled at Burnham Military Camp before departing for a six month deployment to Afghanistan.
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AUCKLAND — Vietnam veteran and battle of Long Tan hero Morrie Stanley passed away peacefully yesterday in Auckland.
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The New Zealand Defence Force has named the officer who was killed this morning as Lieutenant (LT) Timothy Andrew O’DONNELL from 2/1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (2/1 RNZIR), based in Burnham.
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STATEMENT FROM CHIEF OF DEFENCE FORCE Overnight, at approximately 12.30 pm New Zealand time, an incident involving a New Zealand Defence Force patrol took place in Bamyan Province, Afghanistan.
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The New Zealand Defence Force is presently informing next of kin that a soldier serving in Afghanistan has been killed in an attack on a New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team patrol in Bamyan province.
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The NZ Army combat shooting team struck gold recently at the world renowned Central Skill at Arms (CENTSAM) military shooting competition.
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The crew of an Air Force Orion aircraft from No 5 Squadron successfully located a yacht after a distress beacon alert was received by the NZ Rescue Coordination Centre (NZRCC).
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Korean War veterans will gather at the National War Memorial in Wellington at 11.00am on Friday 25 June to remember those New Zealand military personnel who lost their lives during the Korean War.
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NORTH SHORE CITY — Lieutenant Alexandra Hansen will become the first woman to command a Royal New Zealand Navy Inshore Patrol Vessel, HMNZS PUKAKI.
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The first contingent of a downsized New Zealand Defence Force commitment will depart for Timor-Leste tomorrow.
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AUCKLAND — The public of the greater Auckland region and Central Business District are advised that the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) will be conducting a military exercise based at RNZAF Base Whenuapai between the 17th and 20th May 2010.
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The crew of an Air Force Orion aircraft found four men marooned on Manuae Island (near Aitutaki) in the Cook Islands after they had been reported missing for five days.
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