New Zealand Defence Force activity summary Feb 2022
New Zealand Defence Public Affairs has produced a report to summarise the key activities that the New Zealand Defence Force
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Aotearoa sails from tropics to Antarctica
Fresh from her deployment to Tonga where she provided essential aid supplies, refuelling services and water generation, HMNZS Aotearoa has
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New Zealand Defence Force monthly update – January 2022
New Zealand’s Defence Public Affairs have produced a report to summarise key activities that the New Zealand Defence Force have
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Coordination crucial for Tonga mission
Headquarters Joint Operations Command (HQJOC) has establish a new cell to coordinate the international effort to assist with the response
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New Zealand’s Afghan range clearance (almost) finished
Additional clearance of five firing ranges used by the New Zealand Defence Force in the Bamyan province in Afghanistan has
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Relief flights arrive in Tonga
A Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III has delivered urgently needed relief to Tonga following a volcanic eruption and
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Anzac spirit on show in Solomon Islands
The Anzac spirit was well and truly on show during a casualty evacuation exercise in the Solomon Islands recently. CAPTION:
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CDF Commendation for NZDF Op Bushfire Assist contingent
The compassion, bravery and knowledge of New Zealand Defence Force personnel who deployed in support of bushfire relief efforts in
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Small boat crews find a dock at sea
The waters off the east coast of Malaysia in mid-October were abuzz with small boats from the Royal Australian Navy,
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New Zealand ships to join Royal Navy carrier strike group
RNZDF will participate in an exercises in SE Asia and interact with the UK’s Carrier Strike Group on engagement activities in the region.
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Evacuation of Kabul – most successful night yet
Another 650 people were evacuated from Kabul by Australian and New Zealand aircraft overnight – our best night yet in a desperate mission.
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New Zealand launches Kabul evacuations deployment
An RNZAF C-130 departed Auckland this morning to assist with international efforts to evacuate foreign nationals from Kabul.
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Kiwis meet the locals at RAAF Base Amberley
Walking to work at an Air Force Base while staring down the resident kangaroos was a new experience for Royal New
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Calling for bombs via comms
“Blackbird: good hit, good hit!” CAPTION: Australian Army Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and New Zealand Army personnel confirm target coordinates
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RNZAF flies medivac from Antarctica
A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules has carried out a medical evacuation of a patient from McMurdo Station in Antarctica.
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Three Kiwi soldiers recognised for actions after deadly Taji rocket attack
Three New Zealand Army personnel have been recognised for their courageous actions in a rocket attack on the Taji Military
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Last resting place of NZ infantry captain identified after 103 years
A 103-year-old mystery of an unknown New Zealand Army captain buried in a cemetery in Belgium has been solved.
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NZDF pulls down flag for last time on 20-year deployment
All New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan are home, having lowered the flag on NZDF’s 20-year deployment to the country.
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Royal NZ Navy rescues lost buoy
HMNZS Aotearoa retrieved a Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami buoy southeast of Tonga that’d been drifting since December.
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Tim Tams cap off exercise with NZ ship
The crew of HMAS Hobart used a replenishment-at-sea exercise to pass gifts to the crew of the Royal New Zealand
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