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Army News - Issue 548, December 2023
Join our Special Forces in the shadows during night operations, celebrate Soldier of the Year, go behind the scenes during training in Hawaii with U.S. counterparts, witness our newest Recruits march out during a moving graduation, and much more.
Army News - Issue 546, September 2023
In this issue read about the wide range of exercises the Army has been doing lately – from the heat of Fiji to the snow of Tekapo, and everything in between. There’s a story in there about the Battle of Long Tan veteran Willie Walker, how our engineers are polishing their wide range of skills, and much more.
Army News - Issue 545, August 2023
Our soldiers have been on the ground in Australia during a multi-national exercise, we hear from a former officer about his experience in an Afghanistan trauma hospital, we take to the skies for international drone racing, and much
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.
Air Force News - Issue 240, October 2021
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.
Air Force News - Issue 239, September 2021
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.
Air Force News - Issue 238, August 2021
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.
Air Force News - Issue 237, July 2021
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.
Air Force News - Issue 236, June 2021
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.
Air Force News - Issue 235, May 2021
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.