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Navy Today - Issue 257, August 2021
In this issue we showcase the great work of HMNZS Wellington and her crew, on a mission to Tokelau and the Cook Islands to deliver vaccines. We detail a new way for our experienced sailors to commission as officers, and meet a Waikato nurse who’s getting taste of military life as a naval reservist. Our NZDF Maori Cultural Advisor, Lieutenant Jack Rudolph, talks about Navy life in the eighties, and we have a one-on-one with our Defence Attaché in Washington DC.
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Navy Today - Issue 256, July 2021
Going Under! Our divers are the poster team for our July edition of Navy Today, as they refine their techniques with stealthy rebreather equipment in a secluded bay in the far North. We meet HMNZS Manawanui’s new Commanding Officer, and find out what it takes to become qualified as a ship’s diver. A Devonport local writes an article about the excitement of watching a Navy graduation through the fence, and we profile some of our newest qualified officers. Navy historian Gerry Wright talks about Navy life in the fifties, as we progress towards our 80th anniversary this year.
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Navy Today - Issue 255, June 2021
This June edition shows Navy re-introducing Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus diving into its capability. We travel to Marlborough to watch the Seasprites learning to fly in mountains, and our hydrographers working with the NZ Police on body recovery exercises. HMNZS Matataua get into community work in Whakatane, while HMNZS Aotearoa visits Wellington. We celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Navy Museum and publish the historical accounts of Ken Searle, Fleet Air Arm, who arrived in England just too late for the war.
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Navy Today - Issue 254, May 2021
In our May issue we showcase HMNZS Aotearoa’s ceremonial homeport visit to New Plymouth, and welcome local war veteran Trevor Watson on board for a personal tour. The Navy marae celebrates 21 years, while HMNZS Te Mana’s team struggle with COVID-19 in Canada. Our musicians take part in a history-making concert alongside Kiwi band Six60 at Eden Park, and we learn that real sailors do real sailing in our fleet of yachts. Finally, we outline the history of the ‘working’ Navy uniform, from Action Work Dress to General Work Dress – including the infamous ‘kaydees’!
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Navy Today - Issue 253, April 2021
Read the latest on HMNZS Te Mana’s progress as she transitions from building site to warship during her upgrade in Canada. HMNZS Aotearoa, fresh from training with the Australians, goes out of its way to scoop up a wayward wave buoy that had decided to embark on an unscheduled voyage of its own. We cover the latest Raoul Island mission with HMNZS Canterbury, meet some of our mana wāhine as part of International Women’s Day, and showcase fourth-generation Navy siblings Anelies and Matt, who work in HMNZS Manawanui.
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Navy Today - Issue 252, March 2021
In our March edition of Navy Today, follow HMNZSAotearoa for her first Replenishment at Sea. Read about our mana wahine being the first in our Navy to wear a moko kauae. Meet World War 2 veteran Laurie Carr, HMNZS Gambia & more.
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Navy Today - Issue 251, February 2021
In our first edition of 2021, see how we commemorated Waitangi Day at both ends of the country, meet two Rotorua brothers creating a Navy legacy for their wider family, find out what it takes to be a Navy doctor on the COVID front line and more.
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Army News - Issue 526, September 2021
In this issue read about the New Zealand Army's effort to evacuate Kabul, the trial of cutting edge technology to improve driver safety, the coveted Lone Pine Competition and much more.
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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.
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