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Mother of two juggles NZSAS Regiment and family life
For close to 70 years, the New Zealand Special Air Service (NZSAS) Regiment has been one of the New Zealand Defence Force’s most effective, high-readiness military options.
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A postpartum pathway to promotion for new Army mum
Leading a shift, providing advice and support, commanding incidents during a multi-agency response and acting as a Rural Fire Officer are just a few of the responsibilities of our Senior Station Officers within the NZ Army Emergency Responder trade.
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Hawera soldier honours 'Fighting McCooks' legacy at Gallipoli commemorations
Taranaki’s Blane McCook says this year’s Anzac Day was a special one for him as he was able to stand where his family members fought and were wounded on the Gallipoli Peninsula.
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Aerospace experiment conducted in NZ
A recent Aerospace-facilitated experiment conducted in New Zealand aims to increase understanding of the effects of severe weather on high-frequency communication systems and improve the design and development of future satellite communications systems.
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A fiery Five Eyes relationship is sparked
A chance conversation in Antarctica between a couple of firefighters more than a year ago has led to the United States Air Force Air National Guard arriving in New Zealand for a two-week firefighting exercise.
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Whanganui man chooses variety in career with RNZAF
Whanganui’s Benjamin Conder has always loved aircraft and flying and as his Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) training course proved, was perhaps a bit too strong and fit for a desk job.
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Vital preparation for our Army Emergency Responders
Exercise Falcon, recently completed in Waiouru by our Emergency Responders from 3rd Field and Emergency Response Squadron, practised rural firefighting tactics and techniques that would simulate field fires both domestically, and on operations overseas.
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Auckland aviator awestruck by Antarctica as RNZAF continues aerial support to ice
The Antarctic conditions can be bearable at the height of the summer season, but when Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Flight Lieutenant Carter Bland arrived on a supply flight in the dying days of winter the -40°C temperature was excruciating.
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Non-stop daylight for Northland firefighter in Antarctica
New Zealand Army Sapper Nathan Laurie, from Kerikeri, has just returned from his first summer season in Antarctica, working as an emergency responder at the Antarctic Fire Department at McMurdo Station, the American base near New Zealand’s Scott Base.
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Military nurses mark 110th anniversary at Hawke’s Bay hospital Anzac Day service
The 110th anniversary of the formation of the New Zealand Defence Force’s Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC) was celebrated at the annual Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital Anzac Day service.