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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.
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.
The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Aide Memoire, was compiled following NZDF responses to three significant domestic disaster events. The booklet captured best practices at the time through lessons learned emerging from the events.
Key acquisition and procurement responsibilities within Defence
This document highlights the acquisition and procurement responsibilities across Defence (MoD and NZDF)
The Navy Journal encourages careful thought and debate amongst Navy personnel and other geopolitical and maritime thinkers about the future of the New Zealand and Asia Pacific naval and maritime environments and operations.
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.
In this issue read about developments in night vision equipment, our recent firepower demonstration, the Leonard Manning Memorial pistol shoot, and much more.
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.
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.
In this issue read about our Canterbury floods effort, celebrate our first general list female Brigadier, learn how work in the Managed Isolation Facilities is going, and go behind the scenes during our recent training in Tekapo and Waiouru.
