Royal NZ Air Force

Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa | Royal New Zealand Air Force

Hei Mana mō Aotearoa | A Force for New Zealand

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STORY📰 Two #NZAirForce NH90 helicopters recently flew in formation along the peaks of the Southern Alps in support of a New Zealand Special Forces exercise, Silver Dagger. Read the full story⬇

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NEWS📢An #NZAirForce P-8A Poseidon crew has found three Fijian fishers nine days after they were reported missing aboard their 8.5-metre wooden fishing boat.

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NEWS📢 A @NZAirForce C-130H(NZ) Hercules has delivered 8000 textbooks to Fiji’s Ministry of Education, destined for remote schools with no access to computers or the internet.

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New dog facility open🐾 Our Military Working Dogs in the new dog section at #BaseOhakea now have a permanent new home.

The new facility includes an outdoor play area, kennels, and even a therapy pool for the dogs.

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STORY📰 Training Instructor, CPL Trent Norman has recently returned from a deployment in the Middle East.

CPL Norman was deployed to an operational base for three months where he ran training classes and rehabilitation for Kiwi personnel.

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STORY📰 No.3 Squadron has delivered more than four tonnes of pest traps into the lower North Island’s Ruahine Range, the largest one-day back country delivery of traps in New Zealand conservation history.

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Podium finish🥉LAC Bailey Jeffery has represented New Zealand at the International Taekwon-Do Federation World Championships.

He has made us all proud by winning a bronze medal for Individual Male Special Technique.

Congratulations Bailey! 👏

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A second medal for Stacey. An inspiration 👏

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SILVER🥈Tu meke F/S Stacey Adam for her phenomenal achievement at @InvictusGamesDE!

Stacey won a silver medal in Women's rowing. This marks Stacey’s second silver medal win, and our NZ teams third of the games.

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The honoured 💪🇳🇿 See the mana and aroha encompassing our team as they perform ‘Ngā Mātātoa – Unconquered’, the NZDF Invictus haka, to honour and show immeasurable respect to their teammates.

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Tino pai Stacey! What an achievement.

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SILVER🥈Ngā mihi nui ki a koe F/S Stacey Adam for her exceptional achievement at @InvictusGamesDE!

Stacey won a silver medal in Women's discus. Our second silver medal of the games.

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READ 📖 The latest Air Force News is in, & it’s a goodie. Meet our new Chief, see our Security Force’s trainees rough it on training, catch our Hercules & Poseidon successes in the Pacific, and read about our impact at a major international exercise.

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Not a sight you see every day! ✈️ NZ4203, our trusted P-3K2 Orion, which retired from active service in 2021, is on a 455-kilometre journey to its new home at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch.

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In Marlborough, eleven trainees undergo Exercise Ruru, a crucial phase of Security Forces training. They learn field skills, patrolling, combat, and more to protect air bases during high-threat missions at home and abroad.

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NEWS📢 Our P-8A Poseidon has been involved in a multinational fisheries surveillance operation.

The crew flew for just over 44 hours, covering around 1.8 million square kilometres of ocean as part of Operation Island Chief.

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NEWS 📢 Air Commodore Darryn Webb, MNZM (picrured right), will take command of our Air Force following the appointment of Air Vice-Marshal Andrew Clark (pictured left) to the role of Director-General Government Communications Security Bureau.

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Filling the fisheries gap ✅ With the retirement of the P-3K2 Orion, the gap in fisheries patrols was covered by No. 42 SQN until the P-8A crews were fully trained and ready to complete all tasks.

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Last week we celebrated the graduation of 38 aviators from the 23/02 Recruit Course at Base Woodbourne.

Congratulations to our newest aviators!

📸 NZDF Photographer Petty Officer Chris Weissenborn

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A complete set ✈️ #BaseOhakea had the rare opportunity to line all four P-8A Poseidons on the apron today, providing the perfect opportunity to capture the whole fleet.

📸 NZDF Photographer Corporal Maddy Butcher

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