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The former Minister of Defence has admitted he "completely forgot" about a report which stated civilian casualties were possible during Operation Burnham.
The Burnham Inquiry, led by Sir Terence Arnold and Sir Geoffrey Palmer, has found a child was killed during the operation in Afghanistan and at least seven men also died - three of whom have been identified as insurgents.
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Read more: Operation Burnham: Former Minister Wayne Mapp 'forgot' about civilian casualties
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/07/operation-burnham-former-minister-wayne-mapp-forgot-about-civilian-casualties.html
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Defence Minister Ron Mark has fleshed out more details from the Defence Capability Plan. These include the government’s approval of spending $56.8m on the Operational and Regulatory Aviation Compliance project from within internal departmental depreciation funding.
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- Article: https://pointofordernz.wordpress.com/2019/06/12/theres-much-more-to-the-govts-defence-capability-plan-than-the-1bn-purchase-of-c-130j-hercules/
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An older article... Also Where it says only "The only other users are the Egyptian and Polish navies." have the SH2G Seasprites... is technically now wrong as considering we sold our old SeaSprites to Peru. So current users are;
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- New Zealand
- Poland
- Peru
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A statement from Air Marshal Kevin Short: I would like to acknowledge the work of the Inquiry team headed by Sir Terence Arnold and the Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer — and I welcome the Inquiry’s Report.
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Read more: Report of the inquiry into Operation Burnham released
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/report-of-the-inquiry-into-operation-burnham-released-d8ad9e203f51
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A long-awaited inquiry into the conduct of New Zealand SAS troops in Afghanistan has found Defence Force chiefs and one defence minister deflected and failed to disclose the truth regarding civilian casualties during a 2010 raid on a village.
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Read more: Defence misled public over NZ Afghan raid
- Article: https://www.wellingtontimes.com.au/story/6858457/defence-misled-public-over-nz-afghan-raid/
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The New Zealand Defence Force will exercise key capabilities used in maritime surveillance and disaster responses while enhancing its interoperability with other nations during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in August.
The Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic vessel HMNZS Manawanui with 66 crew on board left Devonport Naval Base today to participate in the world’s largest international maritime exercise from 17–31 August.
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Read more: HMNZS Manawanui heads to Rim of the Pacific exercise.
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/hmnzs-manawanui-heads-to-rim-of-the-pacific-exercise-around-hawaii-7c55d05daae7
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Two weeks ago, Captain Simon Rooke was undergoing brain surgery.
On Wednesday, he officially took command of the Royal New Zealand Navy’s largest ever ship, the brand new HMNZS Aotearoa, during a commissioning ceremony at Devonport Naval base in Auckland.
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Read more: HMNZS Aotearoa: Largest ever Navy ship commissioned in emotional ceremony
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300069102/hmnzs-aotearoa-largest-ever-navy-ship-commissioned-in-emotional-ceremony
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Councillors have recommended approving a charter which formalizes a relationship between New Plymouth and the new Royal New Zealand Navy vessel, HMNZS Aotearoa.
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Read more: Councillors recommend adopting charter for new Navy vessel
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300068129/councillors-recommend-adopting-charter-for-new-navy-vessel
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New Zealand’s public military websites appear to be down on Tuesday evening.
The New Zealand Defence Force websites, including its Army, Navy and Air Force websites, were not loading from 5pm on Tuesday.
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Read more: New Zealand Defence Force websites appear to be down
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122278232/new-zealand-defence-force-websites-appear-to-be-down
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Wonders if they were hacked from China because of we suspended our extradition treaty with China...
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