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It’s no longer just about a “third OPV”. The Defence Capability Plan 2019 has set in motion the journey towards a dedicated Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel (SOPV), built to commercial specifications and designed for longer deployments in an ocean we’re still learning about. Crossing the 60-degree South parallel each year has been a dedicated routine for the hard-working Offshore Patrol Vessels HMNZ Ships WELLINGTON and OTAGO.
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Read more: Southern Ocean Patrol Vessel
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It’s starting to feel real for Captain Simon Rooke, Commanding Officer designate of Maritime Sustainability Capability (MSC) vessel AOTEAROA, which is nearing completion in South Korea.
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Read more: AOTEAROA - The final stretch home
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As coronavirus cases spike in Korea, the NZ Defence Force is flying some personnel and their families based in the country home.
More staffers, now aboard the Navy's newest ship as it undergoes sea trials, will set sail for New Zealand when the testing finishes on Thursday, a NZ Defence Force (NZDF) spokeswoman said.
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Read more: NZ military staff brought home from Korea as coronavirus cases spike
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/120009023/nz-military-staff-brought-home-from-korea-as-coronavirus-cases-spike
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The Leander-class HMNZS Waikato joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1966. It was the first New Zealand warship designed to embark a helicopter. However, the flight deck was designed for the small to light utility helicopters; like the Westland Wasp Lynx, and SeaSprite. The Ship had a colourful service history.
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Read more: HMNZS Waikato and the Sea King Emergency
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US-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) has released an analysis of the US Navy’s planned surface force structure, providing invaluable insights into the future direction, acquisition and planning of the Royal Australian Navy’s own surface combatants.
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Read more: US think tank highlights need to restructure allied surface forces
- Article: https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/maritime-antisub/5654-us-think-tank-highlights-need-to-restructure-allied-surface-forces
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OPINION: The US army has a sacred rule: leave no man, or woman, behind.
The principle of taking care of each other - no matter the cost - is deeply embedded in the military.
Jawed Yousufi was left behind.
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Read more: Government's 'terrible betrayal' of stranded Afghan interpreter
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/119726574/governments-terrible-betrayal-of-stranded-afghan-interpreter
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When Lower Hutt man Andrew Wickham joined the New Zealand Army in 1990 his recruiter didn’t tell him he would spend a good part of the next 30 years posted to some of the most unforgiving places in the world in testing conditions.
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Read more: Lower Hutt soldier thriving on challenges at Taji complex in Iraq
- Article: https://medium.com/@nzdefenceforce/lower-hutt-soldier-thriving-on-challenges-at-taji-complex-in-iraq-b702a90915fa
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WATCH || HMNZS Manawanui looking good from all angles. Check out this 360 view taken from a Seasprite helicopter. Cleared for departure ✅ HMNZS Manawanui heads to sea for the first time since her commissioning in June last year, as part of her Sea Acceptance Readiness Checks. It all builds towards Operation Readiness for our Navy's newest fleet member. HMNZS Manawanui
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Read more: HMNZS Manawanui Sea Acceptance Readiness Checks
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