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January
Air Force to Hit the Mark on Exercise Skytrain
Barbeque on the Ice
Honing their skills – Exercise Skytrain.
Three - Nil for NZ Defence Touch Rugby Team
Warriors@Wigram set to wow Christchurch.
February
Defence to send specialist force to Lebanon
Defence One-Day Cricket Match
Battlelines drawn as Territorial Force takes to the hills
Australian PM to lay wreath
Goff Parachute Jump - Friday
Defence Battlefield clearance team get to work in Lebanon
End of an Era for Defence House
Gisborne man to keep the peace in Africa
March
F-111’s set to light up Whenuapai
NZ Defence Touch Team aim for gold
Kiwi soldiers embark on final Solomons training exercise
Kiwis Committed to Afghanistan
Duke of York to visit NZDF bases
Third place for NZDF Touch Team
War hero recognised at last
Defence Force Parades at Cenotaph Re-dedication
New Zealand increases deployment to Timor-Leste
Defence Force increases presence in Timor Leste
More troops bound for Solomon Islands
Energy Efficient Defence House opened by PM
Air Force 70th Commemorations off to a Flying Start
Air Force completes successful Pacific Surveillance
April
NZDF contingent assisting Solomon Islands aid effort
Revised arrival time for return of NZ troops to Christchurch
More Defence Personnel to Help Solomon Aids Effort
Kiwi troops prepare for Afghanistan deployment
Memorial to brave New Zealand tunnellers unveiled
NZDF sends third Solomons aid flight
Successful NZDF Aircraft loading team returns from Solomon Islands
New Air Force recruits march out
Dunedin man prepares to deploy to Timor Leste
Napier man prepares for NZDF Timor Leste assignment
Anzac Commemorations for Wellington
Anzac Day remembered in NZ and around the world
First Air Force helicopter departs for Timor Leste
May
Air Force Iroquois works with Australian Army Blackhawks
Air Force welcomes C-130 self protection upgrade
Cabinet approves Hercules self protection project
Air Force supports assault on South Taranaki
Air Force touch rugby team to challenge East Coast Schools
Air Force assists in search for Swiss Tramper
Missing Swiss tramper sighted by Air Force helicopter
Air Force Chopper joins search for missing tramper
Poppy Day raises $75,000
Bombs away over Kaipara
Air Force to participate in Canadian Exercise
Air Force Orion helps rescue sailors north of Samoa
New Medal for Defence Force
Kiwi troops deploying to Timor-Leste
Philippines President to lay Wreath
Air Force helicopter evacuates Australian soldier in Timor
RNZAF helicopters to participate in Christchurch exercise
June
NZDF recognises international day of UN peacekeepers in Timor-Leste
Air Force joins search for missing hunter
Medal ceremony for Solomons Contingent
Defence Careers on Show
NZ Air Force host Australian Crews
Future Air Force Leaders March Out
Defence Helicopters to bring up 150 flying hours in Timor Leste
American Aircraft to make flying visit to New Zealand
Air Force Announces a New Trade
July
Keeping helicopters burning and turning in Timor Leste
North Island teens take on Air Force Challenge
Ohakea hosts Air Force Challenge
Air Force joins Maritime Warfare Exercise off Australia
NZ Defence Force Remembers Passchendaele
Air Force recruits brave cold on first deployment
Kiwi troops deploying to Timor-Leste and Solomon Islands
International Air Cadets prepare for Kiwi experience
Air Force Helicopters to inspire Turbos to victory
NZ Air Force Prepares to Host Australian Air Power
Kiwi Troops Return to Winter Shock
Election success the highlight of Timor-Leste deployment
New Air Force Pilots graduate
Air Force the logical choice for Wellington Wings graduate
August
Wellington to Boom to Air Force Band sound
Runway walk for Arthritis sufferer
Air Force Pilots take on Southern Mountains
Australia hosts RNZAF for Tropical Flying Exercise
Air Force Graduates Celebrated with Orion Flypast
Navy Seasprite helicopter to visit Invercargill
Servicemen and Women from the Navy, Army and Air Force clash on the Courts
Defence acknowledged for support of diversity
Maori Cultural Group to Perform at Tattoo
September
Air Force operates at low level
Operation Warpaint - 1st Prize to Dunedin Student
NZDF Maori cultural group impresses in Malaysia
Air Force dropping in on central North Island schools
RNZAF Skyhawks to move from Woodbourne hangar
Rugby team from the Chinese Army to visit Auckland
Christmas Parcels for Kiwi Troops
Pilot's personal link to Passchendaele ceremony
Defence helicopter delivers books to Timorese children
Ceremony to honour Lord Bernard Freyberg
Levin woman swaps home comforts for Timor challenge
New Zealand Defence Force saves newborn baby in Timor-Leste
October
Ceremony in Belgium to remember Passchendaele
New Zealand Defence Force honours great military commander
New Commander Joint Forces New Zealand announced
New Zealand's newest VC honours famous VC
Palmerston North woman takes on Timor challenge
Kiwis gather to remember Passchendaele
Cold summer beckons for defence personnel in Antarctica
Explosive curtain raiser for All Golds league match
Rugby team plays for the fallen
Air Force Orion saves Tongan fishermen
Passchendaele's fallen to be commemorated
Second RNZAF Hercules heads for upgrade in Canada
NZ Veterans remember Passchendaele
NZ Defence Force joins Kiwis at Menin Gate
Kiwi troops depart for tour in Afghanistan
Ice repairs test Air Force personnel
Protecting the Pacific all in a days work
Big weapons find caps successful Afghanistan mission
Keeping Helicopters burning and turning at Ohakea
Air Force Orion joins search south west of Tonga
Kiwi troops return from Afghanistan
Kiwi helicopter detachment departs for Christmas in Timor-Leste
Press Conference for Afghanistan Incident
Air Force helicopter replacement announced
Update on injured soldiers
November
Update on condition of NZDF troops injured in Afghanistan
Movember spreads across face of Defence
Remembrance Sunday service honours military personnel
Armistice Day vigil by military personnel
State Welcome for President of Uruguay
Cape Reinga to Bluff for Movember
No day ever the same for Air Force Maritime Squadron
Whenuapai to Ohakea Charity Relay
Movember Mo-Off for Defence
NZ troops rescue assault victim in Solomon Islands
State welcome for Samoan head of state
Air Force aid flight Oro bound
Close shave for Defence Movember contest
December
Statement regarding theft of medals
NZ Troops depart for tour in Timor Leste
Opportunity to interview deployed troops at Christmas
Commander Joint Forces NZ in talks with Pacific Nations
NZDF Helicopter evacuates stab victim
Out in Force for Pack the Bus Appeal
Air Force performs another aero-medical evacuation for a baby
Skyhawks make way for RNZAF C-130 Hercules
Palmerston man earns his wings
Media Briefing from Commander Joint Forces New Zealand
Court of Inquiry into loss of RHIB from HMNZS Canterbury
Solomon / Carkeek Family Statement re HMNZS CANTERBURY Court of Inquiry
Statement from Chief of Navy Rear Admiral David Ledson Regarding Release of Court of Inquiry into Loss of RHIB from HMNZS CANTERBURY
CDF and SEC DEF Support Review
September
Air Force helicopters to boost security efforts in Timor

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