Feature Stories

Feature Stories for 2007:

January

Exercise Skytrain
Train Hard, Fight Easy: PDT Meets the Mark
Antarctica: 50th anniversary of Scott Base
Weapons Recovery in Afghanistan

March

Hand held high at opportunity of a lifetime
Lower Hutt woman prepares to deploy to the Solomon Islands
Rotorua man prepares for second overseas deployment
Auckland man earns his wings
Methven man takes to the sky
Student pilot, Hamish Reichardt
Duke of York visit
Southland man to earn his wings
NZDF Sports Awards
Gisborne man to keep the peace in Central Africa

April

Canterbury Sea Trials
Defence Force Four to walk 100 km for Oxfam
NZDF personnel accompany Governor General to Niue
Dunedin man prepares to deploy to Timor Leste
NZ Vets in South Korea - 16 - 25 April
RNZAF at work with Australian Army Blackhawks

May

Anzac Day in Bamyan, Afghanistan
Defence Strategy Publication
Mt Eden man ensures plain sailing for the Navy
Hawkes Bay teen swaps surfboard for ship
Women in Armed Forces Amendment Act Passed
Youth no barrier for Ohope teen
Air Force locates lost tramper
ANZAC Day 2007 – Gallipoli
Scottish village pays tribute to Kiwi Pilot
See inside the NZSAS
NZSAS: Background and FAQs
Tauranga woman helps kiwis call home
Napier man prepares for NZDF Timor Leste assignment
Keeping Air Force rotors spinning in Timor Leste
Waikato Armourer enjoys Timor experience
Tenix hands over Canterbury

June

South Auckland man receives Distinguished Service Decoration
Former Southland soccer rep shows off skills in Dili
The 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Messines
Bravery rewarded at Messines
HMNZS Canterbury Commissioned and Coming Home
Careers Advisors see Defence at first hand
Air Force Fire Crews Assist At Eagle Air Emergency Landing
Fire Fighters Ready For All Contingencies
Taking the lead at LSV Company: LCO Hamish Peeti
Korean War Commemorated
Keeping helicopters burning and turning in Timor Leste

July

NZDF celebrates Victoria Cross Recipient
Simple photo teaches life lesson
Tango Foxtrot in the Sollies
Thrive Tangata
Feature Stories
Passchendaele 90th Anniversary Commemorated
Passchendaele - what's it all about?
Victoria Cross hero status captures imagination
V.C Investiture: Governor General's Address
New Vice Chief of Defence Named
Operation Warpaint
Arriving in the Solomon Islands
Canzex 2007
Air Force the logical choice for Wellington Wings graduate

August

Patrol report from Afghanistan
NZ extends commitment to Korea mission
First of Project Protector Inshore Patrol Vessels Named
First Impressions, Solomon Islands
Palmerston North soldier driving Egyptian roads
Wellington man keeping the peace in South Korea
Canterbury runs in Blood for Combat Specialist
A national hero proclaimed at Te Kaha
PACC V - Army Chiefs meet in Sydney
Bosnia - Mission Complete
Major Cate Linton: Full circle at the LSV Company
A Long Looker's Perspective at Messines
Singaporean Dental team ends successful tour
Four Remembered - WW1
NZDF in the Middle East
Explosive Ordnance Disposal team at work in Bamyan
Tribute for Vietnam Vets launched at Parliament
Wellington remembers Pilot Officer James Stellin
Exercise Suman Protector
Secondary students get a taste of life in the Army
Airman’s Cousin finds Closure in Remains Discovery

September

A coffee drinker’s mission to Timor-Leste
United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs) in Sudan
Education Working Group - Bamyan Province
Postcards from Kuala Lumpur - Lt Emma Gibbs
Postcards from Kuala Lumpur - LWTR Jacquilin Merriman
Postcards from Kuala Lumpur - Able Rate Eruera Shelford
Postcards from Kuala Lumpur - CPOET Roy Wattie
New Zealand Medics, Afghan Style
Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889-1963)
Kiwi soldiers get a taste of home in Afghanistan
Air Force man's poignant link to Passchendaele
NZDF crew saves newborn baby in Timor
Afghanistan: an Army Perspective
Levin woman swaps home comforts for Timor challenge
Bio - Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg

October

Local resident plays at special UK Ceremony
Ceremonies mark 90th Anniversary
Keeping it cool in Afghanistan
Afghanistan service for Palmerston North father and son
Southland soldier to face one of the world's toughest patrolling tests
Upper Hutt Priest enjoying tour of duty in Solomon Islands
Protecting the Pacific all in a days work
First Impressions: the NZPRT in Afghanistan
President Ramos Horta dines with Kiwi troops

November

New Zealand Day
Flambe and Cocktails: requisite skills for Army Soldier
Special Honour for Corporal Apiata VC for NZ
Tactics, Tempo and Troops: The New Commander, Joint Forces NZ
Remembrance Day in Antarctica
Diversity Award presented to NZDF
Iroquois reach 500 hour milestone in Timor Leste
NZ Army Apprentices tested on World stage
Senior Sailors Symposium a Success
LAV lift to School, "cool"
Policing in Afghanistan
An UNMO in the Middle East
Anzacs commemorate Armistice Day in Afghanistan
Solomon Islands - end of tour reflections
Stay Safe: EOD Operations in Southern Lebanon

December

Civilian earns CDF Commendation
Southland man graduates as top cadet
NZDF Personnel observe historic Amphibious Landing Exercise
Commitment to Service earns Commendations
Sailor of the Year 2007
Commitment to Service earns Commendations
Graduation day for Defence staff
NZDF’s Hidden Treasure: the New Zealand National Codification Bureau
Rotorua man earns his wings
Salam Cookies
Explosive Ordnance Disposal in Afghanistan
Gallipoli Youth Award 2008
Ex Airmen enjoy RNZAF Graduation Ceremony

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