New zealand Military

[new zealander]

http://www.scoop.co.nz/mason/stories/PO0306/S00046.htm

Nz forces overseas.

[new zealander]

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[KnightOps1]

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Is that a shortened Aug, they are carrying?

[kutter]

Is that a shortened Aug, they are carrying?

Yes it is, in addition to the shortened barrel the foregrip is permanently locked in the down position(for obvious reasons :D ).

[Fargin]

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Weed is bad ....Mkay?

[new zealander]

http://www.airforce.mil.nz/latestinfo/gallery/pictures/PA_95-0075-05.htm

Another pic

[new zealander]

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One of the new lav llls



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A couple of the 105 lavs



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25mm gun

[EvanL]

I didnt know yall kiwis bought our LAVs. Good stuff mate.

[Micke]

Nice pics, man. Cheers.

[REMOV]

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Private Reg Thatcher of Yankee Company guards a helicopter-landing zone in East Timor.
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Private James Stilborn places a 81 mm high explosive round into the mortar and Private Michael Davis keeps it on target, during a 'fire for effect' mission. Exercise 'First Step' gave the Mortar Platoon an opportunity to prepare for the future high intens
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Cracking on the Pace! Corporal Scott McLachlan, left, and Private Dan Miller crack on the pace during the Otago and Southland Regiment's 'Two Peaks Battle Tab 'Inter-Sub Unit Competition, a tough test of fitness and determination that was run in the hill
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Lieutenant Dave Porter makes a new friend. Lt Porter was recently commissioned form the Malone Scheme for officer cadets and is posted to the Hauraki Regiment
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Happy 'enemy soldiers' lie in wait in the Waiouru tussock for 'peacekeeping force' soldiers as Exercise Aupaki nears its climax, an assault on a defended position. Photograph by NICOLA PAYNE
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Sergeant James Flack of Nelson Company accepts the Canterbury Nelson Marlborough West Coast Regiment Skill at Arms Competition Top Soldier Award form the Commanding Officer of the Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Sean Trengrove.
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From the left soldiers from Malaysia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand posing in front of the Burnham Camp sign during Exercise Suman Warrior. Photograph by CAPTAIN PAUL MILNER
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A busy scene from the Combat Services Company operations cell during Exercise Red Eye.
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Town and country! 6th New Zealand Battalion Group armored personnel carriers pass through Suai town, left and on to Suai Beach where they continue to patrol.
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New Zealand Army Lt. Col. Mark Wheeler handles a huge python during a jungle display hosted by the Malaysian Army.
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The Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps detachment: Sergeant Boykett, Major Mitchell, WO1 Wood, Private Wheeler

[new zealander]

Great pics. Thanks

[BiZ]

Is that a shortened Aug, they are carrying?

Yes it is, in addition to the shortened barrel the foregrip is permanently locked in the down position(for obvious reasons :D ).

Designation in Aussi service as the F-88C.

The foregrip is not permanetly locked either.
I remember when it first started to be issued to 3RAR Recon Platoon a few years ago..... the biggest gripe being that the bayonet cannot be fitted...yet it was still ordered to be carried on webbing.... even if you were already carrying your own knife.

[digrar]

They are shorter again than the F88-C steyr.

[new zealander]

New Zealand air force in the solomons.

http://www.defence.gov.au/opanode/images/gallery/010803/JPAU30JUL03GR02013a_lo.jpg


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[new zealander]

NZ Navy in the Gulf of Oman
CPOET James Armstrong
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Able Seaman Hunter on dhow
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Helicopter starting up
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Boarding team and Te Kaha from dhow
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An Air Force Orion of the RNZAF flies over HMNZS TE MANA on patrol on the Gulf of Oman
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The MIO task group in line astern; TE KAHA is 3rd in line
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[new zealander]

More navy photos.

TE KAHA in Antarctica
http://www.navy.mil.nz/images/Ships/Frigates/HMNZS%20TE%20KAHA/Antarctica2.jpg
TE KAHA in Antarctica
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M60D cabin mounted machine gun ready for firing
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Boarding Officer, LT Richard Doig, RNZN with a crew member of recently boarded dhow
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[Vance]

What the hell is the TE KAHA doing in Antarctica?

[Chris O`Crooh]

Hi!!
I`ve got a few questions....
1) What are the labels on the Augies, that are carried by the men wearing blue T-shirts?
2) Is that true, that NZAF has no fighter/attack planes, but only cargo and patrol ones?

[marktigger]

i would sugest its the name/no of the AUGS owner.

Yep the RNZAF has no fighter/attack aircraft its govt couldn't afford to replace them as well as everything else in the defence budget that needed replacing.
Hence the LAV25's etc. The have got 2 second hand 757's recentley that look very smart

[marktigger]

have the RNZAF decided on an Iorquois replacement yet? I know its in the defence white paper are they waiting to see what the Aussies do or are they going to buy independently.

Front runner is probably the Blackhawk

BTW what model Lav25's did they get are they 4's i know the Irish army has taken delivery of 4's. what is the brekdown is it all LAV25's or are there coyotes an bisons in the buy as well?

[new zealander]

The NZLAV is the New Zealand version of the Canadian LAVIII. It is replacing the NZ Army's M113 armoured personnel carrier (APC) and the Scorpion armoured vehicle.

The new Boeing 757-200.

http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about/aircraft/images/boeing757.jpg

UH-1H Iroquois Replacement

It is anticipated that an initial approach to industry will be made in the second half of 2003. To find the right helicopter for new zealand they haven't said what helicopter they are interested in.

[new zealander]

Air Force in the solomons.
Line up of all four Iroquois shutting down after returning front sortie
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Crew of the 3 Sqn Iroquois Flt Lt Rachel James (right) and Fg Off Will Neill flying over jungle and mountins.
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