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Feature Stories

Below is a collection of articles about everyday Air Force men and women. From communications specialists serving overseas to recent pilot graduates at Ohakea Air Force Base, these are their stories.

Feature Stories for 2012:

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January: New Year Honours awarded to five NZDF personnel; The NZ Joint Amphibious Task Force; Giant Antonov freighter delivers new helicopters; Air Force Officer reports back from the Middle East

February: The Air Force at GEON Art Deco weekend

March: Air Drop Exercise hits its target

April: Air Force on display at Warbirds Air Show; Kiwi Blue’s Parachute display; Air Force cycle team race to Parliament on Saturday morning

May: National Gliding Course - New Zealand Cadet Forces; On Deployment to Sinai

June: Rare Kiwi Flight; NZDF Off To RIMPAC In Force

July: Exercise MAPLE FLAG; B757 Wows the Crowds at RAF Show; P3K at RIMPAC; Air Force supports humanitarian mission to Samoa

August: Upgraded Orion Transition Course Starts Flying

September: Joint Endeavours Ensures Successful Retrieval

October: Air Force Welcomes Next Two NH90 Helicopters; Air Force sets up camp at Kerikeri

December: Breastfeeding in Combat Boots; New Year Honours awarded to five NZDF personnel

Archived Feature Stories:

Air Load Master C130 Conversion Course. Student: CPL Reece Fenton