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STORY📰 Joined our Navy - and still in school. 17-year-old Tim Avery is relishing the comradeship and commitment the Navy Reserves has offered since attesting in June. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/omto-avery #NZNavy

Ka rawe Paulette! We couldn't be prouder.

The honoured 💪🇳🇿 See the mana and aroha encompassing our team as they perform ‘Ngā Mātātoa – Unconquered’, the NZDF Invictus haka, to honour and show immeasurable respect to their teammates. #Force4NZ #IG23 @InvictusGamesDE

NEWS📢 A team of divers and support personnel from #HMNZSMatataua recently conducted an extensive hull search on two ships at the Port of Tauranga following intelligence reports they may have been transporting narcotics to Europe from South America. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/underwater-dru…

Tino pai Jack! You've made us all proud.

WATCH🎬 Join Ordinary Hydrographic Systems Operator (OHSO) Cole Bullot for a day onboard USS Miguel Keith during @TalismanSabre. #HMNZSMatataua’s mine clearance team were recently deployed to the ship to assist with finding and identifying mines in Australian waters. #NZNavy

In February, #HMNZSTeMana assisted with the rescue of a solo yachtsman near Great Barrier Island. Our personnel have been awarded the Defence Meritorious Service Medal and Chief of Defence Force Commendations for their part in the rescue. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/great-barrier-… #NZNavy

📍Caves Hut, Leatham Valley Watch as the rotors on one of our Seasprite helicopters stir up a mist and create a rainbow, while our aircrew readies to land during a helicopter familiarisation exercise with Land Search and Rescue New Zealand 🌈🌈 #NZNavy #Force4NZ

#HMNZSAotearoa has departed NZ to participate in the FPDA Exercise Bersama Lima in Malaysia, alongside #HMNZSTeMana. The aim of the exercise is to practise maritime-based warfare, naval, airborne and amphibious operations and more. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/bersama-lima #NZNavy

READ 📖 The August issue of Navy Today is out now! Read about the beginning of HMNZS Te Mana’s five-month-long deployment, a Commander’s US Naval War College journey, our Logistics teams supporting a recent visit to Samoa and so much more. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/navy-today #NZNavy

Fair winds and good luck to our 17 Navy personnel competing in the @NZDefenceForce Defence Blacks team 👏🏉 #NZNavy #Force4NZ

Go behind the scenes on #HMNZSTeMana as the ship and crew headed to Australia on the first leg of the ship’s five-month deployment. Read more ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/te-mana-deploy… #NZNavy

Watch more from Jack’s story ➡️ youtu.be/XK9l0YzjEzI

Heart transplant at 25❤️‍🩹At 5am on a Sunday in 2021, Leading Physical Training Instructor Jack Church got a phone call that would save his life – there was a heart waiting for him. Jack is now set to compete at @InvictusGamesDE next month. #NZNavy #IG23 nzdf.mil.nz/jack-church-in…

STORY📰 Four of our sailors are supporting operations in the Middle East, as a part of the Combined Maritime Forces, CTF 150. They played in role in more than 22 tonnes (estimated $NZ495m) of illicit drugs being seized and destroyed. ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/middle-east-dr… #NZNavy

When our ships travel to other ports, it’s the job of the ‘pusser’ to ensure the ship has what it needs to sustain and carry out its deployment. A six-person Logistics Detachment was sent to Samoa recently, ahead of the arrival of #HMNZSTaupo. ➡️nzdf.mil.nz/prepare-the-gr… #NZNavy

WATCH🎬 “20 seconds could save someones life, and make their life a bit more bearable.” Through his battle with depression, David's journey has lead him to represent NZ at @InvictusGamesDE. Hear his story of survival and hope ⬇️ #Force4NZ #NZNavy #IG23 youtu.be/uqHlTOW2_9k

Next stop Sydney 🦘👋 #HMNZSTeMana sails out of the Waitematā Harbour this morning at the beginning of a lengthy deployment. For the next five months, the ship and its 178 crew will be engaged in a series of port visits and exercises. #NZNavy