Ray Kareko

With the command team of @NZDefenceForce Army's 1st Brigade in Brisbane to progress Plan Anzac and make Australian & New Zealand soldiers, training and equipment more effective at operating together.

Australian and @NZDefenceForce soldiers working together to maintain fire on the target during the live fire component of Exercise Diamond Run at Shoalwater Bay Training Area.

Great to see our leaders bringing Plan ANZAC to life. Well done sir!! #PlanANZAC #tipofthespear #ONWARD

Warrant-Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers bid farewell to @NZDefenceForce @SMA_NZ Wiremu Moffitt, who had visited the RFMF alongside the Chief of Army. The event saw the importance of partnerships and fostering strong bonds within the rank bracket

Every service member is owed purpose!! Regardless of what you do or what echelon you work at, every soldier under your leadership is owed purpose. How are you getting after it?? ‘We are Ngāti Tūmatauenga” #huntthegoodstuff #evolveorbecomeirrelevant #servantleadership

‘Turning hindsight into foresight’ WO1 M, WODF 4 Senior WO’s from across the NZDF gathered in Wellington for the annual WODF SEL Forum. This was an opportunity to reflect, learn, network, educate, and work on effort areas for the Senior Enlisted to work toward.

@RSMAusArmy @AustralianArmy @covetweet What a powerful learning opportunity for those in the audience, great initiative Kim👍🏽👍🏽

What an absolute privilege to host 5 former @AustralianArmy RSM-As at the Home of the Soldier. Huge thanks to the @covetweet and the team at 1RTB for facilitating some great discussion.

@john_holley Heartfelt condolences to your whanau John. Something no parent should have to endure😢

Haven’t really been here for awhile, but I thought today I should let my Twitter whānau know that we farewell my son today. He was just shy of 30. Love you forever Bud.

LCSM SITREP - On patrol in Burnham with the LCC attending the ground breaking ceremony for the new Maintenance Support Facility. Great to have Min Def in attendance working the new recovery vehicle to get Project ANVIL underway. #projectanvil #RNZALR

Papua New Guinea Defence Force cadets welcoming New Zealand army cadets to Igam Barracks, Lae, Morobe province, PNG. When two warrior cultures meet. The New Zealand Maori and the Papuan Infantry Battalion were feared soldiers against the Germans and the Japanese respectively in World War 2.

LCSM SITREP - Last week senior WO’s from across NZ gathered in Tauranga for the funeral of SMA 3, WO1 Rex Harris, MBE. Even managed to get in some PT. A fitting farewell for our Senior Soldier. #Warrior3

2/2 From traditional Māori welcomes to touring the depths of the Waiouru Military Training Area, the week was full of strengthening ties, collaborating and sharing our precious culture. #NZArmy #Force4NZ

1/2 Tēnā koe e hoa 🇬🇧🇳🇿 Our personnel, alongside Chief of Army MAJGEN John Boswell, recently welcomed Chief of the General Staff, @BritishArmy, GEN Sir Patrick Sanders to Aotearoa NZ. #NZArmy #Force4NZ

In one of my first acts of LCSM, each of the Unit RSM’s and Formation Comd SM were given a copy of the book ‘Belonging’ as a professional development tool to assist them with their unit/formation culture. @OwenEastwood #belonging

LCSM MiD - Congrats to SSGT B (2 CSS Bn) and SSGT S (1 CSR) on being awarded a LCC commendation for their work done on OP PROTECT and OP TIEKE respectively. Ka pai kōrua!! ‘We are Ngāti Tūmatauenga’

@NZAirForce @NZDefenceForce Great to take one for the team sir!!

Base Commander of #BaseOhakea, Group Captain Rob Shearer, takes one for the team and tests our #MilitaryWorkingDog (MWD) capability first-hand. #NZAirForce #Force4NZ

LCSM SITREP - Fireside chat with US SMA and SEL Panel, LANPAC 2023. Great to be amongst likeminded warfighters!! We all have the same issues, its just scale that is different. #LANPAC2023 #fighttonight

@NZLainey He was a good man and NZ Army Officer, and I agree with you, he had such a bright future.

Dan’s parents will travel down from Muriwai, where their house was red stickered following the cyclone. The only thing rescued was Dan’s medals. He had such a bright future within the NZDF. We will always remember him 🌹 #AnzacDay2023

This year I will be attending an Anzac Day Dawn Service in Taranaki. The day after, Mister and I will be at New Plymouth Boys High School where plaques will be unveiled on the memorial gates including one for our young cousin, Dan. Gone eight years and never forgotten. 1/