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OUR MISSION
To carry out military air operations to advance New
Zealand’s security interests, with professionalism,
integrity and teamwork.
OUR VISION
We will be an Air Force that is the best in all we do.
He Tauarangi matou ko te pai rawa atu i to matou
mahi katoa.
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Zealand Air Force established for the information,
education and enjoyment of its personnel and
other people interested in RNZAF and associated
matters.
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TACTICAL
BATTLEFIELD
No.3 Squadron
undertook their
biggest tactical field
exercise, Steel Talon,
before Christmas.
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WELCOME TO 2008!
DCAF plots the year ahead
COMMENDATIONS
CAF Unit & Defence House
NEW AIRWAYS CONTRACT
A critical review
RECRUIT A FRIEND
Shoulder tapping time!
NEW YEAR HONOURS
Familiar faces
TOP INSTRUCTOR BOWS OUT
Time for a rest
EX STEEL TALON
Tactical battlefield
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EX STEEL TA LO N
A TACTICAL
BATTLEFIELD
SIR EDMUND
HILLARY
HONOURED
BLUE SKIES
THE GREAT O/E NEW YEAR
SURVIVING HONOURS 08
TRAUMA
FAMILIAR FACES
THREE SER VICES AS ONE FORCE, BEING T HE BEST IN EVERY T HING WE DO
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Sir Edmund Hillary’s
send off and his
long-standing
relationship with
No.5 Squadron.
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THE RED
CHECKERS
Our aerobatic
team has a busy
2008 season.
SIR EDMUND HILLARY
His Air Force connection
HIDDEN TREASURE
Codification Bureau
RED CHECKERS SEASON
2008 aerobatics
RECRUIT TRAINING
Stepping up
IOTC GRADUATION
Special occasion
CHARITY RUN
Make-a-wish come true
THE GREAT OE
Surviving trauma
FEBRUARY 2008 COVER
The Air Force’s aerobatics team, the Red Checkers,
were photograhed in action at the ATC’s annual flying
school by Aviation photographer Gavin Conroy.
See our centre pages (23-28) for more images of the
Red Checkers in action.
PHOTO Checker in action. Courtesy of Mr Conroy, Classic Aircraft Photography.
CouRtESy of MR GAvIn ConRoy
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Welcome to
2008!
IN FACT BY THE TIME YOU OPEN THIS
EDITION AND READ THIS ARTICLE WE’LL
WELL AND TRULY BE INTO THE YEAR.
Hopefully everybody was able to follow CAF’s
advice contained in his Christmas message
to enjoy a well-earned relaxing holiday, but with
a few BBQ cards passed out at the obligatory
gatherings around the country.
No doubt 2008 will bring with it the usual
number of personal and professional challenges,
not the least of which are those associated with
the acquisition and in some cases introduction
to service of our new and upgraded aircraft. Of
course hand-in-hand with this will be the ongoing
demands connected to the current operational
tempo. With the certainty of these challenges it
is timely to remind everybody of the importance
of a good work-life balance.
While we cannot ignore the fact that the year will
require a not insignificant commitment from us
all, we equally cannot ignore the need to ensure
there is time for our families and other life
interests. As the adage goes, we should work to
live, not live to work. When it comes to workload,
often we are our own worst enemies in that we
are reluctant to say no to a task. Credible though
this may be we need to make sure that we are
not unnecessarily overloaded, and in doing so
we may have to accept that some tasks will not
be completed. On occasion we may have to have
the courage to say no.
In his Christmas message, AVM Lintott alluded
to a concerted effort this year into ensuring
our people are treated the way they want to
be treated, and that leadership is the crux in
accomplishing this. I am looking forward to
playing my part in those endeavours.
firSt Word
After spending the past few years in non-Air Force
positions, it’s great to be back in an Air Force
appointment, and I’m really looking forward to
seeing for myself the great work that’s being
accomplished around the Bases.
As Chief of Staff at Headquarters Joint Forces,
each day I was extremely proud of the efforts of
“light blue” in the Headquarters, as well as the
stupendous efforts of those on and supporting
NZDF operations. I was privy to many accolades
directed towards RNZAF personnel from some
fairly senior and important people – both
military and non-military, New Zealanders and
foreigners – accolades that once again reinforce
the commitment, professionalism and teamwork
of those in the RNZAF.
A common theme was that when dealing with the
Air Force, people get on and do what is required
of them with no fuss or bother. This is great
and I hope that it doesn’t change as I believe it
reflects a healthy Service – one in which people
are obviously proud of their part in what we do.
AVM Lintott, in his Leadership Vision last year
gave us a licence to deal with issues that may
have been bugging us for years; to change things
for the better.
We need to ensure we take advantage of CAF’s
generosity, and I would like to think we can get
ourselves in a situation where we look forward
to coming to work each day knowing that each
and every one of us has a valuable, and valued,
contribution to make to the Service, and the
Service plays a similar role in each of our lives
So 2008, here we come. Have fun.
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iEf NEWS
government funds ohakea infrastructure
Cabinet has agreed to spend $129 million to develop key infrastructure at Ohakea Air Force Base and
other infrastructure upgrades, Defence Minister Phil Goff announced just before Christmas 2007.
‘This funding represents the start of a major
upgrade of Air Force facilities at Ohakea,’ Phil
Goff said.
‘New hangars are necessary for the state of the
art NH90 medium utility helicopter fleet and the
new A109 training and light utility helicopters.
The two new fleets are due to arrive from 2010
and represent an investment of around $900
million.
The $129 million will also fund new maintenance,
support and office facilities and improved Base
security.
In addition it will allow the construction of a new
and much needed air movements terminal for
passengers and cargo, including offices for New
Zealand Customs, Biosecurity and Immigration.
These are necessary for the role Ohakea plays
as an emergency airport should North Island
airports be closed to international air traffic. These
projects provide potential opportunities for local
businesses and employment, and will give the
region a real boost. Tenders will be issued next
applications are called for
in the following branches/
trades for the aPril officEr
aircrEW SElEctioN board.
Personnel interested in Nco
aircrew positions should
check requirements in
NZaP 53 chaPtEr 5. officer
applicants can inquire
directly to recruiting
headquarters.
year so that construction can start in 2008,’
Mr Goff said.
Cabinet also considered options for
rationalisation of the RNZAF at Ohakea.
Defence has been asked to report back to
Cabinet in the end half of 2008 with an updated
business case for consolidation and time
frames for the Air Force leaving Whenuapai
between 2014 and 2018.
‘This exercise also provides the opportunity
for interested parties including local Councils
to express their views on the future use
of Whenuapai. Waitakere City Council has
repeatedly asked for the opportunity to make
a case for joint civilian-military use of the
Base while others have strenuously opposed
that. Those parties interested will have the
opportunity to represent their views to the
Government.
The Defence Force will advertise next year
how they intend to conduct this process,’ Mr
Goff said.
Nco AircreW VAcANcies
air Warfare Specialist
air loadmaster
Pilot
air Warfare officer
Para officer
intelligence officer
medical admin
air Engineer
helicopter crewman
officer VAcANcies
coNtAct
Engineering officer
helicopter crewman officer
Supply officer
Physical fitness officer
human resource officer
Watch base orders for details or contact
recruiting headquarters, dteiN 348 8802
this FUnding
REpREsEnts
thE stARt
OF A mAjOR
UpgRAdE OF
AiR FORCE
FACilitiEs At
OhAkEA
Commendations
CAf unIt pRESEntAtIon
W/O BUZZ HARvEy
No 17 (City of Christchurch) ATC Squadron was
recently awarded a CAF Unit Commendation
by AVM Graham Lintott. AVM Lintott inspected the
unit and presented the prizes at its final parade
for 2007. He was accompanied by WOAF, W/O
Keith Gell. This was the first ever presentation of
a CAF Unit Commendation and to have the first
one ever presented to an ATC Squadron is quite
an accomplishment. This award is recognition
of the achievements of No 17 Sqn, which has
operated at the highest levels for some time,
having held the ATC National Efficiency trophy for
the past five years and coming a close second
to No 30 (Hobsonville) ATC Squadron in 2007.
following is an account of the presentation
from the newest officer at No. 17 Sqn, A/PLTOFF
Kendyl o’Regan:
After a busy 2007, No. 17 Squadron, City of
Christchurch, Air Training Corps were thrilled to
be awarded the first ever Chief of Air Force Unit
Commendation on our final parade for the year.
The CAF Unit Commendation is awarded to those
units (Regular Force and Cadet Force) that show
outstanding zeal, teamwork, professionalism and
devotion to duty.
No. 17 Squadron is one of the largest in the
country. We regularly recruit a significant number
of new cadets each year and more importantly,
are able to maintain a high percentage of
attendance throughout the year. We have a
volunteer staff of about eight Commissioned
Officers, and 20 Non-Commissioned Officers
whose enthusiasm and dedication have greatly
contributed to the overall success of the unit and
receipt of the Commendation.
For the past five years running (prior to the 2007
judging), No. 17 Squadron has been judged the
most efficient ATC unit in the country, a feat never
previously achieved by any unit.
commENdatioNS
Officers and cadets of No 17 (ATC)
Sqn, with CAF - AVM Graham Lintott,
WOAF - W/O Keith Gell & AC(S) W/O
Buzz Harvey.
The Cadets participate in a three year training
programme which includes drill, aviation studies,
leadership, bushcraft, community service, first
aid, RATEL procedures and general service
knowledge. The Unit holds training camps,
tramps and activities regularly throughout
the year with the intention of encouraging the
Cadets to use the skills they have learnt, interact
positively in the community and (not to be
overlooked), have fun.
Many of the ATC Cadets will then move on to the
Air Force, with two from No. 17 Squadron entering
in the first intake for 2008.
The Officers and Cadets of No. 17 Squadron greatly
appreciate the huge honour and recognition that
we have received and would like to thank our
Parent Support Committee and the Southern
Area Office of New Zealand Cadet Forces for
their continued support and assistance, and look
forward to a successful 2008.
ON TUESDAY 18 DECEMBER 2007 AT DEFENCE HOUSE IN
WELLINGTON CHIEF OF AIR FORCE AVM GRAHAM LINTOTT
PRESENTED THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL WITH AWARDS AS
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liSTed (l-R):
SQNLDR Peter Rowe (Clasp to the NZ Armed Forces Award); SQNLDR
Chris Moody (NZ Armed Forces Award); W/O Dennis Moratti (Clasp
to the RNZAF Long Service and Good Conduct Medal); SQNLDR
Jennifer Atkinson (NZ Operational Service Medal); F/S Virgil
Clair (NZ Operational Service Medal, NZ General Service Medal
[Afghanistan] Primary); SQNLDR Owen Clarke (Chief of Air Force
Commendation).
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iEf NEWS
NEW airWayS
cONTrAcT
AvM GRAhAM LIntott
CHiEF OF AiR FORCE
On 26 October CDF signed the new NZDF/
Airways Corporation Contract for Airways'
provision of air traffic services to RNZAF aircraft
operating in Whenuapai's and Ohakea's air space
to 30 June 2010.
The business analysis and negotiation process
leading up to this amongst other things required
our air operations and flying training units to
critically review current required air traffic service
levels in light of significant increases in the
prices for these specialised services provided
by Airways.
This review concluded with recommendations by
those units that reduced service level options be
selected in light of the benefits versus the costs.
These recommendations were wholly agreed and
adopted by RNZAF Command in its negotiations
with Airways, ultimately resulting in a price for
the new contract that was sustainable within the
RNZAF's funding envelope and significantly lower
than if service levels had been maintained.
Our air operations and flying training personnel
that carried out the service level review were
therefore key to this positive result, and the
benefit has been recognised and appreciated at
the highest level in the NZDF. CDF and members
of the NZDF Major Tenders Board approving the
new contract complimented the RNZAF on its
achievement, which is a direct contribution to
NZDF Strategic Goal 3: Business Management:
To Continuously Eliminate Waste in the Way We
Work.
I would like to thank and congratulate all who
took part in the process of establishing our
new contract with Airways, particularly the air
operations and flying training personnel that took
part in the service level review that was key to the
successful outcome.
Deep
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A NZ P-3 Orion on the Pegasus runway in Antarctica. The crew is doing the shut-down procedures after landing. A No.5 Squadron crew group photo in front
of the Orion. The crew overnighted at the NZ's Scott Base on 23 January 2008 before continuing its southern patrol and returning to New Zealand.
A NZ P-3 Orion on the Pegasus runway in Antarctica. The crew is doing the shut-down procedures after landing. A No.5 Squadron crew group photo in front
of the Orion. The crew overnighted at the NZ's Scott Base on 23 January 2008 before continuing its southern patrol and returning to New Zealand.
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Seven graduates were presented with their
‘Wings’ at a ceremony on 13 December
2007. The award of the pilot’s brevet or ‘Wings’
represents a milestone in every military pilot’s
career and is the culmination of a very demanding
but rewarding period of training. The ceremony
was reviewed by DCAF AiRCDRE Dick Newlands.
All Wings graduates graduated after completing
the both the Airtrainer advance phase of the 06/2
Wings Course.
FLYING OFFICER MCALEVEY
FGOFF McAlevey is the eldest of four children and
has two younger sisters and a younger brother. He
was born in Dunedin, but moved to Palmerston
North, where he attended Palmerston North Boys
High School.
FGOFF McAlevey enlisted in the New Zealand
Army in 2002 and after completing Infantry Corp
training in Burnham was posted to Waiouru.
He served as an armoured crewman before
completing a conversion onto NZLAV and a
posting to Linton.
PILOT OFFICER ARNOTT-STEEL
PLTOFF Arnott-Steel is the eldest of three children
and has a twin sister and a younger brother. He
was born and raised in Christchurch where he
attended Middleton Grange School and then
later Canterbury University. in his first year of
tertiary study he was accepted onto the RNZAF
Undergraduate Scheme from which he graduated
with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with
Honours.
PILOT OFFICER BARRACK
PLTOFF Barrack comes from a family of four
with one older sister and a younger brother and
sister. As an Air Force child he grew up on various
RNZAF bases, the last of which was RNZAF Base
Auckland, at Whenuapai, where he attended
Westlake Boys High School. PLTOFF Barrack
joined the RNZAF Undergradute Scheme as an
Officer Cadet and attended Auckland University
where he completed a BSc in computer science
and information systems.
A keen basketball player PLTOFF Barrack
represented the RNZAF at inter-base, inter-service
and NZDF level, while still attending university.
PILOT OFFICER FAMILTON
PLTOFF Familton is the youngest of two children
and has an oder sister. He grew up near Oamaru,
where he attended St Kevin’s College and in his
seventh form year transfered to St Bede’s College,
in Christchurch. It was during this time that PLTOFF
Familton obtained the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award and his Private Pilots License.
WiNgS graduatioN
PILOT OFFICER JOHNSTON
PLTOFF Johnston is the eldest of three children
and has two younger brothers. He grew up in
Christchurch and attended Christchurch Boys
High School where he was appointed a prefect
in 2005.
PILOT OFFICER REICHARDT
PLTOFF Reichardt is the eldest of two children and
has a younger sister. He originates from a little
known rural settlement south of Rotorua, called
Rerewhakaaitu. PLTOFF Reichardt attended John
Paul College and was appointed a prefect in
2005. While attending high school he competed
in the National Secondary School Rowing
Championships representing John Paul College
and the North island Rowing Championships
representing the Rotorua Rowing Club..
PILOT OFFICER SCOTT
PLTOFF Scott, who is the eldest of five children,
grew up in Taupiri a rural village north of Hamilton.
He attended Hamilton Boys High School and
enlisted in the RNZAF in January 2006.
PLTOFF Scott’s interests before enlisting in the
RNZAF included completing a rugby referees
training course and a passion for classic cars.
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a Proud day for WiNgS
Above: The young graduating pilots are as follows: l- R: PlTOFF Hamish Reichardt; PlTOFF lachie Johnston; PlTOFF
James Arnott-Steel; PlTOFF Nathan Barrack; PlTOFF Bradley Scott; FGOFF Tim McAlevey. inset: AIRCDR Dick
Newlands presents PLTOFF Pete Familton with his Wings brevet.
See page 35 for what ex-airmen thought.
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PErS corNEr
pers
cOrNer
GPCAPT GRANT CROSLAND
ACAFPERS
Personnel Stats at a glance
This column for Air Force News is designed to give you an ongoing quick
reference of RNZAF personnel strength and uniformed recruitment targets.
1 Jul 07 actual = 2834. 1 Feb 08 actual = 2911. 1 Jul 10 target = 3041.
Regular Force attrition rate (12 months to Feb 07) = 10.0%
UK RECRUITMENT PROJECT 117 UK recruits have enlisted in the current
project, with 5 more expected to enlist during Fy07/08 under the remainder
of the formal project.
OTHER SKILLED RECRUITS The RNZAF is targeting 125 lateral recruits for
this financial year, including additional former RAF personnel.
DIRECT ENTRY AND CFR RECRUITING (indicative figures) – see columns.
FORECAST RECRUIT COURSE
NUMBERS
08/1 08/2 08/3
Recruit Recruit Recruit
Jan 08 May 08 Sept 08
TRADE ACTUAL TARGET TARGET
ADMIN 2
ASy 8 4
AvRFLR 4
CIS 10
FiRE 10
MEDICAL 2 3
PHOTO 3
PHySiCAL 4
SUPPLy 9 5 2
AiRCRAFT 19 20 13
ARMAMENT 8
AVIONICS 17 20 14
COMPOSITES 4
GSE 4
MACHINE 4
METAL 4
S&S 6
AWS 4 6
FSTWD 3
TOTAL 74 81 93
NOTe: Final IOTC numbers will be based on the
outcome of the RNZAF Officers and NCO Aircrew
Selection Board (OASB). Other skilled recruits will be
considered on a case-by-case basis.
The point of contact for these statistics is Mr Jason
Trenberth (Workforce Planning Analyst, Air Staff).
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FORECAST IOTC TRAINING
NUMBERS
08/1 08/2
IOTC IOTC
SPECIALISATION ACTUAL TARGET
RUS AWO
RUS PiLOT
RUS ENGR
RUS SUP 1
RUS PSy 1
UOS AWO
UOS PiLOT
UOS CiSO
2
UOS iNTELO
UOS SUP
UOS PSy
GSO
ASyO (CFR ONLy)
1
CHAP 2
CISO 2 4
MEDICAL
EDUC
LEGAL
1
(CFR
MEDADMIN ONLy)
PFO
PSy 1 2
HRO 4
WORKS
ENGR 4
SUP 2
AWO
(CFR
AWO, SEM ONLy) 1
PILOT
(CFR
AiRENGO ONLy)
8 13
ALMOFF
HCMOFF
PARA
INTELO
1
TOTAL 25 35
rEcruit a friENd
HAVE YOU GOT FRIENDS OR FAMILY WHO
ARE KEEN TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE?
WeLL iF yOu dO, Why NOT eNcOurAge Them TO
eNLiST. iF The criTeriA Are meT, We WiLL PAy yOu A
bonuS foR youR EffoRtS!
Welcome to an exciting new recruitment incentive scheme,
‘Recruit a Friend’, that has been developed to assist the
RNZAF to meet our future recruiting targets. As part of a multipronged
approach to recruiting, ‘Recruit a Friend’ gives you the
opportunity to assist with the recruitment of suitable personnel
by recommending the RNZAF to prospective candidates as a
viable and exciting career option. And if that person successfully
completes either a Recruit Course or an initial Officer Training
Course (iOTC) as applicable, or re-enlists into the RNZAF, we will
pay you $1,000 (gross) for your efforts.
The ‘Recruit a Friend’ scheme was officially launched on 21
January 08. All you need to do to participate in this scheme is
to go to the RNZAF Corporate intranet site http://org/airforce/
default.aspx and nominate your friend or family member. There
is no limitation on the number of people that you can nominate,
but you will need to know their name and email address, and
if you know a few details about them such as location, sports
and hobbies, we can personalise the challenge we send them!
Once we have this information we will send them an interactive
email that will direct them to the Step Up website where they
can learn more about the Air Force; and they can even apply
on-line. It really is that straightforward to be part of this key
recruiting initiative.
The RNZAF is currently seeking large numbers of personnel for
R2 in May 2008, especially for the technical trades, and for the
Officer and Aircrew Selection Board in April 2008. The trades
and specialisations that we’re targeting are listed in this issue
of AF News. So if you know of anyone who you think has the
necessary interests, skills and aptitudes to become a member
of Team RNZAF, then we invite you to nominate them as soon as
possible. They could join us as early as the middle of this year,
so now is the time for them to take action. And if you know any
ex-service personnel who might be keen to re-enlist, they can
potentially join up again very soon. So start encouraging your
friends and family to take up the challenge and Step Up to a
career in the RNZAF!
As a current member of the RNZAF, you are the best recruiters
that we have; your personal experiences of the RNZAF tell any
prospective candidate a far better story than any recruiting
billboard or interactive website will ever be able to achieve. We
encourage you to talk to the people you intend to nominate, tell
them your stories, and invite them to think about what we could
offer them. And if you wish, make it easy for them to get a career
with us started by nominating them through ‘Recruit a Friend’.
Good luck with this
new challenge.
the rNZAf
cAreer
mANAgemeNt
MOdel
DIRECTORATE OF CAREER
MANAGEMENT
DURING 2007, MANY OF YOU WILL HAVE
HOPEFULLY ATTENDED A DCM BRIEF
WITHIN YOUR WORKPLACE.
These have been instituted as a means of keeping
all personnel updated on how career management
within the RNZAF works and some of the
significant issues being faced. At these briefings
you would have been made aware of the RNZAF
Career Management Model. This Model (pictured
above) identifies that for each career decision
outcome there are three parties responsible for
providing input. If we are to effectively meet the
RNZAF’s future personnel requirements we need
a balanced and responsive career management
system that works for everyone. Balancing the
needs of the organisation and the desires of the
individual can be a complicated task. This is a
big picture function which requires a three-way
partnership between DCM, command and the
individual.
Perhaps the easiest component of the career
management triangle to identify is DCM. DCM
is responsible for the overall manning of the
RNZAF which encompasses putting the right
people in the right place, at the right time and
in the right number. It involves recognition of
the organisation’s needs and priorities, plus
consideration of an individual’s strengths,
requirements, posting preferences and career
aspirations. Occasionally this will require
compromise and as we often see these days, a
sharing of hurt between units.
DCm
INDIvIDUAL
TRANspARENT COMMuNICATION
shARED REspONsIbIlITy
All decisions made at DCM are significantly
weighted with command’s input. Command is
responsible for providing and communicating
an honest assessment of their subordinates’
potential for advancement and other positions.
This advice is imperative in making the right
career management decisions. Additionally,
command advice about where the critical
vacancies on a unit are, and what positions
are of highest priority is paramount to building
accurate personnel situational awareness.
Hence the Career Management Model reflects
a shared responsibility between DCM and
command to manage the individual. Command
is also responsible for ensuring personnel both
understand the RNZAF requirements, and for
fully and honestly guiding and counselling staff
on what options exist for them and how they can
advance their careers.
Lastly we turn to you, the Serviceperson. You,
the individual, are responsible for informing and
guiding your career. This responsibility cannot
be overlooked or simply deferred onto DCM
with the “well-what’s-the-plan-for-me” attitude.
Transparent communication between DCM and
the individual is the most essential element
to creating a successful plan for both parties.
While there is obviously considerable Branch,
Specialisation and Trade planning undertaken,
unless your career manager knows exactly what
your ambitions, plans and requirements are,
they cannot factor these into the plan. In the
hONEsT REpORTING
PErS corNEr
COmmAND
absence of information from you, acknowledged
and supported by command, inevitably planning
assumptions become the default strategy.
Dissatisfaction is bound to result. As individual
circumstances change and careers evolve it is
therefore up to the individual Serviceperson to
keep Command and DCM informed as to how
they want things to progress.
Honesty, pro-activity, completeness and
timeliness of reporting are the key to effective
career management. The earlier your career
manager knows your strengths, aspirations and
constraints, the more likely you are to receive the
career advice needed to help you achieve your
goals. Teamwork and ongoing communication will
remain essential elements of an improved career
management system that we seek to introduce.
wE nEEd A
BAlAnCEd &
REspOnsiVE
CAREER
mAnAgEmEnt
sYstEm thAt
wORks FOR
EVERYOnE
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NEW yEar hoNourS
NEW yEar hoNourS AvM HoNours
Year New
THIS YEAR THE NEW YEAR HONOURS ANNOUNCEMENT SAW SOME FAMILIAR NAMES FROM
THE RNZAF WHOSE HARD WORK, INTEGRITY AND DEDICATION HAVE BEEN RECOGNISED.
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TO BE AN OFFICER OF THE
NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF
MERIT, ONZM
Air Vice-Marshal Graham Brian LINTOTT
Chief of Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force
AVM Lintott assumed his current
position of Chief of Air Force (CAF) on 1
May 2006, having previously held the
senior appointments of Air Component
Commander at Headquarters Joint Forces
New Zealand, Acting Commander Joint
Forces New Zealand and Assistant Chief
Strategic Commitments and Intelligence
in Headquarters New Zealand Defence
Force. As CAF, he is noted for his strategic
vision in guiding the Royal New Zealand Air
Force (RNZAF) through a period of intense
transformation, guiding the planning
and introduction into service of over 30
significantly upgraded or new aircraft over
six fleets and redefining and developing new
TO BE A MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT, MNZM
Air Commodore Terence Michael GARDINER Royal New Zealand Air Force
AiRCDRE Gardiner has been at the forefront of
efforts to modernise and upgrade the Defence
Force’s management capabilities. As Deputy
Chief of Air Force during 2003/04, he did much
to improve management processes throughout
the Royal New Zealand Air Force, leading
to increased efficiency in the organisation.
Subsequently, as Assistant Chief Resources,
he led the Defence Force input to a review of
defence capability and resourcing, which was
essentially a complete redefinition of Defence’s
spending priorities. This work was taken up by
the government, culminating in a major defence
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funding package aimed at sustainability. He
was then tasked with oversight of the many
management changes and efficiency and
effectiveness projects which made up the
sustainability programme. This was perhaps
the biggest management challenge faced by
the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) in many
years. Considerably improved organisation
capability and management procedures have
delivered much improved decision making
processes. His work has set in place an ongoing
programme of continuous improvement that will
serve the NZDF well for many years to come.
trades and structures to support the new
capabilities being introduced. His strengths
in meeting these challenges include strong
skills in strategic leadership, a high level of
affinity for people, the ability to clearly and
consistently communicate the direction and
activities required to steer the RNZAF through
this period of transformation, and sound
skills in strategic planning. He consistently
demonstrates the ability to clearly think
through issues and consider a wide range
of options before selecting the desired
course. Under his guidance, and based on
his considerable operational experience and
knowledge, the RNZAF has and continues
to contribute to the force development
process to ensure that future capabilities
for the RNZAF and the NZDF are fully met.
He stands out among his peers for his sound
leadership and the ability to motivate his
people to achieve outstanding results in a
time of sometimes turbulent change.
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TO RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE DECORATION, DSD
Air Vice-Marshal David Anthony BAMFIELD, ONZM Vice Chief of Defence Force, NZDF
Bamfield was appointed to the newly created
Vice Chief of Defence Force role in February
2004. In essence, he set up the role, bringing
effect to the recommendations of the Hunn
Review. Over the past four years, he has worked
to translate the government’s defence policies
and priorities into effective and practical strategic
plans, statements of intent and output plans. He
has established the required relationship with the
Ministry of Defence (MOD) and other stakeholder
government agencies and has provided oversight
and development direction for a range of NZDF
or joint NZDF/MOD programmes, including the
Defence Sustainability Initiative, the Defence
TO RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE DECORATION, DSD
Wing Commander John William LOVATT
Royal New Zealand Air Force
WGCDR Lovatt assumed the role of Senior
National Officer with the second rotation
of No. 5 Squadron to the Middle East in
August 2003 for Operation Troy, part of
New Zealand’s contribution to Operation
Enduring Freedom. During this deployment,
he developed a number of niche roles for
the detachment. In November 2003, he
became the New Zealand Defence Force
Liaison Officer to the United States Naval
Forces Central Command in Bahrain, where
Planning Framework, the Resource Allocation
and Management Programme, the Defence
Strategic Plan and the Defence Estate Strategic
Plan. Jointly with the MOD, he has also provided
management at the strategic level of New
Zealand’s defence relationships and major
international deployments, notably with Australia,
the United States of America and key Asian and
Pacific partners. in doing so, he has established
and maintained a high level of confidence by the
whole of government framework in the NZDF. His
forthcoming retirement in February 2008 will
mark almost 42 years of outstanding service
and performance.
he continued to represent New Zealand’s
interest with innovation and enthusiasm. He
assumed command of No. 5 Squadron in May
2004. Over the two and a half years he held
this post until November 2006, he implemented
significant and enduring improvements which
have enhanced the RNZAF Maritime Patrol
Force’s specialist capabilities. He demonstrated
dogged determination to provide the most
effective outputs from his resources. He also
faced a number of particular challenges which
he embraced with compassion and aplomb,
an example being the genuine and caring way
he led the Squadron through the loss, resulting
from motorcycle accidents, of three young airmen
under his command.
NEW yEar hoNourS
‘HE HAS WORKED TO TRANSLATE THE GOvERNMENT’S DEFENCE POLiCiES AND PRiORiTiES iNTO
EFFECTivE AND PRACTiCAL STRATEGiC PLANS, STATEMENTS OF iNTENT AND OUTPUT PLANS’
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE TO BE HONOURED WERE
TO BE AN ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND
ORDER OF MERIT, MNZM
Able Combat Systems Specialist Rene Hamuera RANGI
Royal New Zealand Navy
TO RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE DECORATION, DSD
Staff Sergeant Brenton Lee BEACH
Royal New Zealand infantry Regiment
Warrant Officer Marine Technician (electrical) david Murray
CHISNALL Royal New Zealand Navy
Commander Richard lance COOK (J23215)
Royal New Zealand Navy
TO RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
DECORATION, DSD
Warrant Officer Class One Mark John Richard MORTiBOY
Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (The Duke of york’s Own)
Corporal Sean Anthony NGATAI
Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (The Duke of york’s Own)
Lieutenant Timothy Andrew O’DONNELL
Royal New Zealand infantry Regiment
Major Terence Albert Joseph O’NEILL
Royal New Zealand infantry Regiment
Warrant Officer Class One Kevin Andrew YORWARTH
Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (The Duke of york’s Own)
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NEWS briEf NEWS
Front and centre is the extraordinary GPCAPT John
Neal and L-R ATC Aviation Course members F/S
Neale Thomson, No. 3 (City of Auckland) Squadron;
W/O Kirstyn Rolfe, No.14 (Gisborne) Squadron; U/O
Ben Snalam, No. 27 (Blenheim) Squadron, and SGT
Caleb Jaquet, No.6 (North Shore) Squadron.
toP iNStructor boWS out of aNNual
ATc AViATiON schOOl
AftER 25 yEARS AS ChIEf fLyInG
InStRuCtoR (AnD 27 ACtuALLy AttEnDED)
GpCApt John nEAL hAS LED hIS fInAL
nAtIonAL AvIAtIon CouRSE foR AtC
cAdeTS.
While GPCAPT Neal has done his last stint as
Chief Flying Instructor he says he will still be
available to help out in the future, ’I am more
than happy to continue to attend as an ordinary
instructor,’ he said.
‘This year's course comprised 35 pilot trainees
with their seven aircraft and seven flight
instructors plus one extra instructor who ran
the ground school. The Navigator trainees, who
joined us part-way through the course numbered
18 and they were taught by a pair of instructors
and the three pilots of the three 4-seater
aircraft who flew them on their cross-country
navigation exercises.’ The course was one of
the more successful ones, with 20 pilot students
achieving their ‘first solo’ and 14 navigation
students passing the CAA Private Pilot’s Licence
Navigation exam.
GPCAPT Neal, who is also the Principal Chaplain
of NZDF, said this year's course was special for
several reasons:
>> ‘We lost no time due to bad weather, a
first for at least the 27 years i have been
attending (although three or four days
of nor-west gales did make flying rather
uncomfortable.’
>> ‘A No.5 Squadron Orion paid a very
enthusiastic visit, primarily for the
navigation trainees' benefit, and it took
about half of them for a flight.’
>> ‘The Red Chequers also came on the last
day to meet the pilot students, take one
lucky pilot trainee for a flight, and to turn on
an aerobatic display for both the ATC cadets
and Base Woodbourne personnel.’
>> ‘COFTW, WGCDR Darryn Webb, announced
the resumption of the RNZAF Flying
Scholarship which will take six ATC cadets
to Ohakea next January (09) for ten hours
flight instruction in the CT-4E Airtrainer.
This RNZAF support is additional to the
heavy sponsorship already provided to the
National Aviation Course.’
GPCAPT Neal was honoured with a CAF
Commendation at the end of the course.
‘I was honoured with a CAF Commendation
for 25 years' service as CFI to the course. My
duties included obtaining the aircraft and
instructors each year, the maintenance of the
flying training programme and the overall safety
of the course both on the ground and in the
air. I was also honoured by presentations from
the ATC Association, from NZ Cadet Forces (a
Commandant's Medallion) and the students
who decorated my plane's cockpit cover with
appropriate lettering and who also gave me
a traditional 'bath' that is usually awarded to
first solo students.’ The course presentation
ceremony was rounded off with all 53 students
singing a rousing tribute to “Padre John and his
yellow Tomahawk”.
Many Air Force pilots and aircrew owe the genesis
of their career with the RNZAF to GPCAPT Neal.
Equally we are sure that his wealth of experience
and patience in teaching young and nervous
pilots will continue in some way at future Aviation
Schools. He is after all an extraordinary flying
instructor.
CouRtESy of MR GAvIn ConRoy
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sQuAdrON
NO. 16 SqUADRON ATC HAS A PROUD
tradition of being some of the best shots
in the country, and rate very highly in the
Commonwealth.
No. 16 Squadron Air Training Corps which is a
part of New Zealand Cadet Forces encourages
small bore rifle shooting as part of its military
based training programme. Cadets must first
show a basic knowledge of weapons and be
familiar with all the safety aspects of handling
weapons.
Cadets shoot with 50 year old Service Issue
#8 or #9 .22 calibre rifles without the aid of
telescopic sights, over 22 metres.
No. 16 Squadron has competed against 19 other
ATC units in the Northern Area and has been
successful in winning the shooting trophies for
eight consecutive years. This year’s team scored
528 out of a possible 600 - with all six team
members gaining their marksman’s badge.
ShootS toP hoNourS
For the past 6 years prior to 2007 the unit has also
won the Commonwealth Ffennel Medal Class B
shoot in New Zealand. Five years ago a trophy was
given to N.Z.C.F. in memory of David Culverwell for
the Top Shot in New Zealand Cadet Forces. No. 16
Squadron has successfully held onto this David
Culverwell trophy since its inception. Cadet F/S
Jeffrey Waugh won this again for the second time
in 2007 with a score of 96.
The shooting team consisted of eight cadets ranging
in age from 13 to 18. Last year’s team practiced at
least every 2 weeks for two terms to achieve their
goal of retaining all the shooting silverware N.Z.C.F.
has to offer.
Anyone interested in joining A.T.C. should contact
Sandra Berry, Unit Commander on 572 0320. Or
visit the unit on a Tuesday night 6.30 - 9.00p.m.
during the school term.
TOP TeAM: (Above l-R) cPL. m. chriSTie, F/S J. WAugh,
cdT. J. mcLeOd, cdT. c. TheOBALd, F/S. r. mcLeOd,
cdT. J. mOuNTFOrT, u/O. r. STrANge, cdT. c. mcKAy
NZdf hElicoPtEr
Evacuates stab victim
A RNZAF NO.3 SqUADRON HELICOPTER
detachment in Dili was called out to
evacuate a 13-year-old girl with stab
wounds in Timor-Leste on Sunday 3
December.
The crew, with support from Australian
medical specialists, were called out at
approximately 2:30am Dili time (6:30am
NZ time) to the town of Suai on the southern
coast of Timor-Leste. Once on scene the
medical teams stabilised the patient
before being airlifted back to the Australian
administered Aspen Hospital in Dili. The
victim survived the attack.
The No. 3 Squadron detachment, as part
of their commitment to the International
Security Force (ISF) in Timor-Leste, has one
helicopter and crew on standby for medical
evacuation and quick reaction tasking 24
hours a day.
No. 3 Squadron completed 500 hours of
flying time in Timor-Leste in November 2007,
including 14 aero-medical evacuations.
The RNZAF detachment have a mandate
to remain in Timor-Leste until at least
April 2008. A new rotation of 144 NZDF
personnel departed for Timor-Leste in early
December 2007.
THE EAgLE HAS LANDED
We don’t know much about this image except that it was taken by the Americans in Afghanistan. it’s a former Russian helicopter dressed up as an
eagle. The eagle, being a symbol of the USA’s military might, is perhaps being used as an extension of that might to frighten Afghanistan’s homegrown
terrorists – the Taleban. We simply don’t know. If readers have any better ideas for the fancy-dress helicopter by all means write in to us.
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tactical battlEfiEld
GRAnt CARR
editor, Air Force News
TACTiCS: Art of disposing military or naval or air forces esp. in actual contact with enemy;
procedure calculated to gain some end, skilful device. – Oxford Dictionary
The modern tactical battlefield is a complex
arena. And the introduction of new technologies
– night vision kit, Portable Flight Planning Software,
anti-air missile systems and sophisticated secure
and non-secure communication networks – make
each Air Force Exercise incrementally more
complex than the last. T at’s certainly true of No.3
Squadron’s recent tactical exercise, Steel Talon,
held in the Central North Island from 26 November
to 7 December 2007.
Commanding Officer No.3 Squadron WGCDR
Ian MacPherson, who oversaw the exercise,
described it as an ‘unqualified success’ not only
in introducing new technology but also testing
the Squadron’s ability to set up a fully functioning
camp in a remote location.
One of the biggest lessons of the Squadron’s
recent deployments to the Solomon Islands and
our current deployment in Timor Leste, is that
deployment on a large scale is much more than
merely boots and aircraft on the ground. Tactically
the Squadron – and its support from Expeditionary
Support Squadron (ESS), Integrated Mission
Support Squadron (IMSS), Communications and
Information Systems (CIS) and other support
Squadrons – must be able to set up camp quickly
and efficiently, establish effective communications
systems and be able to defend itself from the
outset. It’s no mean feat. Everything – from
washing facilities to fuel testing and all the details
in between require advanced planning. It simply
has to work like parts of a well-oiled machine. It’s
the detail and the big picture – working in tandem
– that make our deployments effective.
Some might say our modern Air Force is obsessed
with exercising but the reality is the more
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you exercise the more able you are to deploy
successfully at short notice.
The scenario for Steel Talon, skilfully led by
Detachment Commander SQNLDR Chris Andrew
assisted by key personnel Adjutant FGOFF Edwina
Buckrell, Camp W/O Frank Spence, Maintenance
Flight Commander FLTLT Michael Chalmers and
Exercise Control (EXCON) SQNLDR Tim Evans and
FLTLT Sheard, reflected the NZDF’s role in real
local disputes – a militia force, disputed borders
and, inevitably, a struggle for independence.
Sound familiar?
The annual tactical training exercise involved over
150 Air Force personnel and seven helicopters.
And that’s not to mention the 25-strong Air
Defence Troop provided by the NZ Army. The
latter’s role was to act as both enemy and friendly
troops and to deploy the new Mistral missile head
to track helicopters.
For the first time the annual deployment also
included a 4-person Unmanned Aerial vehicle
(UAv) team, making an already busy airspace even
more complex.
The exercise was conducted in two phases – the
first, from 26 November to 1 December had the
Squadron deployed to Helwan Camp at Waiouru
Army Base. That was the relatively easy bit. The
second, from 1 to 7 December was a full tactical
phase with the Squadron deployed as a full tented
camp at remote Lochinver Station.
The second phase had the Squadron face a
variety of threat levels – the ever present threat
of attack by enemy aircraft, and/or attack by small
armed raiders, the aforementioned incorporation
of simulated and actual UAvs, and the use of
simulated missiles known as ‘Smokey SAMS’
(Surface to Air Missiles).
Another first for the tactical phase was CIS’s
deployment of a fully secure communications
network (SWAN) into the battlefield alongside the
less secure DIXS system.
The Squadron even had to deal with a real time
emergency with a number of significant fires in the
Army’s Waiouru Training Area. The Air Force was
able to assist by spotting fires from the air, liaising
with fire-fighters, providing personnel to help put
out the fires and, inevitably, the use of monsoon
buckets to douse the flames.
The Squadron also honed its skills, developed in
previous exercises, in Non Combatant Evacuation
(NEO). The scenario was a night evacuation from
Napier (appropriate given the region’s recent
tremors) using the 7 Wellington Hawkes Bay
Battalion group and a mix of cadets and Territorial
Forces.
Although the annual Steel Talon exercise is the
Squadron’s largest single tactical battlefield
exercise it also plans a number of other regular
exercises during 2008. These include Exercise
Peka Peka in Tekapo (night vision and flying)in
May; Exercise Blackbird (mountain flying based out
of Dip Flat) and Exercise Croix de Sud over March/
April. All of this is in addition to the Squadron’s
usual round of Search and Rescues (SARs) with
one helicopter on permanent standby and SAR
exercises with the NZ Police.
In addition the Squadron is gearing up for the
arrival of the venerable Huey’s replacement – the
European built NH90 and the new Light Utility/
Training helicopter. These are indeed busy times
at No.3 Squadron.
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Wn 07-0035-08 SGt pAuL KERRIDGE
Sir EdmuNd hillary
sir edmuNd hillAry
ANd
NO.5 sQuAdrONfGoff
ChIpMAn
Sir edmuNd hiLLAry Served WiTh NO.5
Squadron from September 1944 until the
end of WWII as a Navigator on the Catalina
Flying Boats. He was posted to Lauthala Bay in
Fiji for the majority of his time serving with No.5
Squadron.
No.5 Squadron had a strong presence at the state
funeral for Sir Edmund Hillary. FLTLT Kate Mills
and FGOFF Pete Jackson were insignia bearers,
and W/O Naihi Norman, and ex- No.5 Squadron
Ordnanceman W/O Dave Lark were part of
the Bearer party. As a Squadron, we were also
officially invited to attend the funeral in respect
for his association with No.5 Squadron. It was a
great honour and a very moving day for all those
involved to represent the time that he had served
with No.5 Squadron.
Some members from No.5 Squadron had a very
special meeting with Sir Ed in Jan 2007 when he
was down at Antarctica for the 50th Anniversary
of the RNZAF’s involvement in Antarctica.
Sir Ed signed $5 notes for all the crew and
had photos taken with him. Sir Ed also enjoyed
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re-telling his adventures as a Navigator on the
Catalina’s, and some of the experiences he had
with No.5 Squadron. Needless-to-say, navigation
was much more difficult in his day! This was an
occasion not to be forgotten by any of the crew,
cherished memories forever of a great man.
Sir Ed was No.5 Squadron’s patron, and we
had always felt a strong sense of admiration
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Sir edmund Hillary (seated),
WCdR (retired) Bill Cranfield
(standing behind Sir ed) and
the P-3 crew.
Insignia bearers, FLTLT Kate Mills and
FGOFF Pete Jackson, at Sir Edmund
Hillary’s state funeral, 22 Jan 2008.
No.5 Squadron Public information Officer
and respect for him. A painting of him that was
donated to No.5 Squadron hangs proudly at our
front door.
Sir Ed always had a soft spot for No.5
Squadron; we always had and always will
have a soft spot for him. May he rest in
peace, and his legacy always be remembered
for generations to come.
Sir EdmuNd hillary
a taStE for advENturE
iT’S QUiTE POSSiBLE THAT SiR EDMUND
HiLLARy GAiNED HiS TASTE FOR
EXCiTEMENT AND ADvENTURE DURiNG
HiS EARLy yEARS SERviNG WiTH THE NEW
ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE ON CATALiNA
FLyiNG BOATS.
Sir Ed enlisted at the RNZAF’s Delta military
camp in February 1944. After training at Delta,
in New Plymouth, and at Ohakea, he was sent
to the Overseas Training Pool (OTP) at Swanson,
ready for deployment.
Sir Ed embarked for Lauthala Bay, Fiji, in April
1945. After a short period spent at the Base
Depot Transit Pool at Santo, he was posted to
No. 6 (Flying Boat (FB)) Squadron at Halavo Bay,
Florida Island (near Guadalcanal).
He returned to NZ in September 1945, and
embarked later the same month for Santo, to
serve with No.5 (FB) Squadron. He returned to
NZ in November 1945.
No. 6 Squadron formed in May 1945, in Fiji, and
disbanded in September 1945. No. 5 Squadron
formed in Fiji in July 1944 (and later reformed
after the War).
Both Squadrons operated Catalina flying boats.
Their main task was to carry out searches for
enemy ships and submarines. These flights could
last as long as 12 hours, covering 100 miles
of open sea. The Catalinas were also used for
Air-Sea Rescues, providing a life-line (and boost
to morale) for pilots operating in the area.
The British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic
Expedition/ RNZAF Antarctic Flight
Sir Ed led the Ross Sea Support Party of the British
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition. The
Ross Sea Support Party established depots of
food and fuel along the route of the Crossing
Party, led by Dr (later Sir) Vivian Fuchs, who
crossed the entire Antarctic Continent via the
South Pole in the summer of 1957-1958.
The RNZAF Antarctic Flight was formed at Wigram
in April 1956 and was based there until the
Expedition left Lyttelton on 15 December 1956
on board HMNZS Endeavour. SQNLDR John
Claydon was Commanding Officer of the Flight.
After helping with the establishment of Scott
Base to enable the Ross Sea Support Party of
the Expedition to winter over, the main role of
ANTARCTiC PARTY leAdeR: in 1956 Sir edmund Hillary is in the cockpit of the Trans-Antarctica
Expedition’s de Havilland Beaver at Rongatai in Wellington. Sir Edmund and other members of the Ross
Sea Committee were taken for a brief flight around Wellington Harbour by pilot SQNldR John Claydon,
CO of the RNZAF’s Antarctic Flight.
the Flight was to assist with preparations for
the Crossing Party’s daring attempt to cross the
Continent via the South Pole in the summer of
1957-1958.
The key tasks of the Flight were to:
> Carry out reconnaissance of the ice pack
during the voyage to Antarctica, helping the
Endeavour to avoid becoming jammed and
crushed in the sea ice off the coast;
> Make reconnaissance flights to find a suitable
location for Scott Base and to plot usable
routes for the land teams working with dog
sledges;
> Transport fuel, food and equipment to the
series of depots established along the route
to the Pole for use by the Crossing Party on
the second leg of their journey.
The Flight established four main depots for
Fuchs’ Crossing Party, in addition to two ‘staging
depots’ that provided opportunities for refuelling
when returning from the depots furthest away
from Scott Base.
While on the Ice, Hillary decided to make an
attempt on the South Pole, reaching it on 3
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January 1958. This attempt meant additional
depot-stocking work for the Flight, who were also
kept busy giving scientific field parties a ‘flying
start’ by transporting them, their dogs, sledges
and equipment to their remote field sites.
Once Fuchs and his Crossing Party had reached
the Pole, Hillary and the Ross Sea Support Party
helped to guide him across the Polar Plateau
to Scott Base. The Antarctic Flight flew liaison
flights to the parties, carrying mail and luxuries
to keep spirits up.
On 2 March 1958, Shackleton’s dream of a
Trans-Antarctic crossing had been fulfilled. it took
Fuchs and his team 99 days to cover the 2,000
mile route from the Weddell Sea to Scott Base
on the Ross Sea.
Most recently Sir Ed was honoured guest of
the US and New Zealand ‘winter overrers’ at
McMurdo Station celebrating the RNZAF’s
50 years of involvement in Antarctica (the Air
Force Museum at Wigram, near Christchurch, is
continuing to run 50 Below a family exhibition
exploring the Air Force’s Antarctic operations till
September 2008).
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NZdf’S hiddEN trEaSurE
thE NEW ZEalaNd NatioNal codificatioN burEau
Did you know that there is an organisation within the NZDF which doesn’t carry a gun, is staffed entirely by civilians,
regularly talks to Russians, the Dutch, Greeks, and a raft of other countries and yet makes the critical difference
between a war fighter being able to fulfil their task or sitting back at Base with nowhere to go?
Who ARE WE?
That organisation is the New Zealand National
Codification Bureau (NZNCB) which has been
around since 1969. Now part of the Joint
Logistics Service Organistion (JLSO) in Trentham,
the bureau is a small group of 15 civilians
who undertake the sometimes detailed and
painstaking, but always vital, task of ensuring
that all of the NZDF’s equipment is properly
codified before it hits the shelves.
The NZNCB also represents the New Zealand
Defence Force within the NATO Maintenance
and Supply Agency (NAMSA) which controls the
entire NATO Codification System (NCS) through
a NATO group called the Allied Committee 135
(AC/135). This in turn, provides unique item
identifiers for everything military, from socks
to C130 propellers. Within the AC/135 system
there are currently 56 Codification Bureaux,
each working both within their own country and
with each other on a day to day basis.
WhAt IS thE nAto
CoDIfICAtIon SyStEM?
The NATO Codification System was invented just
after the Second World War to help the US military
keep track of its equipment (at that time the US
military had four Services, multiple recording
systems and not a knowingly compatible bit of
kit between them). Nowdays, it is an essential
tool for modern armed forces around the world,
with all NATO and many non-NATO countries,
including the Russian Federation, Singapore
(and Afghanistan in the near future), using the
system. Several multinational organisations,
such as Rolls Royce and General Electric, are
also starting to rely on the system, which could
become a world wide standard for industry
over time.The NCS, built up over 50 years,
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allows organisations and countries, faced with
a barrage of information and technical details,
a unique way to control the plethora of ways in
which an item can be identified, that currently
no other system can offer.
WhAt Do WE Do?
The NZNCB has two mjor roles. On the one
hand it “codifies” (i.e assigns a unique number
to) military items manufactured in New Zealand,
whether they are supplied to the NZDF or
are being exported to another NCS member
country. On the other, it works with the NCB of
the overseas countries from which the NZDF
purchases to identify the unique identifiers, so
that the items can be recorded and managed
in our SAP system. So, when a soldier needs
socks he won’t get a LAV carburettor – even if
the individual manufacturer’s part number is the
same for both items. The same principle applies
if the required stock is a firing pin for an armourer
to repair a weapon bought from Germany, or a
C130 propeller purchased from the USA or a
module for a radar on board HMNZS ROTOiTi,
installed by Tenix, as she starts her work-up.
In all cases, as long as the correct item has been
physically purchased, and the store person takes
that item off the shelf, then the whole system
will revolve around the unique nature of the
codified identity and ensure that the user gets
what they want.
thE JLSo AnD
toMoRRoW
As part of the Joint Logistics Service Organisation
(JLSO), the NZNCB works with purchasers,
relationship managers, contracts teams and
fleet managers from the three Services, to
ensure that equipment providers continue
CHRiS WAGHORN*
to meet our needs. The NZNCB is a critical
component of the Defence Force. The NZNCB will
be part of the NZDF for as long as there is a need
to be able to uniquely identify an item that is
needed to help the NZDF do its job, both at home
or anywhere abroad, be it alone or in company
with an allied nation’s defence forces.
Should it ever come to the point where the world
is such a peaceful place that the military are
no longer needed, and the last person to leave
the NZDF has to switch out the light, you can
guarantee that that light will have been codified
by the NZNCB!
thE nAtO
COdiFiCAtiOn
sYstEm wAs
inVEntEd
jUst AFtER
thE sECOnd
wORld wAR
*Chris Waghorn is
the Manager of the
New Zealand National
Codification Bureau.
Any queries about the
NZNCB can be directed
to NZNCB@xtra.co.nz
June 2007 version
thE Nato codificatioN SyStEm (NcS)
thE NZNcb
The NCS is managed by the NATO Group of National Directors on Codification, Allied Committee 135
(AC/135). All NCS rules and procedures are described in the NATO Manual on Codification ACodP-1 as shown
on the web site www.nato.int/codifiction. Codification is performed under national responsibility.
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thE air forcE muSEum thE rEd chEckErS
lEarNiNg to fly
Well, not really learning to fly, but you might
be surprised at what children, and adults,
can learn at the Air Force Museum. Since 2001
the Air Force Museum in Christchurch has been
running education programmes catering to the
needs of groups from kindergarten age to adults.
It was then that a full time registered teacher was
first employed as an Education Officer to develop
and implement programmes at the Museum.
Seven years down the track the Air Force Museum
has a well established selection of education
programmes that attract around 4000 child
visitors per year. Kindergartens, primary schools,
and secondary schools are the main clientele for
these programmes, but the Museum also caters
to the needs of groups such as English Language
Schools, Scouts & Brownies, yMCA, iHC, and
more. Additional to this are educational visits
from RNZAF Recruit and iOTC courses.
Visiting kindergarten groups can ‘Be a Jet Pilot’
for the morning, where they do such things as
listen to a story of James the Jet Pilot, dress up
in a pilot’s uniform, and make a kitset glider, or
they can ‘Earn their Pilot’s Wings’ and learn about
jobs in and around the airfield, climb aboard the
Museum’s Andover aircraft, and make a brevet
to take home.
at thE air forcE muSEum!
Primary and secondary schools can select a
programme and head to the well equipped
classroom to learn about RNZAF uniforms of the
past and present, rations in WWII and now, history
of flight, and the programme that accounts for
more than one third of bookings; theory of flight.
Additional options include tours of the restoration
and storage hangars, a trip to the Pacific Simulator
Room for a bombing raid, learning about search
Visiting
kindERgARtEn
gROUps CAn ‘BE
A jEt pilOt’ FOR
thE mORning
and rescue in the Life Raft Room, and of course
exploring the wonderful Museum itself.
One of the key components of being the Education
Officer at the Air Force Museum is flexibility. While
set programmes are advertised and offered to
visiting groups, there are often oddball requests
made, for example the yearly attendance of year
11 Christchurch Girls’ High School students
working on a Visual Arts portfolio, or the recent
primary school filming project carried out in the
Wartime Family Home and Pacific Simulator
Room. This variety is one of the reasons that
the Education Officer’s role is such an enjoyable
and challenging one.
Each of the education programmes is closely
linked with the New Zealand School Curriculum.
This not only means that schools are able
to achieve specific learning goals with their
students, but they can do it in a meaningful,
hands-on context outside of the classroom.
Feedback from visiting schools and groups is
consistently of a very high standard; the students
very much enjoy exploring the Museum, they love
the education programmes provided, and they
learn something! Once a school or group has
visited they are very likely to return, the hardest
challenge for the Education Officer is getting
new schools to visit – there’s a fairly common
misconception out there that the Museum is just
a couple of old sheds with a few old planes in
them, but of course it’s much, much more!
MR CHRIS DAVEY
EDUCATION OFFICER, AIR FORCE MUSEUM
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blue skies
For the Air Force’s Red Checkers aerobatics team the beginning of 2008 promises to be very
busy indeed. First up over the weekend of 20-21 January the highlight was the A1 GP motor
racing in Taupo. Other upcoming events include Wings and Wheels over Waikato from 7-9 March
culminating in the ever-popular biennial Warbirds over Wanaka from 20-24 March.
An Open Day at RNZAF Base Ohakea will showcase the Air Force and include displays by the Air
Force’s very own Kiwi Blue parachute team and, of course the Red Checkers.
Checkers One and leader of the team SQNLDR Shaun Clark says the team’s routines are perfectly
safe although there is always an inherent danger involved in having aircraft so close together. All
of the team members are senior RNZAF Flying instructors and began training for their routines
back in August 2007, finally coming together as a full formation in October. While there are no
new manoeuvres in the air show SQNLDR Clark says the team has ‘expanded on’ a couple of older
routines. Despite the inclusion of three new team members, including himself, SQNLDR Clark says
the team came together quickly. Much of their practise was done when the air field was relatively
quiet – early mornings and late evenings.
A former member of the Checkers, FLTLT Jeremy Church, is currently on exchange with the RAAF
at RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia. He is working as an instructor for trainee pilots and
we are hoping to get an interview with him for our March issue.
thE rEd chEckErS
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CHECKERS ONE
SqNLDR SHAUN CLARK
Thirty-four-year-old SQNLDR Clark grew up
on a farm in Dipton, Central Southland. He
joined the RNZAF in 1992 and has spent
the majority of his career flying helicopters.
During this time he completed operational
tours to Antarctica, Bougainville, East Timor
and the Solomon Islands. He has more
recently spent two years teaching students
to fly on exchange with the RAAF in Australia.
SQNLDR Clark has flown 4800 hours on a
range of aircraft including the Airtrainer,
Aermacchi, Sioux, Iroquois, PC-9 and
Harvard. SQNLDR Clarks interests include
kart racing, motorbike riding and fishing.
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CHECKERS TWO
SqNLDR PETE COCHRAN
Coming from the Bay of Islands,
Northland, SQNLDR Cochran joined
the RNZAF many years ago (he is not
saying exactly how many). SQNLDR
Cochran has flown a range of training
aircraft, including the Airtrainer, Tiger
Moth, Harvard, Strikemaster and
Aermacchi. He has also flown a number
of maritime and transport aircraft
including the P3 Orion and venerable
Dakota DC3. SQNLDR Cochran, who
lists his age as ‘many years’ has
clocked up an impressive 10,000
military flying hours and has been a
member of 16 formation aerobatic
teams. SQNLDR Cochran, whose
interests include Middle East Affairs,
and the Arabic language has also
completed peace-keeping tours to
Egypt and Afghanistan.
CHECKERS THREE
SqNLDR PAUL
STOCKLEY
Born in Raetihi but raised in
Lower Hutt, SQNLDR Stockley
joined the RNZAF in 1987 and
on completion of his wings
training was posted to Number
3 Squadron to fly the iroquois
helicopter. During several
tours on 3 Squadron he served
in many locations including
Antarctica, the U.K, Fiji and
East Timor. SQNLDR Stockley,
who is forty years old has spent
the latter half of his career
instructing, during which he
spent two years on exchange
with the RAAF flying PC-9s and
over four years with the RAF
flying Tucanos. The main interest
of SQNLDR Stockley, who has
flown 5100 hours, is avoiding
Checkers One throughout the
display season!
CHECKERS FOUR
SqNLDR SCOTT
MCKENZIE
Returning for his second season
with the Red Checkers, thirty-threeyear-old
SQNLDR McKenzie grew
up in Taumarunui before joining
the RNZAF in 1995. A career flying
helicopters saw him complete three
tours to East Timor and one to the
Solomon Islands, and exercises in
Fiji, Australia, the United States of
America, and Singapore. SQNLDR
McKenzie, who has flown 3600
hours, has a keen interest in
all forms of aviation and has
flown a diverse range of military
and civilian aircraft including the
Fokker Triplane, Harvard, Tiger
Moth, Aermacchi and numerous
helicopter types including Hughes
500 and AS350.
CHECKERS FIVE
FLTLT DWIGHT
WESTON
Twenty-nine-year-old FLTLT
Weston grew up in Hunterville.
He joined the RNZAF in 1998
and on completion of his
pilot training was posted to
helicopters. During his time
on helicopters he flew three
operational tours in East
Timor and one in the Solomon
Islands, and completed a
number of exercises in the
USA, Singapore and Fiji. Flight
Lieutenant Weston, who has
flown 2300 hours has more
recently been employed as a
Qualified Flying Instructor at
Pilot Training Squadron. FLTLT
Weston’s interests include golf,
wakeboarding, skiing, squash
and tennis.
CHECKERS BACK UP PILOT
FLTLT CHARLIE BEETHAM
FLTLT Charlie Beetham hails from Weber in
Southern Hawkes Bay. Joining the RNZAF
in 1998 he was posted to No. 3 Squadron
on completion of his pilot training. Having
completed two operational tours to East
Timor and one in the Solomon Islands,
FLTLT Beetham spent two years on
exchange to No. 6 Squadron flying the
Navy’s SH-2G Seasprite, which included
a six-month embarked tour with HMNZS
Te Mana in the South China Sea. FLTLT
Beetham spends his spare time flying his
family’s Cessna 185, racing motorbikes
and is a keen rugby player.
CHECKERS
SUPPORT
W/O TY COCHRAN
Warrant Officer Ty Cochran
is the Red Checkers official
voice and commentator
describing the team’s
various stunts. He also
helps organise the team’s
air shows. Prior to working
with the Red Checkers
Warrant Officer Cochran
was a Load Master and has
also served as a Helicopter
Crewman Instructor with
No.3 Squadron.
thE rEd chEckErS
CHECKERS SUPPORT
FLTLT MICHELLE CHRISTIE
FLTLT Michelle Christie grew up on a farm in
Waikaia, Northern Southland. She joined the
RNZAF in 1996 and is a Human Resources
Officer. The majority of her career has been
in administrative roles but includes training
and recruitment. FLTLT Christie has served
in Woodbourne and Ohakea and recently
completed an operational tour to Afghanistan.
FLTLT Christie’s interests include squash,
touch, hockey and travel.
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All images on these pages including our front page were taken by Professional Aviation photographer Mr Gavin Conroy.
His camera ship pilot was Jay Mcintyre (an RNZAF engineer). Mr Conroy kindly donated a selection of his photographs for
our use in this magazine but will be posting another 80 or so images from the same event on his web site. Well worth a
look at that and other examples of his work!
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WEEKEND EVENTS LONGER EVENTS
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AS thE CoMMunICAtIonS CELL (S6 CELL)
MovES Into thE EnD of DECEMbER
thEy ARE fInALLy AbLE to tAKE tIME to
REfLECt on WhAt hAS bEEn A tEStInG
AnD ChALLEnGInG pERIoD on thIS
eLeveNTh rOTATiON TO AFghANiSTAN.
After completing the relief-in-place from Crib X,
members of the S6 Cell hit the ground running
completing various tasks in order to grasp their
respective roles. After two months in-theatre
the cell is now fully functional and providing
seamless communication and information
systems for the Crib contingent.
The Crib XI S6 Cell is made up of four NZ pers
and three US attached Sigs. Patrol signals are
placed under the control of their respective
patrol commanders and the Command Post
(CP) operators under the Operations Officer. To
date each group has proved they are more than
capable of operating in the diverse environment
that operations in Afghanistan provide. Each
individual has brought a unique and highly
desirable skill base with them and has been
able to effectively apply these skills in their role.
In between managing the deployed in-theatre
communication systems and services, members
take part in security tasks and extra Base duties
as they arise. This allows for a broad range of
activities and allows comms cell personnel
to experience a wide range of operationally
based tasks that are well outside their job
description.
The cell has taken on some of the projects
started by Crib X and had the privilege of
overseeing their implementation. With one third
of the tour now complete, the cell has a number
of continuous responsibilities to meet including
ensuring the systems and services in place
are maintained and handed over to Crib XI in
workable order with some added enhancements
that future rotations can benefit from.
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FLTLT Michele Thomson is pictured here educating Afghan
females in the fine art of project management. Detachment
Commander COL Brendon Fraher says that all the RNZAF
personnel stationed there ‘are all doing a great job.’ Meanwhile
he reports that it has already started to snow at Kiwi Base and
the Base is hunkering down for a white winter.
The support given by certain elements within
2 Signals Squadron and the J6 Cell at JFNZ
has been excellent. This has allowed us to
operate effectively and work through issues as
they arise and ascertain workable solutions.
Communications Information Services support
to Crib rotations provides an integral part of
the support network in-theatre; which needs
to be continually maintained and monitored
both here and back in NZ in order to continue
to provide the best possible communication
services.
The next four months will bring with it more
challenges and late nights, all part and parcel
of life here within the S6 Cell on Crib XI – a high
tempo environment that the current members
are thriving in.
DECEMBER 2007, AFGHANiSTAN Communications
Cell Centre, SIG Fletcher and F/S Adams work on
the Centre's comms dish.
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tEchNology roadShoW
Event:
thE ConCISE oXfoRD DICtIonARy
DEfInES tEChnoLoGy AS ‘SCIEnCE of
PrAcTicAL Or iNduSTriAL ArTS; ANd
APPLicATiON OF ScieNce’.
With this in mind a crack team of technology
experts started a whirlwind tour of the North
Island showcasing the latest in training software
and hardware that is available now and in
the near future to help the NZDF achieve its
teaching requirements.
While we didn’t expect to be teleported around
the country, an aircraft may have been handy.
So it was with great anticipation that our truck,
bus and ute boarded the Bluebridge to start
our journey.
Some of the equipment we took included:
> Glass Cockpit Trainer
> Emulation Software
> Interactive 3D graphics
Training Technology Roadshow
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> Classroom response units (just like Buzz but
we write the questions)
> Satellite trainer
Our first stop was Trentham, home of the Army’s
trade training schools and convenient point for
the movers and shakers of the RNZAF. While
the Army may not have found some of our
aviation based training so relevant, many 3D
graphics and animations proved hypnotic to
them. Of particular interest was the animation
of the Steyr rifle in action and emulation
software showing virtual electrical and hydraulic
circuits.
There were some good questions asked and
some even better answers given. It was good to
hear how the Army does some of their training
and some contacts were made for future
developments.
After the doors closed, we headed to the
Trentham all ranks bar, AKA the Tote, for a quiz
night and fortuitously won the $100 bar tab.
Things were, indeed, looking rosy for the rest
of the tour.
The next day we headed up to Ohakea. After
setting up we were able to have a look around
the Base and i was able to have a fly on the
Iroquois Simulator and also see how the use
of Microsoft Flight Sim is used at PTS for
instrument training.
There was a great response from both ground
and aircrew to the expo and comments
included; “I wish we had some of this when I
did my training”.
One piece of gear that may be useful to all
three Services is a Tablet. This is not a pill but
a lap top with a screen you can write on with a
special pen. The information can be presented
in many different ways. On paper you could print
a picture and that was that, but with tablets you
can rotate and zoom the pictures. This makes
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Above: AIR, WOODBOURNE, WOCON 2007
Trade and technology road show in the Chevron lounge for Warrant Officers Conference 2007.
Glass cockpit trainer flight simulator display.
for a much more interactive and interesting
way of learning.
It was going to be a long trip to Auckland in the
bus so we decided to stop in at Waiouru Army
Museum. This was a great opportunity for our
civilians and UK recruits to learn about the
history of the NZDF. It was lucky we stopped
on the way up north as that night it was broken
into.
Another place we stopped was the impressive
Huka Falls. This is where disaster nearly struck
as Mr Murray Batten, our effervescent bus
driver, decided to play some of his James Last
trumpet music at full military power. Imagine
a CD full of dentist drills and an Auxiliary
Power Unit for 2 hours. W/O Andy Evans had
to intervene between songs to placate the
grimacing passengers.
We stopped off in Hamilton for dinner and found
a Lone Star restaurant. I haven’t been there
for many years and I was expecting to see a
combination of mullets, rat’s tails and lace up
Ugg boots but was pleasantly surprised by the
food and people.
We had a great response in Auckland for the
expo with people coming in from all over Base.
Each person had a different requirement or
idea on how their trade could be improved with
technology. One of the quotes from a visitor was;
“Does the Air Force know you exist? you have
been a well kept secret – well the secret is out
of the bag and boy, are you going to have a lot
of work coming your way.”
Auckland was the last expo site for the technology
road show but we still had to get home. We
decided to take a slight detour through Rotorua
to head down the luge. Murray wanted to take
the bus down as it was only a 22 seater but we
soon stopped him. It was while I was heading
down the hill that I saw Speedy and his Offroad
tEchNology roadShoW
Freestyla three-wheel cart part company. It was
arms and legs everywhere as he tumbled off the
track and into the grass. Luckily he was OK and
carried on with only his pride damaged.
Overall the road show was a complete success
with the goal fully met. Now comes the real work
of sending out information to people and further
developing the projects currently underway.
If one piece of equipment for training cost
$250,000 and teaches 100% of what you
need versus something that teaches 90% for
$25,000 then this is the innovation that the
RNZAF is looking for. in a similar sense, if the
PTi’s make PT fun, you will get fit and be happy,
if we can make learning more interesting and
interactive, you will pick things up without
actually realising it.
if you have any questions or comments about
Training Technology, please contact W/O Andy
evans.
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Ecruit traiNiNg
rNZaf rEcruit
traiNiNg
F/S JOHN HUMFREy
Chief instructor Recruit Training
RNZAF VALUES AND FOLLOWERSHIP
‘sTeppiNg up’
The current course includes a comprehensive
values package. its aim is to take the RNZAF
values directly from the mission statement poster
and relate them to the recruit in such a way
that ensures ‘buy-in’ and understanding. This is
achieved by tasking groups to select their own
codes of conduct, which they choose to live by.
The reader may be surprised to learn that today’s
recruits frequently choose RNZAF values as their
own, before being introduced to them. Recruits
produce several documents which remains ‘live’
throughout the course and these are revisited
during sessions for adjustment. The documents
are also useful for instructors as a revision aid
when needed. Team building exercises are also
used to accelerate the natural gelling of team
members. Recruits are introduced to listening
skills, team dynamics, personal boundaries,
the identification of personal strengths and
weaknesses in themselves and others and
gender issues. It is our contention that today’s
recruit course graduate will have a better
understanding than ever before of air force
values and the benefits of living by them. The
notion of followership is also explored. The idea
of being a useful and productive subordinate,
together with an appreciation of a superior’s
responsibilities and the commander’s intent are
all discussed to give the recruit an appreciation
of the ‘bigger picture’ that we all find ourselves
a part of.
WEAPON TRAINING
Weapon training is conducted with a view to
operations and not solely for the range. We
need to have airmen who are comfortable
when handling weapons in all situations and all
weapon states, so ‘hands on’, safe handling and
the marksmanship principles are our focus. We
do aspire to return to firing on a long range and
will return when a range practicable for our use
becomes available.
ALCOHOL POLICY
All recruits who arrive at CRTS will have previously
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experienced differing levels of exposure to
alcohol. Our initial aim is to halt any harmful
trends that the recruit may have developed in
civilian life by banning alcohol for the first four
weeks of the course. During this phase the
recruits undergo a period of education regarding
sensible drinking and NZDF policy, which is all
aligned to the RNZAF values. Optional alcohol
availability is then re-introduced in the form of
‘happy hours’ which RTF staff members also
attend. The notion of sensible drinking is then
practiced and recruits experience how they can
use alcohol, if they so choose, to enhance their
social experience, rather than destroy it. These
happy hours continue throughout the course in
the aim of establishing a new, healthier trend.
The Alcohol Advisory Council (ALAC) will shortly
be providing visiting lecturers to give expert
guidance to our recruits in this subject.
MEDIOCRITY
The pass mark is not the aim. Each recruit will
now be challenged to fulfil their own potential.
That may well be meeting the requirements of
an exam for some, but for others it will mean
pushing beyond any targets set by the system
and striving for 100% or ‘excellence’. So merely
passing an exam will no longer be a point of
motivation for us.
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Anyone thinking of applying for a post at RTF
should be aware that the policy of leading by
example is well and truly ensconced in the
training team’s psyche. We will never ask
students to do what we are not prepared to
do ourselves and this is demonstrated in our
actions as well as our appearance. Active role
modelling is at the forefront of our minds at
every level.
THE AIR POWER TEAM
We focus on the Air Power Team: the notion
that our primary purpose in service is to
support, enable and execute air operations.
Every Service person, regardless of trade, has
a crucial role to play in achieving this.
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FIELD EXERCISE
Our visit to Dip Flat is now dominated by
practical and realistic scenarios which relate
to today’s likely tasks. Practice in the four Cs is
a prime example. The rapid establishment of a
Forward Operating Base, operating in the field
and the importance of self discipline in routine
are all practised along with the traditional bangs
and smoke.
LEADERSHIP
Leadership, even at this early stage, is
encouraged in all. We have no NCO factory on
another Base. The people that graduate from
CRTS are tomorrows NCOs and W/Os and indeed
a number of recruits find themselves on ‘Cpl’s
Prom’ immediately after graduation. So we have
no time to waste in this regard. Every opportunity
is used to give recruits a taste of command.
Encouraging leadership also helps some weaker
recruits with self management – in other words,
leading themselves.
DISCIPLINE
Discipline is a cornerstone of our training. There
are two types of discipline, self and imposed. We
need graduates who are prepared to display the
former. Recruits are instructed in exactly what
self discipline means to the Air Force and how
thursdAy 13 december sAW the grAduAtioN
of recruit course 3/07.
Air, Woodbourne, GTW,
CRTS, Graduation Parade,
Reviewing Officer WGCdR
I J MacPherson CO 3 SqN.
07-3 Recruit. March Past.
Drill display during the
Graduation Parade.
rEcruit traiNiNg
ThiS meANS Our rNZAF TeAm NOW hAS 56 NeW memBerS. SigNiFicANTLy,
thESE 56 GRADuAtES hAvE bEEn thE fIRSt to unDERGo A pRoGRAMME of
TrAiNiNg Which hAS iNcOrPOrATed SOme NeW ANd PrOgreSSive ASPecTS.
So WhAt ARE thESE ASpECtS?
it manifests itself. Recruits are encouraged to
demonstrate self discipline at all times. Some
of the more traditional readers will be relieved
to learn that the ‘one way motivational chat’ is
still in use when appropriate.
TRANSITION
We see our role, not only as a recruit training and
Air Force induction team but also as preparation
for trade training. Study skills and attitude to
training are important aspects of the course.
AN ADULT COURSE
A professional establishment will welcome its
new personnel and seek to develop them for
the betterment of the force. An unprofessional,
dysfunctional and insecure force will seek to
belittle new arrivals, feeling threatened by new
and capable members of the team. At RTF we
seek to impress upon, not impress. So recruits
are given respect. They, like us, have taken the
decision to ‘Step Up’. Many of their peers at
home have not displayed the same courage. We
seek to build on this, not destroy it.
Finally, unless recruits enter a workplace where
the RNZAF values are upheld and demonstrated,
much of the work done at RTF will, in time, be
eroded.
This is where you come in…
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NEWS NEWS
a rEcruit’S EyE viEW of thE rEcruit courSE
On LAnDInG In A hERCuLES At RnZAf bASE
Woodbourne on Monday September 11th
2007, we had expected to be yelled at as soon as
we departed the aircraft. In our naivety it came as
a bit of a surprise to find the instructors organised
and calm. Our first experience of drill was a bit of
an experience, so with the cadence being called
we set off for our new life at CRTS.
That first week we had our regulation hair cut,
jabbed, and stabbed, drug tested, fitted with
overalls and introduced to 0530 fatigues involving
an early morning cleaning frenzy and the war on
dust. Dust and ironing never seemed to diminish
and every morning at inspection our instructors
would find our enemy no matter how thorough
the war was waged. In true remedial fashion with
some words of encouragement the whole lot was
hastily redone.
Drill is easy for people who like to stand in one
position for a long time and count and then walk
around for a while and stand still some more
except drill continued to be just that drill.
Next was an introduction to physical training.
Press ups, static squats, and heel to toe stands
being a favourite method of PTI’s. These people
are a different breed and are very skilled in
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pushing the recruits hard, never letting up, and it
has paid off, we’re now faster, fitter, and stronger
than ever.
The theory lessons of the course were the most
difficult. Classes varied and included the ranks and
history of the RNZAF, military law, communications,
field skills, and core military skills.
pAssiVE And
ACtiVE dEFEnCE
wERE UsEd And
thE EnsUing
FiRE Fights
ExhilARAting
The highlight had to have been Dip Flat. With
everything needed to survive strapped to our
backs, we set off in Unimogs. The first three days
were spent out in the wilderness living under half
shelters and eating ration packs which compared
to mess food weren’t that bad. To get through
those first three days we had to use everything the
instructors had taught us, from SAR techniques,
changing the guard at materiel support Wing
DECEMBER 2007 SAW A CHANGE OF THE GUARD AT MATERIEL SUPPORT WING AS WGCDR
MiKe leFeBvRe (PiCTURed RiGHT) HANded OveR COMMANd TO WGCdR veRN CRABTRee.
AFCDTA HUTCHiSON
& PETERS
to map reading and compass skills.
The next phase had us on Exercise Defender.
The instructors had a theoretical scenario set
up of invading terrorists in the hills of St Arnuad.
These terrorists looked surprisingly similar to
some of our instructors at CRTS, (except they
looked very tired and were much grumpier than
our instructors.)
Passive and active defence were used and the
ensuing fire fights exhilarating. Many hours were
spent practising not falling asleep at sentry duty
and a few moments of challenging trees at night
waiting for the answer. After packing up we were
aware of the tremendous team exercise we had
just undergone.
We’re glad to say that it’s nearly over. And looking
back, there have been more fun times than bad.
We have made good mates and done lots of
things that we would never have done out on
civvy street.
We would like to thank CRTS and the instructors
for doing what must be a very hard and testing job
at times, especially when you have the guys from
C dorm around, and we look forward to heading
into our future careers with pride.
The change of command parade consisted
of over 100 MSW personnel including,
unusually for a military parade, 15 civilian staff
members who chose to be part of the formal
parade and farewell WGCDR Lefebvre in style.
The parade was reviewed by Commander
of Air Force Logistics Group, Group Captain
Andy Woods, and included the presentation of
Operational Service and General Service medals
to a number of MSW personnel.
in a surprise for WGCDR Lefebvre, his farewell
speech was preceded by the reading of a poem,
written by a member of the Wing, detailing his
exploits as CO. Subsequently, WGCDR Lefebvre
revealed his own surprise for the incoming CO,
as he handed to WGCDR Crabtree the mantle of
"Chief Blanket Stacker" and a miniature mound of
appropriately stacked blankets. The parade was
both a formal acknowledgement of the change
of command of one of the RNZAF's largest single
units, and a sign of the camaraderie and spirit
within the unit.
STANDING IN FRONT OF THE SKYHAWK AIRCRAFT,
l – R: Bridgie Wilton, Liz Inch, Stewart Middleton,
GPCAPT Clarke, Bob Thomas, SSqNLDR Graeme
Todd and Eric Middleton.
eX-
AirMeN
AN iNviTATiON TO ATTeNd The 06/2
WInGS CouRSE GRADuAtIon CEREMony
WAS onE thREE pRESbytERIAn SuppoRt
ceNTrAL reSideNTS cOuLdN’T reFuSe.
GPCAPT Shaun Clarke extended the invitation to
Bridgie Wilton (Reevedon Home), Eric Middleton
(Levin Home for War Veterans) and Bob Thomas
(independent Living Unit Reevedon) and made
a point of acknowledging the significance of
their attendance.
‘The three gentlemen added dignity to our
ceremony. it was terrific that they honoured us
with their visit,’ GPCAPT Clarke said.
Seven graduates were presented with their
‘Wings’ at the Ceremony. The award of the pilot’s
brevet or ‘Wings’ represents a milestone in every
military pilot’s career and is the culmination
of a very demanding but rewarding period of
training.
Eric Middleton had been based at Ohakea during
his time in the Air Force and was keen to see
what had changed. ‘The style of marching was
different and in my day with it being wartime
there were aircraft all over the place,’ he said.
The Graduation Ceremony.
AIRCDRE Dick Newlands inspects the parade.
AttEnd RnZAF BAsE OhAkEA
gRAdUAtiOn CEREmOnY
Bridgie Wilton had worked on a farm that
bordered Ohakea and can clearly remember
the Bombing Range on the Coast. ‘The boys
used to line up the Range by tipping the aircraft
on its side and firing a rocket. you could see
the flashes so we kept out of the road,’ Bridgie
said.
An RAF man from England, Bob Thomas
remarked that ‘visiting Ohakea made me feel
proud that I had served in the Air Force. The
VIP treatment we received was lovely. Everyone
was very kind.’
Following the Ceremony the three former
servicemen took afternoon tea with the
graduates and their families. They enjoyed
conversation with Air Commodore Richard
Newlands, Deputy Chief of the Air Force and
Group Captain Clarke and Escort Officer SQNLDR
Graeme Todd took the trio to view the Harvard
plane in No. 1 Hanger.
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thE thREE gEntlEmEn
AddEd dignitY tO OUR
CEREmOnY – GPCAPT CLARK
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graduatioN
pride ANd
AppreheNsioN
I TAKE MY SEAT IN THE AUDIENCE OF
THE 07/02 INITIAL OFFICER TRAINING
COURSe (iOTC) GRAdUATiON PARAde
WITH MIXED FEELINGS OF PRIDE AND
APPREHENSION.
The parade is the culmination of the IOTC and
a symbol of the values that the course aims
to promote: Professionalism, teamwork and
discipline. Like many in the audience, I care deeply
about these values and hope that the parade is
a success.
Looking around at the audience, I see my feelings
mirrored on many other faces. These are the people
who support the graduating junior officers, and who
have a vested interest in their success.
The students’ performance, both here and in the
workplace, reflects the professionalism of every
person who has contributed to their development:
recruiters, team officers, psychologists, instructors,
training designers, parents, partners, friends
and children, many of whom are in the audience
alongside me, so it is understandable that there
is heightened anticipation.
Before the parade I had a chance to speak with
FLTLT TANIA SCOTT
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course members and they were generally aware
of the amount of personal growth they had
experienced.
OCDT Charnjit Singh reflected on his developing
fitness,
‘My initial apprehension was regarding my physical
ability to complete the course. The P.T. sessions
which were hard initially helped me a lot to build
up my physical endurance. The effect of that I
realised during Exercise Aestimatio. Walking up
and down the hills twice a day and most of the time
you were running but still at the end of the day you
had energy to do other things. I was really surprised
with my physical abilities during the exercise and I
thoroughly enjoyed the experience.’
OCDT Juliet Urlich discovered how much she
had developed while participating in the final
exercise.
‘IOTC was a challenge and stretched me in areas
in which i had little or no experience. The final
leadership exercise, Aestimatio, was perhaps the
most rewarding of all when I was able to consolidate
the various skills learnt throughout the course.’
OCDT Jill Blackman who was returning to the
Recruits from the 07/02 IOTC
celebrate their graduation at
Woodbourne.
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structured RNZAF training environment found
that there were aspects that were familiar but
there were areas that were new and required
personal development.
‘Exercise Aemulus was a huge reminder of
Recruit course. Filled with securing Dip Flat and
protecting the area from hostile farmers trying
to invade, this exercise was a huge wake-up call
and the sense of realisation of what was yet
to come for the next fourteen weeks. The past
weeks were an experience that was challenging
but rewarding at the same time. As CFRs and
DEs we have gained knowledge, experience and
work relationships which we will be able to utilise
throughout our careers in the RNZAF.’
The challenges are different for each individual,
for some it is leadership, others the physical
nature and yet others will struggle with the
academic components. OCDT Scott Lea found the
course challenged his previous socialisation.
‘One of the hardest things about IOTC was
the constant requirement to be uniform with
every other cadet in everything we did. Our
rooms, dress and even written layout had to
Air, Woodbourne, CRTS, CTF, Parade,
Presentation, 07-2 IOTC Graduation.
be exactly the same. Coming from civi-street
where individuality is respected and encouraged
required some determination and suppression of
instinct at times.’
The instructors are aware of the unique
developmental journeys each individual course
member must make and how they can be assisted
by instruction, coaching and mentoring. FLTLT Mat
Raffils reflected on the 07/2 course,
‘While the syllabus and general structure
remain the same for each IOTC, the characters
that make up the course definitely make each
one different, exciting and full of interesting
challenges. This course has been no exception! It
has been thoroughly enjoyable from an instructor
perspective to see each student grow and develop
over the past five months. I have definitely
enjoyed it.’
Most training courses impart knowledge and
produce trainees who know how to apply it.
On such courses personal development is an
occasional by-product, officer training however,
requires self development, and trainees discover
how to face challenges and how to embrace
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personal growth. Two essential transferable
skills for the junior officer whose job description
will usually include something along the lines of,
“…and what ever else you are tasked with.” This
seemingly straightforward directive doesn’t have
a “how to” or “how well” corollary because the
assumption is, that as a junior officer, you will
assess the best way possible and aim to achieve
the best standard possible and that IOTC has
prepared you to do this. As WGCDR Darren Webb
observed during his reviewing officer speech,
‘We are an Air Force that recognises the importance
in setting aspirational goals that require us all to
strive to be the best in all that we do.’
So much for this aspirational philosophical
wandering; how did the parade go? Well, i enjoyed
it, but then I struggle to remember if you turn left
or right for an about turn. SGT Lucky Lennox on
the other hand ‘knows his drill’ and he had this
to say:
‘Families, friends and servicemen will tend to
judge the course performance based on what they
see on the graduation parade. They were treated
to a good parade.’
graduatioN
doublE valuE for moNEy aS
daughtEr folloWS dad
PLTOFF Sarah Headey has just graduated from
No2 /07 IOTC and is pictured here after the
Graduation Ceremony with her father, WGCDR
Graham Headey who joined the RNZAF some 18
months ago having spent 34 years in the RAF.
Sarah starts her professional training as a pilot
at Ohakea in January 2008. She has started her
life in New Zealand by stepping up to realise her
dream of flying and becoming a pilot.
in the UK however, her first flights were with her
dad who is a gliding instructor. She continued
being dragged round various RAF gliding clubs
so aviation became part of her life. Little did she
know that she would be pursuing this path over
12,000 miles away in the RNZAF. Sarah had the
opportunity to fly with the Royal Air Force’s 47
Squadron Hercules and this spawned her desire
to want to fly transport or multi-engined aircraft.
Sarah arrived with her family in New Zealand in
June 06 and decided she would like to join the
Air Force. She completed the Personnel Selection
in late 2006 with her parents not knowing what
branch she was going for and started on No.2
IOTC in September 2007.
Her father who is currently the Inspector General
for the Air Force is an engineer by profession and
he says he has been supporting aircrew all his life
so it was no different to hear his daughter was
becoming one herself. This is the first time that the
Headey family have held the rank of PLTOFF and
both he and his wife, Pat, are immensely proud of
the achievements of their daughter Sarah.
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charity ruN
grouP E fort ENSurES
charty ruN’S
success
W/O rOBBO rOBerTSON
From a concept created by cPL (now SgT) ian richards, the idea of a charity relay run from rNZAF
Base Whenuapai to rNZAF Base Ohakea seemed a long shot way back in February 2007.
After several meetings and plenty of coercing,
volunteers from Maintenance Support
Squadron (MSS) at Ohakea were split into
runners and supporters. Support also came
from Command and CAF. The ‘Make-A-Wish
Foundation’ was selected as the charity for the
event. The foundation grants wishes to children
with life threatening illnesses between the ages
of 3-18.
Leading up to the event, the 14 runners were
given fitness and endurance opportunities that
included the Tangimoana Half marathon, a 24
hour run on Base, an 8 hour treadmill fundraising
event at Bunnings in Palmerston North and other
training runs.
The support crew sifted through the requirements
for the runners and came up with a plan to
support them continuously throughout the 540
km journey over the estimated 54 hours.
Bundled into vans, all runners and supporters
travelled from Ohakea to Whenuapai on Monday
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19 November 2007. The following day, rations
were picked up and everyone, including COMWG,
WGCDR Al Jenkinson, readied themselves at the
Whenuapai main gate for the start of the run. On
a beautiful Auckland November day, children,
supporters and the President of the ‘Make-A-
Wish Foundation’, Gilli Sinclair, were present to
be the starters for the run. At 0900 hrs on the
collective ‘GO’ from the children, AC Dave Page
sprinted away, heading south towards Henderson
followed by the pilot vehicle.
With the runners covering 5 km each, it was
not long (7 hours) until the run emerged from
the Auckland suburbs of Henderson, Mt Albert,
Onehunga, Mangere, Papakura and Drury onto
the Waikato expressway and down State Highway
1. School children greeted LAC Matt Calder (an
old boy of Drury School) at Drury, an exciting and
memorable moment for all.
As night time loomed, some runners and
supporters dossed down to get a few hours sleep
in Hamilton at the Army Hall right next to the
railway lines. The evening meal went down a treat
thanks to the superb efforts of GSH Una Baillie,
Mr Paul Martin and LAC Larissa Cottrell.
Throughout the night the runners rotated their
teams of 7/8 with the support teams also rotating
shifts. They passed through the Waikato towns of
Tirau, Putaruru and on to Tokoroa for breakfast.
With the awesome weather still providing the lift
needed to keep on running, the lack of sleep was
beginning to show on some. Truckies tooted and
passed with care giving a boost to the teams.
Taupo was the next major point with public
relations, recruiting personnel and an Iroquois
parked at the Northcroft Reserve to support and
collect money for the ‘Make-A-Wish Foundation’
and to raise the RNZAF’s profile. As CPL Damien
Lea handed the baton over to LAC Emma Hackett
(the team’s medic) a huge cheer went up.
On down the lake edge to Turangi where some
runners and support team members caught a
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Above: The Make-a-wish team, from Maintenance Support Squadron. Opposite Page: CPL Damien Lea runs part of the Taupo leg.
An AwEsOmE
AChiEVEmEnt
BY All And
it CERtAinlY
tOOk pEOplE
OUt OF thEiR
COmFORt ZOnE
few hours sleep at the Base holiday home before
their next shift. The pace was looking good and
the predicted time to Ohakea was looking to be
less than expected.
Waiouru was the next port of call with another
hearty evening meal provided and an awesome
night sky forming. Trucking on down SH1 towards
Ohakea, the runners were feeling the strain of
limited sleep and physical tiredness. Under the
moonlit night, the pain of running seemed to
ease with some runners producing their best
times in the calm and cool conditions. Down
the long straights heading south, Vinegar Hill
became another place to put the head down
for some under the stars albeit, again, only for
a short time.
The end was in sight as daylight rose on the
Thursday. It was looking like we would be well
inside the original 54 hours. As AC Jono Johnston
took the baton for the final time, all others,
except the crew in the pilot vehicle, lined up at
the Base Ohakea entrance road. All runners,
support personnel and vehicles travelled the
last 500 metres to the Ohakea main gate with
Jono finishing the run at 0705 hrs. Well ahead
of schedule.
Total time from Whenuapai to Ohakea was 46
hours and 4 minutes. An awesome achievement
by all and it certainly took people out of their
comfort zone. Thanks to ian Richards for the idea
and the drive to make it all happen.
To date, the total amount raised for the Make-
A-Wish Foundation is approximately $6000. Any
further donations can be made to the foundation
at 0900 I WISH.
A huge thank-you must go to all who assisted
prior to and along the way including 3 Squadron,
the Army at Hamilton, catering staff at Ohakea
and Whenuapai, Accident and Compensation
Commission (ACC), Fabric Bay, Manawatu
Triathlon Club, Gary Anderson (endurance cyclist)
and many others.
Another huge thank-you must go to all the
Sponsors who gave goods and donations for the
charity ruN
Make-A-Wish Foundation prior to, and during
the event. These included Blackwoods Paykel,
Bunnings, Mobil Bulls, Spandex, Cycle Sport NZ,
Crank It, BP Bulls, Subway Bulls, Palmerston
North City Council, ANZ Marton, Cadburys,
Mcverry Crawford, The Warehouse, Dejavu Hair
by Design, Scooter Café Hamilton, Kiwi Bacon,
yoplait, Speirs Foods and many others.
‘TO dATe, The TOTAL AmOuNT rAiSed
foR thE MAKE-A-WISh founDAtIon
IS AppRoXIMAtELy $6000. ANy
fuRthER DonAtIonS CAn bE MADE
TO The FOuNdATiON AT 0900 i WiSh’.
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It all began with an early start on 7 July 2007.
My Jet Star flight departed Auckland for
the Gold Coast. A quick flight over got me to
Coollangatta airport, from there I made my way
to Burleigh Heads then did a few odd jobs before
sitting down for a quiet drink on that Saturday
night. I remember every small detail leading up
to the accident but somehow the body doesn’t
allow you to recollect the trauma it’s put through
during an ordeal like I went through.
Waking up on 14 of July was very much a shock
to the system, looking down at my legs and
seeing my left all bandaged up and my right
with a large contraption on it. Later, I found
out that this acted in the position of your small
blood pump located in the upper calf enhancing
blood circulation.
My best mate from school stated, after talking
to the bus driver who saw the accident, that it
was a small Toyota car driving in the 70 km/hr
zone that nearly ended my life.
Mum was the first person i saw when waking
up after being in the induced coma, trying to
speak and not being able to due to having the
tracheotomy, the nurse grabbed a piece of paper
and a felt pen. It was such a weird feeling not
being able to speak, by this stage I understood
that something really bad had happened and I
was truly lucky to be alive.
While I was in the induced coma Mum phoned
CPL Raymond O’Brien on the Sunday morning,
and he kindly informed all the necessary friends
and workmates about my accident.. W/O Cedge
Blundell, my Squadron Warrant was informed,
and within a short time he got to it and cancelled
my years LWOP, and put me straight back
on the payroll, placed me on sick leave, saw
Mum off at Blenheim Airport. The support was
overwhelming.
After waking up from the coma seven days after
the accident, I had a couple more days in the
intensive Care Unit, then up to the ward before
my release. Tuesday the 17th was a good day,
after waking up in the ward a nurse brought in
a bunch of cards and flowers from my mates
back home. The black humour in the No. 40
Squadron card was great, perfect timing. In
The greAT O e plAN
that ENdEd iN lESS thaN SiX hourS
LAC HENRy WENDELBORN
ovERSEAS EXpERIEnCE (oE) IS SuppoSED to bE A tIME foR younG pEopLE to hAvE fun CoMbInED
WiTh The JOy OF diScOveriNg NeW cuLTurAL eXPerieNceS ANd meeTiNg NeW PeOPLe. FOr LAc heNry
WeNdeLBOrN AN AccideNT iN AuSTrALiA ON 07/07/07 ANd iTS AFTermATh WAS FAr FrOm FuN…
fact I used humour to cope with many of the
adverse yet painful situations. A funny situation
was when I did my best to pursue a gorgeous
iCU nurse called Sarah, she transferred me to
the ward. In the end there ended up being four
Sarahs and no last name - oh well. Returning to
iCU after a few days in the ward to say thanks
the staff hardly recognized me as from being in
the coma and looking like ‘The Hulk’ only a few
days earlier.
It wasn’t until the three week mark that
Mum informed me all of my vital organs were
damaged. The accident had left me with two
hemorrhages of the left frontal lobe of my brain,
a bruised heart, a collapsed left lung, a badly
smashed jaw, cheek bones and left eye socket
broken in various places, and to top it off I had
a broken left tibia and fibula.
After spending my compulsory 30 days with out
flying allowing the lung to recover Mum and i
departed for New Zealand. The trip was torture
and felt like it was never going to end, because
of the nerve trauma damage to my leg I was
getting massive nerve pain that the pain killers
prescribed couldn’t entirely deal with. Getting
back was a real relief. There really is ‘no place
like home’. The first week back was great getting
into a bit of routine. When the first weekend
rolled around half a dozen good friends on the
07/3 PROMCPL course visited. it was so good
to see them.
i wAs
tRUlY
lUCkY
tO BE
AliVE
Six weeks down the track pain management
was still a real problem, it was a matter of taking
each day as it came. I was still on pureed food
and can I tell you I was really looking forward
to eating a good old Kiwi dinner of steak, eggs
and chips. The six week mark came round pretty
quickly really considering how long each day felt
at the time. The first maxillo- facial appointment
went well, the repairs carried out on my face
had healed well enough for me to start eating a
near normal diet . The first feed was KFC - what
a treat, it felt like Christmas.
My only outings at this stage seemed to be
appointments, but the best days have been
when Air Force mates have made the effort
to get transport and come out and visit me
in the Marlborough Sounds where Mum and
Dad live.
My progress to date has been remarkable
according to the medical profession. The left leg
injuries have become the focus of my recovery
now. Plenty of work ahead to get myself back to
a full active duty.
The support from the Air Force has been
overwhelming from all facets, and now being
able to rehab through Woodbourne has been
awesome. Getting back into work has been great
for the head, four months at home has been
tough in its own way. I couldn’t believe how good
it was to put the uniform back on again!
mAkiNg
doctriNe
Sexy
thE NZdf doctriNE cEll The NZdF’s doctrine Cell (l-R): Mr Ross Fisher, Mr Simon eaton, Mr Boris legner
As far as adjectives go, ‘sexy’, ‘interesting’ and
‘dynamic’, aren’t traditionally attributed to the
process of developing military doctrine…but
they should be.
Since 01 April 2005, the Doctrine Cell—part of
HQNZDF’s Development Branch—has functioned
for the primary task of coordinating joint
doctrine development and management within
the NZDF.
Located at Pastoral House on Wellington’s
Lambton Quay, Doctrine Cell also manages
the distribution of joint doctrine and ensures
that doctrine development aligns with doctrine
published by New Zealand’s military partners in
order to promote multinational interoperability.
Doctrine Cell currently boasts 3 staff, with its
manager, Mr Simon Eaton, supported by a
research analyst and an administration officer.
in order to achieve its objectives, Doctrine Cell
has implemented a uniquely NZDF doctrine
development and management process, widely
described as the ‘derive, adopt or adapt’ model.
The NZDF ‘derives’ or writes its own doctrine
when it is determined that NZDF requires unique
hAVe you got
the right stuff?
WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR
THE NEXT FEW YEARS?
IMSS ARE CuRREntLy LooKInG
foR pEopLE LIKE you AS MISSIon
bRIEfInG offICERS to WoRK
WIthIn thE MISSIon SuppoRt
FLighT.
doctrine. ‘Adopted’ international doctrine is that
which the NZDF assesses closely meets New
Zealand’s needs and requires no modification
for NZDF purposes. Doctrine is ‘adapted’ if it
is determined that a publication largely meets
NZDF needs, but requires some modification
or explanation to suit New Zealand’s strategic
circumstances or capabilities. In ‘adopting’ or
‘adapting’ doctrine, the NZDF leverages off its
traditional adaptability as a doctrinal ‘beachcomber’
by consulting relevant publications
within the ‘five eyes’ military community, and
sometimes beyond. All publications must be
approved by the NZDF Deputy Chiefs Committee
before they are considered ratified as NZDF
joint doctrine.
Doctrine Cell is also responsible for the
co-ordination of the Doctrine Working Group,
inaugurated under Defence Force Order
05/2006—the DFO mandating Doctrine Cell.
Comprising representatives of all three Services,
HQNZDF and Joint Forces New Zealand, this
body’s role is to oversee the development and
review of NZDF joint doctrine.
thE NZdf doctriNE cEll
It begs little wonder then that the promulgation
and development of coherent joint doctrine is
of critical importance to the NZDF. High-quality
and up-to-date joint doctrine will ensure that
the NZDF continues to have clear and robust
principles with which to guide the conduct of
NZDF operations. Likewise, the professional
forum of ideas doctrine generates within the
NZDF and amongst like-minded organisations
will ensure that the NZDF remains a professional,
dynamic and forward-looking organisation.
Finally, coherent and relevant joint doctrine
enhances the NZDF’s interoperability with other
nations on coalition operations.
As with most things in the NZDF, the expertise
required to develop new NZDF doctrine resides
in its men and women. At all levels, these
people are critical to providing fresh thinking
and innovative ideas that enable the NZDF to
develop. Therefore it is essential that they are
willing to participate in the review or writing of
joint doctrine as the NZDF seeks to maintain its
interoperability and build on its proud history of
operational excellence. MR SiMON EATON
The job title speaks for itself; however the role involves a lot more. As a mission Briefing
Officer, you will be a key member of the imSS team working with command, various
agencies and crews to ensure that they have the best information available for the
missions they are tasked for. you will be required to monitor rNZAF Force elements
tasking and proactively plan with the imSS team to ensure that all operations are
adequately resourced. in order to fulfil this, you will be required to routinely manage
a number of secure systems and applications for information. Post mission you may
be responsible for ensuring that the mission is adequately debriefed and recorded
with any loose ends followed up. you will be pivotal in ensuring the effective running
of imSS supported Force element operations. As we all know rNZAF missions operate
outside normal working hours, therefore you will be expected to respond when required,
occasionally for extended periods. As the mission Briefing Officers role is developing;
the opportunity is there for you to make this professionally rewarding and worthwhile.
As the role develops, there may be further opportunities to deploy with rNZAF Force
elements in support of overseas operations and exercises.
iF yOu ThiNK yOu hAve WhAT iT TAKeS, LiKe vArieTy ANd Are
LOOKiNg FOr A chALLeNge, Why dON’T yOu give uS A cALL
ANd…STeP uP!!
04 498 6802
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iroNmaN book rEviEW
No ruSt oN our
irONMAN
It ALL StARtED bACK In novEMbER 2006
In AuStRALIA At thE quALIfyInG RACE
foR thE hALf IRonMAn tRIAthLon
WOrLd chAmPiONShiPS.
I placed well enough to gain selection to the 2007
annual World Champs being held in Florida, USA.
One year on and i finally arrived at Clearwater
Beach in Florida, five days before the race on
10th November.
Race morning arrived with blue skies and only
a breath of cool wind. The pro field started at
7am and each five year age group followed at
five minutes intervals. it was time to toe the
start line and put all my winter training to good
use. I had a fairly untroubled 2km swim, with
a quick transition it was onto the bike for the
90km cycle leg.
The smooth, concrete highways and mainly flat
course provided no surprises; i just concentrated
on keeping a good cadence and maintaining my
nutritional needs. The atmosphere of such an
event was awesome to be part of, i just soaked it
up and took in my fellow competitors from around
F/S GRANT WINWOOD
the globe and the constant, high paced activity
going on around me. My race plan was to bike
within myself and not get caught up in the hype
or trying to race someone else’s race. As I neared
the end of the cycle leg it was all coming together
and no signs of the dreaded cramps that can ruin
the very best aspirations.
Another quick transition and onto my favoured
discipline, a 21km run to finish. The run was a
two lap course with a steep bridge to be climbed
twice on each lap. It was great running past other
competitors and the first 10.5km came and
went in 40m 22s. I was urged on by my three
unwavering supporters; my wife, her brother &
sister-in-law. it was just one of those days where
it all seemed to be playing out perfectly.
As the temperature started to climb and the
bridge having to be negotiated once more, it was a
case of keeping my concentration levels high and
ensuring I maintained the momentum through
the aid stations while getting adequate fluids
and food. I took the ice cold sponges to keep on
top of the steadily rising temperature throughout
the day. I was ticking off the distance markers
and as I ran through 16km it became clear that
a personal best (PB) time over this distance was
within my grasp. A quick calculation revealed I
had to run the last 5.1km in around 20 minutes.
I instantly changed focus making the most of this
opportunity. I surged on trying to make up some
time before hitting the final climb and then the
haul to the finish.
Everything gets infinitely harder when you’re tired;
this last climb seemed so much harder than the
previous lap. Once the downhill was in my sight
I pulled out all stops and went for broke. Getting
my PB time was not yet a certainty. I tagged on the
back of some fellow competitors as they tried to
pass me, the slight increase in pace could make
the difference. The finish line came into view and
it was there for the taking. The official clock at the
finish was 4hr 19m 32s and my elusive personal
milestone had been broken, a sub 4hr 20min
race!! I completed the 21km run in 1.23.20 which
was 7th fastest in my age group. Overall, I came
21st out of the 192 finishers in my age group.
This overall placing put me just outside the top
10%, ensuring another goal achieved.
Of course, such a momentous trip was not
achieved by me alone. A huge thanks to FLTLT
B Austin and FLTLT M Tristram from the RNZAF
Base Auckland Multisports Club for their behindthe-scenes
endeavours. Also thank you to the
Auckland BWF for their generous sporting grant.
I’d also like to acknowledge my wife Charlotte for
her support, belief in what I can accomplish and
the athlete nutrition that kept me going for the
year. you’re a legend! Thanks to my main sponsor
for the past 20 odd years…the RNZAF.
mY RACE
plAn wAs tO
BikE within
mYsElF And
nOt gEt
CAUght Up
in thE hYpE
OR tRYing
tO RACE
sOmEOnE
ElsE’s RACE
bOOk reView
dEvilS oN horSES
Devils on Horses
In the words of the ANZACS in the
Middle East 1916-19
Terry Kinloch. Exisle Publishing 2007.
The images we see today of members of
the NZDF serving in Afghanistan portray a
modern fighting force who arrive at the scene of
action either in a purpose built military vehicle,
or by helicopter. They are often seen with “camel
back” water packs, sunglasses, appropriate
uniforms, and lightweight rifles. Their camps while
basic are comfortable and come with electronic
connection to everyday events around the world
and to family and friends at home.
Step back 90 years and move a little to the left
on the world map to the Sinai-Palestine area
and the ANZACs of 1916-19 faced an entirely
different scenario.
Imagine surviving each day in 38c+ temperatures
on only a single water bottle of around 800ml
capacity, which you had often to share with your
best mate and transport the horse.
The uniforms were unsuited to the operational
requirements, the heavy rifles and ammunition
taxed the strength, the food was often spoiled
before it was consumed and the camps were
little more than hovels. Contact with family was
spasmodic and news of world events was often
old and not accurate.
Terry Kinloch has unleashed a wealth of previously
unprinted material on the New Zealand Mounted
Rifles action in this major battlefield, which went
largely unheralded at the time because of the
war correspondents coverage of the horrors of
the Western Front.
The use of soldiers anecdotal material, unit
diaries, and the personal experiences of the
author who walked the various battle sites when
serving in the region during his current Army
career has made this book a must for all studying
our military history.
The importance of repelling the Turkish
occupation that threatened the use of the Suez
Canal was paramount in the British War Office
plans. However the enemy defence was resolute
and as found by the ANZACS at Gallipoli they
AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHY ENTHUSIASTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISPLAY THEIR WORKS
IN AN AVIATION PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION, WHICH IS BEING HELD IN APRIL. Classic
Flyers NZ.Com Aviation Museum at Tauranga Airport will be showcasing the work of the RNZAF
Photographic Flights with an exhibition during the April school holidays. The exhibition opens on
Friday April 18 and closes on Sunday May 4. It was suggested that a public photographic competition
could be held at the same time, giving the public a chance to display their aviation photographs.
Organisers are hoping that many older photographs of military and civilian aircraft will be entered in
the competition and have included two classes which should encourage people to enter historical
photographs, as well as modern photographs.
These two classes are Monochrome – Open, and Photograph taken by current or former military
personnel. The other two classes are youth – 17 years and under, and Adults.
REviEWED By PAUL HARRiSON
were unwilling to sacrifice an inch of the desert
without a fierce struggle. The excellent maps and
reproduction of photographs taken during the
campaign add to the quality of this work.
As an aside, this reviewer was pleasantly surprised
to see a quote from the oral history interview of
his grandfather who served with the Auckland
Mounted Rifles. Having been better acquainted
with his and his comrades experiences, it will
make the wearing of his medals on ANZAC Day
that much more significant.
AviAtion PhotogrAPhic comPetition
The two weeks of the exhibition and competition are expected to promote the RNZAF, in the Bay
of Plenty. As part of the promotion a “live” Flying Day is scheduled for Sunday April 27, two days
after Anzac Day. Organisers are hoping to get as many ex – RNZAF and military flying aircraft as
possible to this day, with the public being able to take scenic flights in any aircraft with CAA Part
135 licences. One of the aircraft is a former RNZAF “Red Checker”, a CT4 B which is part-owned
by Classic Flyers CEO Andrew Gormlie. Many members of the public have already taken flights
in this aircraft, including some aerobatic flights. The RNZAF Auckland Recruiting office will also
be involved with this day. CAF AVM Lintott has accepted an invitation to be the guest speaker at
the evening function and therefore to open the exhibition. He has also given permission for No.3
Squadron to support the Musueum’s live Flying Day.
Photographs can be taken of
anything to do with aviation,
however only copies of
photographs will be accepted and
they must be prints which have
been mounted on firm backing
ready for exhibition. THE CLOSING
DATE FOR ENTRIES IS TUESDAY
MARCH 25. The opening of the
RNZAF Photographic Exhibition
and the prizegiving for the Classic
Flyers Aviation Photographic
Competition will be a ticket only
function at Classic Flyers on the
evening of Friday April 18.
Entry forms and competition
terms and conditions are available
from classic Flyers: enquire@
classicflyersnz.com or from the
website www.classicflyersnz.com.
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SPort SPort
07
iNtErSErvicE
Softball
Prior to the beginning of the 2007 interservice
Softball Tournament, Army women had
been the champions for the past 7 years.
This year that result was turned around by the Air
Force Women with victory made even sweeter by
progressing through the tournament unbeaten.
This team, along with the management of old (not
in age but experience except for Aunty Dale) and
young, enthusiastic baby black soxs, overcame
stiff competition from the Fire Service and Army
to be awarded out-right winners.
Spectators witnessed a tight and exciting game
against the Fire Service when at the bottom of
the 7th Innings our Air Force girls were trailing six
runs to three. Air Force had the last bat and as
resulTs
DAY 1
our top of the order batters gained some ground
and clawed back two runs, the game reached a
nail-biting and exhilarating period when with two
down and runners on base two and three, Shar
Carson was next batter up.
The count on Shar crept up to two balls, two
strikes. Players and spectators were yelling and
encouraging Shar, while some spectators stood
in silence with a tense look on their faces. The
next pitch, Shar drove the ball past short stop to
the outfield scoring the runners giving Air Force
the win by seven runs to six.
Credit must not only go to the players but the
Management Team of F/S Tash Mana (Coach)
W/O Dale Kutia (Assistant Coach) and Sgt Gargs
AIR FORCE WOMEN SOFTBALL TEAM
Back Row: Butts Butler CdO, AC Allison Wharewera, Cpl Tania Rangitawa,
AC Tomina Apiti, Cpl Holly Terraine, lAC Matt Griffin (Strapper)
Middle Row: MR AC Kahla Tuffey, AC Hayley Ireland, AC Aimee Wright, F/S
Twiggy Marshall, Cpl Tania Menary, AC Gemma Dennis
Front Row: W/O dale Kutia, (Asst Coach), F/S Tash Mana (Coach) F/S Tracey
Melvin, F/S Shar Carson (Capt) Cpl Mel Gill, Sgt Gargs Taogaga (Manager)
Taogaga (Manager). The ever dependable trio
of F/S Shar Carson, F/S Tracey Melvin, and F/S
Twiggy Marshall who together, over many softball
years, have been the foundation of the Air Force
Women’s team. These ladies were instrumental
in guiding them to success.
Going back to basics was the key in developing
this young team, with the majority being new
players who had never played top ball. Going
from Interbase to Interservice was a big step up.
All the girls delivered, with many learning what
three up and three down meant by the end of the
tournament. Another contributing factor was the
harmony; the team spirit was the makings of a
great team on and off the field. Well done.
AIR 10 v NAVY 0 AIR 10 v ARMY 2 AIR 8 v ARMY 4
NAVY 3 v AIR 13
AIR 7 v FIRE 6
INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES AIR FORCE WOMEN SELECTED FOR NZDF
top RbI’s Women Kahla tuffey Shar Carson tracey Melvin
top batter Women hayley Ireland
Women’s rookie of the Tournament Kahla Tuffey
Mvp Women (shared with Army Sue harrison) Shar Carson
DAY 2 DAY 3
Kahla tuffey hayley Ireland
Gargs taogaga tomina Apiti
Annie clarkson
F/S Tracey Melvin and with daughter and fellow
softball player AC Tomina Apiti
the rNZaf cricket
team tour to australia
November 2007
F/S PETER RiCHARDSON
LT COL James Brownlie an Australian Army and former
Australian Services Cricketer decided he would like to
see a bit more of an international event rather than
just hosting the annual interservice carnival each
year. Invites were sent out and accepted and thus the
Inaugural International Defence Cricket Challenge
(IDCC) was put in place. The tournament was held in
Canberra from the 16-23 November 2007.
eiGHT TeAMS eNTeRed iNClUdiNG:
> The RAAF, RAN, AA, from Australia
> United Kingdom- The Adjutants General Corp and
the Royal Engineers
> New Zealand -The mighty RNZAF and the NZ
Army.
> President X1, from Australia (To make a nice even
eight sides).
This allowed for two pools of four teams:
POOL A POOL B
RnZAf RAAf
RE AGC
RAn AA
pX1 nZA
The tournament format was to play your three pool
games Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Semis on
Thursday and Final on Friday.
The RNZAF side superbly led by Flt Lt Hayden Muddy
Madsen got through the pool games unscathed and
like mother…like daughter
NO TRUER WORDS DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER COMBINATION,
F/S TRACEY MELVIN AND AC TOMINA APITI.
During the recent Interservice Softball Tournament
at Trentham, history was made as mother and
daughter duo represented the RNZAF. They were
both named in the RNZAF team last year, however
as Tomina was on her Junior Supply course, she was
unable to attend the tournament and so mum and
daughter had to prove their worth again to gain a
place in the team.
F/S Tracey Melvin enlisted as a Typist in November
1985 and is currently a Recruiter in the Palmerston
North Recruiting Office. AC Tomina Apiti enlisted in
May 2006 as a Supply Specialist and is currently
working in Camp Pack-up, Ohakea.
F/S Melvin has been involved in the softball scene
since she enlisted. As one of the stalwarts of female
softball she always leads by example and has been
finished pool play with the highest net run rate. Our
pool runners up was RAN. in the other pool Aussie
Army was unbeaten followed by the RAAF.
This then scheduled the semis of RAN v Army and
RNZAF v RAAF. in a rain affected reduced overs
match, neither side got to complete their games.
So the two teams with the highest net run rate went
through to contest the final. This had the highly
favoured and in form RNZAF against the Aussie
Army. The venue was Manuka Oval a ground used
for international cricket matches and that hippy high
pants AFL aerial ping pong. Everything changed for
the kiwis. We started the day with a bit of rain which
reduced the game to a 42 over match. We lost the
toss after Hayden had won four in a row and were
asked to field. We had the aussies reeling at 8 for
80 with some fine bowling and fielding and a bit of
assistance from a pitch that was proving awkward
to bat on. We didn’t manage to pick up the last two
wickets so this allowed the army to put together a
partnership of some 60 runs. They finished their 42
overs 139 for 8 wickets.
Now it was the RNZAF’s turn to bat and get this
relatively mediocre total. But it wasn’t to be. Wickets
continued to fall at a far too consistent rate. The
good old Duckworth Lewis system was portrayed on
the board and we remained in the negatives until
a gutsy performance by Glen Whitley who ended
up scoring 45 runs, snuck it momentarily into the
positives. Unfortunately no more rain fell. We ended
up all out for 104. So the champagne was put on hold
and we ended up receiving the Samsung Techwin
(Tournament Major Sponsor) runners up trophy.
While it was disappointing not winning the final, the
team can be extremely proud of their achievements.
Coming from little old NZ and competing very well
with 7 other very good cricket sides was a big
accomplishment.
On the final night they named a World X1. The
tournaments second highest wicket taker was named
F/S DALE KUTiA
a calming influence on the younger players.
One of her goals was to represent the RNZAF in
softball with Tomina by her side, and now that goal
has been achieved, Tracey believes she can hang
up her boots, however we are hoping she will play
for a few more years yet.
Pride and respect in each other was evident
throughout the tournament and at times it was
easy to think they were best friends rather than
mum and daughter. it was fitting that the last play
of the tournament was Tracey, the catcher, throwing
the ball to Tomina, as shortstop, to tag a runner
stealing to second. It was a spot-on throw that was
the final play to winning the tournament, the first
in seven years.
Further history was made at the Interservices prize
giving where both mum and daughter were also
named in the New Zealand Defence Force Women’s
Softball team. Congratulations to both ladies!
in this side. Well done to CPL Chris Turkington (your
shout!). The team was a good mix of youth and
experience. Struggling and falling a long way short
to compete off the field with the 2004 team, but
however recording much better results on the field.
Now that the tour has ended we see the retirement
from cricket from two of our enduring and long
serving members. F/S (AJ) Andy Julian and SGT
Nathan Hodges (Hodgo) both players having served
the team very well over many years. Look out all you
golfers because these guys can hit a moving ball
pretty well, so the stationary golf ball will be hardly a
challenge. To Cpl Travis Chambers who is moving on
from the RNZAF good luck with your next journey.
The team has not have been able to support itself and
as such we are very thankful to all our sponsors and
chief organiser RNZAF, RNZAF Cricket Association,
OiC RNZAF Cricket Mr Merv Parr, Port Design Group,
Safe Air Ltd, National Bank of New Zealand, and Lion
Nathan Breweries.
THE TEAM
FLT LT Hayden Madsen Captain/Selector
FLT LT Mark Chadwick Vice Captain/Selector
F/S Peter Richardson Manager
Sgt Derek Tidswell Scorer
Mr Rob Mciver Umpire
F/S Andy Julian
SGT Nathan Hodges
FLT LT Graham Burnnand
FLT LT Mark Whiteside
SGT Darren Grant Selector
SGT Glen Whitley
SGT Mason Robinson
CPL Kim Bevins
CPL Travis Chambers
CPL Chris Turkington
LAC Davy Pugh
LAC Brett Cunningham
LAC Tom Redward
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farEWEllS
FArewells
BASE AUCKLAND
CPL P.J. ANDREW, GSE Tech
Enlistment: 30-09-97
Terminate: 28-01-08
MWG, Auckland
CPL R.B. ANTONy, ACFTTECH
Enlistment: 16-01-01
Terminate: 20-01-08
No. 40 Squadron
SGT M.J. BACON
Enlistment: 30-09-97
Terminate: 28-01-08
No.40 Squadron
SQNLDR L.J. BAGNALL, MEDiC
Enlistment: 20-06-05
Terminate: 28-01-08
AMU
W/O M.W. BLACK. ACFTTECH
Enlistment: 30-05-77
Terminate: 06-01-08
Air Staff HQ NZDF
SQNLDR R.E. BROOKES, ENG
Enlistment: 11-01-93
Terminate: 09-03-08
Base Auckland
SGT J.A. BROWN, SSUUPSPEC
Enlistment: 19-01-05
Terminate: 20-01-08
MSW, Auckland
FLTLT D.M. CARROLL, ENG
Enlistment: 14-01-97
Terminate: 14 –01-08
DECAK, transfer to RAAF
SQNLDR v.P. CARiNGTON, AEO
Enlistment: 14-10-78
Terminate: 24-13-07
SQNLDR D.J. COLQUHOUN, SUP
Enlistment: 07-01-86
Terminate: 13-01-08
MSW, Auckland
SGT B.K. CURTAiN, ACFTECH
Enlistment: 15-04-97
Terminate: 16-04-08
No.5 Squadron
SGT B.P. FLANAGAN, SSTECH
Enlistment: 30-04-81
Terminate: 06-01-08
No.5 Squadron
CPL M.G. GRiGG, SFiRE
Enlistment: 28-02-05
Terminate: 24-02-08
Fire Flight
F/S G.D. HALL, AEOP
Enlistment: 11-01-93
Terminate: 12-02-08
No.5 Squadron
F/S K.A. HARGREAvES, AvTECH
Enlistment: 08-01-85
Terminate: 16-12-07
ASSU
CPL L.A. HARMER, PTi
Enlistment: 23-02-05
Terminate: 17-02-08
Fitness Centre
SGT D.S. iNGRAM, AvTECH
Enlistment: 02-12-99
Terminate: 03-01-08
No.6 Squadron
LAC H.J. MOULTON, ACFTTECH
Enlistment: 08-05-06
Terminate: 20-09-07
No.40 Squadron
CPL A JENDEN, SSUPLR
Enlistment: 19-09-00
Terminate: 27-05-07
Transit Section
LAC MANSELL, AVTECH
Enlistment: 28-09-99
Terminate: 07-01-08
ESS
CPL G.E. PALMER, iLSTR
Enlistment: 11-01-00
Terminate: 12-02-09
Drawing Office
CPL A.M. PATTISON, ACFTTECH
Enlistment: 16-01-01
Terminate: 17-02-08
No.6 Squadron
LAC T.L. PETLEy, MEDiC
Enlistment: 20-05-03
Terminate: 26-11-07
Medical
CPL J.v. REiD, SSUPSPEC
Enlistment: 31-03-98
Terminate: 07-12-07
MSW
SGT G.J. STEPHEN, AiRENGUT
Enlistment: 27-02-06
Terminate: 25-02-08
No.40 Squadron
W/O R.P. THOMPSON, ACFTTECH
Enlistment: 08-07-77
Terminate: 10-02-08
No.6 Squadron
SQNLDR S.M. THORPE, CiSO
Enlistment: 02-04-86
Terminate: 11-01-08
ESS
SGT K.A. WALTERS, FSTWD
Enlistment: 24-09-96
Terminate: 30-03-08
No.40 Squadron
SGT S.C. WALTERS, GSE TECH
Enlistment: 30-09-97
Terminate: 28-01-08
MWG
PLTOFF WEBB
Enlistment: 13-01-04
Terminate: 20-02-08
MSW
BASE OHAKEA
LAC K.S. BOTTCHER, SSTECH
Enlistment: 11-01-00
Terminate: 20-01-08
MSS
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CPL G.C. DiSTiN, SFi REF
Enlistment: 09-10-06
Terminate: 15-01-08
Fire Flight
SGT A.S. DWEN , SADMSPEC
Enlistment: 11-12-96
Terminate: 06-01-08
Admin
AC F.L GRAHAM, AvRFLRUT
Enlistment: 13-09-05
Terminate: 13-01-08
MT
LAC A.F. LAING, AVTECH
Enlistment: 01-04-05
Terminate: 23-12-07
AVOH
CPL M.A. MiKAERE, SSUPSPEC
Enlistment: 15-01-02
Terminate: 28-01-08
Air Movements
SQNLDR S.A. MEiGHAN, ENGR
Enlistment: 09-07-95
Terminate: 02-12-07
DAC
W/O J.P. MiLLWARD, AiR ENG
Enlistment: 12-01-76
Terminate: 02-01-08
No.42 Squadron
AC N.R. TEMPLE, CiSMECH
Enlistment: 17-01-06
Terminate: 03-02-08
CPL M.W. STiEFEL, ARMTECH
Enlistment: 17-03-03
Terminate: 31-12-07
Guided Weapons
SQNLDR D.P. vANDERSLOOT, PiLOT
Enlistment: 04-07-86
Terminate: 02-03-08
PTS
F/S A,W,H,T,E, WAND, AvRFLR
Enlistment: 07-01-86
Terminate: 13-01-08
MT
BASE WOODBOURNE
CPL S.M. ADAM, SFiREE
Enlistment: 05-01-99
Terminate: 02-12-07
OSWWB
F/S T.N. ALEXANDER, AvTECH
Enlistment: 12-01-88
Terminate: 08-02-08
SGT G.C. CAMERON
Enlistment: 28-06-94
Terminate: 06-01-08
CRTS
SGT P.G. CHILTON, SSTECH
Enlistment: 12-01-88
Terminate: 17-04-08
ATS
CPL G.J. CLyMA, SADMCLK
Enlistment: 31-03-98
Terminate: 30-10-07
Admin Flight
CPL A.K. CONNELL, MEDIC
Enlistment: 021-01-03
Terminate: 06-01-08
Base Medical Flight
AC S.A.J. FULTON
Enlistment: 11-07-07
Terminate: 18-01-08
CPL L.M. FURLONG
Enlistment: 16-09-03
Terminate: 02-O2-08
CRTS
SQNLDR R.K. HORTON, CHAP
Enlistment: 18-04-01
Terminate: 07-02-08
Chaplain centre
SGT T.L. JOHNSTON
Enlistment: 29-02-05
Terminate: 29-10-07
STS
AC B.M. LEONARD, MEDiC
Enlistment: 16-05-06
Terminate: 14-12-07
OSW
F/S B.W. MOORE, ACFTTECH
Enlistment: 14-04-82
Terminate: 25-11-07
ATS
SGT S. MiDDLEDORF, CiSTECH
Enlistment: 11-01-93
Terminate: 29-10-07
ETS
LAC J. NEERvORT, SSUPSPEC
Enlistment: 23-01-06
Terminate: 07-12-07
LSS
F/S M.L. STACEy, ARMTECH
Enlistment: 29-05-79
Terminate: 07-02-08
ETS
SGT M.J. SMiTH, ARMTECH
Enlistment: 02-07-07
Terminate: 07-02-08
AIR STAFF, WELLINGTON
AVM D.M. BAMFIELD
Enlistment: 05-07-66
Terminate: 01-02-08
Air Staff
SQNLDR J.C. CASSiDy, ENGR
Enlistment: 07-01-86
Terminate: 22-04-07
Air Staff
WGCDR N. CLiFFORD
Enlistment: 19-04-06
Terminate: 06-01-08
Air Staff
W/O M.C. HUMPHREy, GSE TECH
Enlistment: 01-09-81
Terminate: 26-11-07
HQ PERS
FLTLT J.H. THAiN, HRO
Enlistment: 09-01-96
Terminate: 10-02-08
DCM
SQNLDR M.A. PETERS
Enlistment: 22-1-99
Terminate: 30-03-08
Air Staff
RNZAF MUSEUM, WIGRAM
F/S W.P. vAN ROODEN
Enlistment: 13-01-87
Terminate: 06-01-08
A BIG WELCOME GOES
TO RE-ENLISTEE
CPL A.R. MCDONALD, SASySPEC
Enlistment: 30-07-07
ESS, AiR SECURiTy
lEttErS to thE Editor
Letters to the Editor
Reader G.W Jackson (former RNZAF) of Whenuapai village kindly points out
an error in our December 2007 article about Dutch brides coming to New
Zealand. The aircraft they flew to New Zealand on was not a DC3 as the article
claimed but a KLM DC6A says Mr Jackson who watched the brides emplane.
The RNZAF Hastings aircraft of which Mr Jackson was part of the servicing party
unfortunately came to grief in the middle of a monsoon storm in Sri Lanka.
Similarly - in the interests of historical accuracy - Mr N.J. Atkins says that our
claim that No.5 Squadron’s recent exercise with the Japanese was the first
is not strictly correct. in the early 1970s the Squadron took part in a RiMPAC
Exercise. Mr Atkins was a Briefing Officer and recalls specifically briefing a
Japanese crew.
And finally the unforgivable reference to ‘Hangers’ on our last page had some
readers hot under the collar. Of course our aircraft are housed in ‘Hangars’.
I apologise for the error.
Grant Carr
Editor
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