New Zealand Army

The trouble with NZ’s role at the biggest US bombing base in the Middle East

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A recent issue of Air Force News revealed that a senior NZDF officer served a six-month posting at the Qatar base, placing New Zealanders at the heart of the main targeting and bombing centre in that region, writes Darius Shahtahmasebi Last month the coalition government declared the end of New Zealand Defence Force deployments in … Read more

I was a coddled university student. And then I joined the Army Reserves.

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With NZ Army numbers dwindling, recent recruit Peter McKenzie looks back on his time in basic training for the Army Reserves. As I sank into the tussock I slowly gestured downwards with an outstretched palm. Legs splayed, I peered through the scope of my 38-year old assault rifle. A hill lay 400 metres in the … Read more