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This June edition shows Navy re-introducing Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus diving into its capability. We travel to Marlborough to watch the Seasprites learning to fly in mountains, and our hydrographers working with the NZ Police on body recovery exercises. HMNZS Matataua get into community work in Whakatane, while HMNZS Aotearoa visits Wellington. We celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Navy Museum and publish the historical accounts of Ken Searle, Fleet Air Arm, who arrived in England just too late for the war.
Navy Today - Issue 251, February 2021
In our first edition of 2021, see how we commemorated Waitangi Day at both ends of the country, meet two Rotorua brothers creating a Navy legacy for their wider family, find out what it takes to be a Navy doctor on the COVID front line and more.
Navy Today - Issue 261, December 2021
In this issue read about the workhorse ethic of HMNZS Wellington, just back from the Western Pacific and straight back out to the Solomon Islands, the Navy team at NATO’s premier explosive ordnance disposal exercise in Iceland, our 2020 Sailor of the Year, and HMNZS Aotearoa going to Antarctica next year.
Navy Today - Issue 265, May 2022
In our May edition of Navy Today read about HMNZS Manawanui exploring shipwrecks, how our hydrographers look for clues to locate a missing cannon, the new Commanding Officer for HMNZS Canterbury, being a mother in the Navy, HMNZS Te Mana closing the gap to her home journey and much more.
Navy Today - Issue 269, September 2022
In this September issue of Navy Today read about HMNZ Ships Manawanui, Matataua and Wellington supporting our Pacific neighbours. The Sea Safety Training School, new engines, new funnels – we look at HMNZS Te Kaha in drydock, Navy reservists and we introduce ‘Navy Made’, the journey to create a sailor .
Navy Today - Issue 270, October 2022
In this October edition of Navy Today read about our hydrographers and divers locating explosive remnants of war in the waters of Tuvalu, how the sextant remains a vital tool for our warfare officers, assistant law professor Commander Prema McIntosh and her role at West Point, and the story of a Korean War veteran aboard HMNZS Hawea.
Navy Today - Issue 271, November 2022
In the November edition of Navy Today, read about how HMNZS Te Mana re-establishes aviation combat capability, our Sea Training teams work alongside the United Kingdom and Australia in promoting excellence in sailors, and we throw it back with No. 6 Squadron, who operate the Seasprite SH-2G(I). We go inside the Naval Supply Depot, and meet a hard-working primary school teacher who is training as a Naval reservist.
Navy Today - Issue 272, December 2022
In the final edition of Navy Today for 2022, read about the NZDF Person of the Year James Atelea Faleofa, the Change of Commands of HMNZS Taupo and HMNZS Manawanui, experimenting with unmanned vessels, HMNZS Aotearoa's time in Japan and so much more.
Navy Today - Issue 276, May 2023
The May edition of Navy Today is here! Go behind the scenes as we put our amphibious capability to the test in Fiji, see how we remembered our fallen on Anzac Day, find out how students got the experience of a lifetime at Devonport Naval Base and more.
Navy Today - Issue 279, August 2023
Read about the beginning of HMNZS Te Mana’s five-month-long deployment, a Commander’s US Naval War College journey, our Logistics teams supporting a recent visit to Samoa, our newest reservists and so much more.
