Air Force Exercises in Samoa
Thursday, 4 November 2004, 3:34 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force
Thu, 4 Nov 2004
New Zealand Defence Force
Air
Force Exercises in Samoa
Twenty Air Force personnel leave
for Samoa tomorrow, to take part in a two-week exercise.
Exercise Tunex Astra runs from 5-19 November and is designed
to practice the Air Force's Communications Operators and
Technicians in using long-range communications.
Personnel will be split in to three teams for the
exercise and will rotate around various locations on Upolu
and Savaii Island's.
Samoan Police will also assist in
the exercise, acting as liaisons between local villagers and
the Air Force contingent.
Officer in charge of the
Exercise, Flight Lieutenant Gary Oram is looking forward to
the exercise. "Being in Samoa will give us an excellent
opportunity to train in an unfamiliar, tropical environment.
It is going to be a great two weeks," he said.
ENDS
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