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The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has successfully completed two survey flights to Fiji and remains ready to respond to those affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
NZDF Air Component Commander Air Commodore Shaun Sexton said that since Tuesday, 70 NZDF personnel have been planning NZDF support options and delivering the survey flights over the weekend.
“During what for many NZDF personnel was the first weekend of their Christmas holidays, many of our team have come off leave to support or prepare to support the wider New Zealand response to Fiji,” he said.
“Against a background of supporting the New Zealand public though OP PROTECT, it shows the NZDF is ready and able to support the needs of New Zealand and our Pacific whānau.”
Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has successfully completed two survey flights of Fiji and remains ready to respond to those affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
The Category 5 Tropical Cyclone, which has now been downgraded to a tropical low, has made its way through the Fijian islands and is tracking away through open seas in the South West Pacific.
A team from Headquarters Joint Forces, responsible for coordinating the NZDF response, deployed an NZDF C-130 Hercules from Base Auckland to conduct an initial survey flight on Saturday 19 December.
For operational reasons, the surveillance flights were conducted by an NZDF C-130 Hercules rather than the P3 Orion.
Monday, 21 December 2020, 9:37 am
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has successfully
completed two survey flights of Fiji and remains ready to
respond to those affected by Tropical Cyclone
Yasa.
The Category 5 Tropical Cyclone, which has now
been downgraded to a tropical low, has made its way through
the Fijian islands and is tracking away through open seas in
the South West Pacific.
A team from Headquarters Joint
Forces, responsible for coordinating the NZDF response,
deployed an NZDF C-130 Hercules from Base Auckland to
conduct an initial survey flight on Saturday 19
December.
For operational reasons, the surveillance
flights were conducted by an NZDF C-130 Hercules rather than
Press Release – New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has successfully completed two survey flights of Fiji and remains ready to respond to those affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa. The Category 5 Tropical Cyclone, which has now been downgraded to a tropical low, …
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has successfully completed two survey flights of Fiji and remains ready to respond to those affected by Tropical Cyclone Yasa.
The Category 5 Tropical Cyclone, which has now been downgraded to a tropical low, has made its way through the Fijian islands and is tracking away through open seas in the South West Pacific.