WAIOURU, NEW ZEALAND (BNS): The Army, Navy and Air Force of New Zealand are holding a major military exercise in the central North Island near the Pacific Ocean since April 26.
The ten day-long drill, codenamed Alam Halfa, involving 1500 personnel including maritime, land and airmobile forces, is one of the largest military exercise conducted by the NZ Defence Forces in the last 15 years.
"This is the biggest exercise involving all three Services of the Defence Force since the Exercise Green Fern series in 1997/98," the Army Brigade Commander Colonel Chris Parsons said.
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