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Post by htbrst on Jul 11, 2011 19:01:59 GMT 12
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Post by corsairarm on Jul 11, 2011 19:27:29 GMT 12
I think that's what they call "War Booty" ;D
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Post by htbrst on Jul 11, 2011 19:34:37 GMT 12
I think that's what they call "War Booty" ;D ;D I can only hope that some cunning PRT member managed to zap it with a kiwi or two (and took some photos to share !) |
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Post by corsairarm on Jul 11, 2011 19:45:52 GMT 12
Yeah. Just imagine a Kiwi painted on the side near the front with a bourka on made of feathers with his beak as a machine gun ;D ;D ;D And to be PC we will name her Helen  |
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Post by Tony on Jul 11, 2011 20:06:39 GMT 12
And to be PC we will name her Helen  ?? |
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Post by jonesy on Jul 11, 2011 20:18:22 GMT 12
Has been good PR showing the resourcefullness and can-do attitude of our guys over there. Good on them, this sort of co-operation is what gives our armed forces that good reputation overseas, which is often overlooked back home...
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Post by corsairarm on Jul 11, 2011 21:03:55 GMT 12
And to be PC we will name her Helen Is that because of looks or is this just being absolutely nasty to the poor innocent helo? ?? I should have said "Helen - Warrior Princess" (now where is a Billy T smillie when you want it) No not being mean to the Helo. I just watched : a sky doco on it yesterday and was quite impressed. Thats something Helen never did for me  ;D |
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Post by lesterpk on Jul 11, 2011 23:07:36 GMT 12
Nah, if they share them the outcry from the Green party about warmongering and angering the Afghan people will see them sent home.....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 11, 2011 23:42:43 GMT 12
I am not really sure why this was newsworthy? Is it because the Americans have never seen a maintenance team that can do engineering??
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Post by Andy Wright on Jul 12, 2011 9:46:40 GMT 12
I reckon any photos from over there are newsworthy even if all they do is remind those who tend to forget the good work being done. A good article spruiking the ingenuity of the Kiwi engineers and the respect with which they're held by their Allies.
Perhaps it might get some of the naysayers thinking "Wow, maybe the defence force is something worth supporting and not tearing the guts out of".
Pie in the sky?
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Post by obiwan27 on Jul 12, 2011 14:02:02 GMT 12
Andy, I agree defintely newsworthy and showing the Defence Force (especially those serving in Afghanistan) in a good light, unlike most news coverage which is negative/controversial or sensationalist.
Well done that team!!
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Post by 30sqnatc on Jul 12, 2011 18:30:25 GMT 12
I bet the cargo of the next RNZAF plane to leave Bamyan will be checked by the US just to be sure there are no 'stowaways' |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 12, 2011 19:29:59 GMT 12
I recall being told that the RNZA happened to bring home an extra howitzer from a 1980's overseas exercise than what they took with them, after the Americans they were exercising with forgot to take it with them. I wonder if it was true, it came from a reliable source.
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