Have you seen our personnel in the sky today? These aircraft have just left Base Ohakea, heading southbound. We’re doing our best with evolving weather conditions, and hope to fly past many areas over the weekend too, to mark our 85th birthday. Give them a wave if you see them, and post your photos below. For more info ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/rnzaf-85-flypasts #NZAirForce #Force4NZ | Royal New Zealand Air Force

What's a 'Droop stop'? 🤔 Li from No. 6 Squadron brings you up to speed on this vital piece of aircraft equipment. #NZAirForce #Force4NZ | Royal New Zealand Air Force

50K views · 2.5K reactions | WATCH See behind the scenes as our Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules departs for Tonga with aid supplies onboard. The Hercules has landed safely in Tonga with aid supplies following the eruption and tsunami. See our updates➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/tonga-response #Force4NZ | NZ Defence Force | Facebook

16K views · 123 reactions | WATCH 360 || As our aircraft prepare for the 2017 Air Tattoo, you can take to the skies with the RNZAF Black Falcons from the comfort of your couch. Here's a sneak peak of what's to come. Don't worry, there's more coming. Want to see the action live? Head to the airtattoo.mil.nz to get your tickets! #NZAirTattoo | Royal New Zealand Air Force | Facebook

A celebration of innovation. It’s not too late for Air Force personnel to submit ideas to this year’s Innovation Challenge. The Dragons’ Den-style event is open to all innovators until April 22, when you can pitch new ideas for the Air Force to consider to the decision makers. Submissions can be entered into the Innovation Portal on the NZDF Intranet (ILP) or via Innovation@nzdf.mil.nz. Members of the public can look forward to seeing ideas turned into reality a little later in the year. #NZAirF

WATCH || Our bases operate 24/7 and for our maintenance teams this can mean working through the night to have an aircraft ready for tasking. No. 5 Squadron maintenance team prepping one of our Orions for an early morning departure. One of the recent taskings for this squadron was a domestic patrol mission checking on fisheries and small craft usage around northern New Zealand. #NZAirForce | Royal New Zealand Air Force

Quite the start to the game by the Royal New Zealand Air Force 🫡 ✈ #NZvWIN | Blackcaps

Where leaders take flight 🛫 Preparing our future Royal New Zealand Air Force leaders for the world’s rapidly-moving strategic environment starts with 18 challenging and transformative weeks of Initial Officer Training. It’s more than a course - it’s the foundation of a military career built on leadership, resilience, and operational decision making. Read more ➡️ nzdf.mil.nz/where-leaders-take-flight | NZ Defence Force