WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) established its first dedicated space unit on July 4 with the reactivation of No. 62 Squadron at Whenuapai airbase, Auckland. "Space ...

Some curious penguins turned up as “unexpected guests” while the Royal New Zealand Air Force was carrying out training in Antarctica. Footage posted by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) on Thursday ...

A heroic effort by the Royal New Zealand Air Force gained headlines this week by aiding a US evacuation. The air force evacuated three people from a US research base in Antarctica in a high-risk ...

The RNZAF evacuated three U.S. researchers from Antarctica, including one needing urgent care. The midwinter mission involved flying in 24-hour darkness and extreme cold. The 19.5-hour operation was ...

A New Zealand airman who rushed into the jungle on a remote Micronesian island to save two critically injured American service members has been formally honored for his actions nearly three years ...

Flying through brutal weather in the permanent night of an Antarctic winter, the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) successfully rescued three personnel from America's McMurdo Station in the ...

The rescue crew landed in an ice-covered area with no runway. Three researchers at the U.S. McMurdo Station in Antarctica have been evacuated in a "challenging," nearly 20-hour medical emergency ...

The Royal New Zealand Air Force evacuated three people from a U.S. research base in Antarctica on Wednesday, conducting a rare and highly dangerous mission through volatile weather and 24-hour ...

New Zealand's Defence Minister Judith Collins attends a briefing with senior New Zealand Defence Force officers during a ceremony marking the establishment of a space unit at RNZAF Base Auckland. (New ...