Exercise Kiwi Flag kicks off in New Zealand [Image 21 of 30]

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AFB OHAKEA, NEW ZEALAND

11.11.2013

Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

United States Defense Attache to New Zealand Josh Michal (left) rushes to a just-landed C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Ohakea, New Zealand, Nov. 11 during the second annual Exercise Kiwi Flag. Michal will facilitate customs clearance to ensure all incoming personnel and assets meet official New Zealand government regulations. The United States Air Force C-17 is carrying 26 airmen who are deploying to the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron to conduct flying operations using the heavy-airlift platform. The new arrivals will join more than 40 airmen who deployed from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Nov. 5. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo - held on New Zealand’s South Island - by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. Exercise Kiwi Flag runs through Nov. 29. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.11.2013
• Date Posted: 11.15.2013 07:47
• Photo ID: 1052745
• VIRIN: 131111-F-FB147-071
• Resolution: 3216x2136
• Size: 562.51 KB
• Location: ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AFB OHAKEA, NZ