A coroner has recommended that defibrillators be included in all Defense Force medical kits after a member of the Special Operations Squad died during a training exercise off the Coromandel Peninsula. A review of the types of life jackets used by NZDF personnel has also been requested by the coroner. Sergeant Wayne Taylor, 42, died …
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New Zealand Army personnel are returning to primary soldiering after two years of battling the Covid-19 pandemic. The army is holding its first major exercise since completing Operation Protect, the Defense Force’s response to Covid-19, this week in Manawatū. Exercise Torokiki takes place at Linton Army Camp and Raumai Range west of Bulls in Rangitīkei. …
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The Montana Department of Justice said this week it is investigating a former state trooper’s allegations that he was fired after seeking help to manage his post-traumatic stress disorder related to at work. Zach Miller alleged in a wrongful discharge lawsuit filed in Lewis and Clark County District Court last week that he was fired …
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