NZFF

Its a shame it took a major event to pull all this together , but it makes me proud to be a kiwi , seeing the work the boys and girls are doing out there (even now at 2020)
The Navy moving all those people , the NH-90's doing the same , and all those Army trucks making their way through the back roads... a herc doing an airdrop
And all this plus , a Seaking , black(sea) hawks , Seasprite, and more from all over the pacific region ... and Canada .... and possibly more to come.

Very nice to see after 30 odd years a US navy ship back in our waters. We do have some very good friends.

YEAH ! .. I'm pleased the United States Navy is back in and allowed on the doorstep .. rather than rushing to a Celebration .. change course and headed to the area , as with the Canadian's .

A little movie trivia ... anyone seen the movie "Battleship' , I need to get that on my shelf, the USS Sampson is an Arleigh Burke-class, named after a destroyer leader commander of DESRON23 in the slot during WWII , very famous actions .. was a star in the movie.

Mother England is rather conspicuous in her abscence. I don't think they sent anything over for the Navy 75th.

Be a Nuclear power submarine .. to scared to pop their heads up

"Mother England is rather conspicuous in her absence" .... true , and... Britannia rules the waves , or was that , waves the rules, whatever .

Great to see the Aussie sailors with shovels at Kaikoura on the news tonight.

Splitpin wrote:"Mother England is rather conspicuous in her absence" .... true , and... Britannia rules the waves , or was that , waves the rules, whatever .

If they ever bring the new QE class aircraft carrier in .... but yeah , time to cut the cable, and welcome the United States Navy back in, nothing wrong with a few fireworks and nuclear power, simply requires strict rules and control and regular maintenance, as for the Brit's .. yeah they have already cut the cord.