USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Packer (left), 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, and New Zealand Army Private Te Karanga-o-te-tui Marino (right) watch as an MC-130H Combat Talon II, from the 1st Special Operations Squadron conducts an air drop June 22, 2015 at a Drop Zone in Kaipara, New Zealand, during Exercise Flash Lantern Net. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland in New Zealand.(New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie)

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USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Refueler AC Conrad Hazelwood (left) and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke-Nathan De Jesus, (right) 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, refuel a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft on the flight line June 16, 2015 at RNZAF Base Auckland, New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at RNZAF Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie)

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USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

U.S. Air Force and New Zealand military personnel load a pallet onto a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft June 22, 2015 at Whenuapai, New Zealand, during Exercise Flash Lantern Net. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie)

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USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

New Zealand Army Lance Corporal Powhiri Mete (right) speaks with U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Potts (left), a flight engineer from the 1st Special Operations Squadron on the flight line June 22, 2015 at Whenuapai, New Zealand, during the Exercise Flash Lantern Net. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie)

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USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Packer from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron checks wind conditions at a Drop Zone in Kaipara, New Zealand, June 22, 2015 prior to air drops by a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie)

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USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Matthew Packer (left) from the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron and New Zealand Army Staff Sergeant Peter Baker (right) prepare a marker at a Drop Zone (DZ) in Kaipara, New Zealand, June 22, 2015 prior to air drops conducted by a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie)

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USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

Royal New Zealand Air Force Air Movements personnel prepare to load a Container Delivery System pallet on to a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft June 22, 2015 at Whenuapai, New Zealand, while another Combat Talon II aircraft takes off in the background. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie)

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$Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Refueler LAC Kennedy Howard (left) completes paperwork with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke-Nathan De Jesus, (right) 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, after refueling a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft on the flight line June 16, 2015 at RNZAF Base Auckland, New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at RNZAF Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie\Released)$

USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

Royal New Zealand Air Force Aviation Refueler LAC Kennedy Howard (left) completes paperwork with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Luke-Nathan De Jesus, (right) 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, after refueling a 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft on the flight line June 16, 2015 at RNZAF Base Auckland, New Zealand. Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at RNZAF Base Auckland in New Zealand. (New Zealand Defense Force photo by Roderick Mackenzie\Released)

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USAF, RNZAF work together during Flash Lantern Net

Published June 26, 2015

RNZAF BASE AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group and the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Army are participating in Exercise Flash Lantern Net June 18-27 at RNZAF Base Auckland in New Zealand.