Today at Government House, a very special ceremony was held to commemorate the Change of Command for the new Chief of Defence, AM Tony Davies. AM Tony Davies, previously Vice Chief of Defence, has been with the Royal New Zealand Air Force since 1984. He received an MNZM for his role as Mission Commander of a mid-winter medical rescue in Antarctica in 1998, rescuing eleven people from McMurdo Station. In her address at the promotion of AM Davies, Dame Cindy also thanked outgoing Chief of Defence AM Kevin Short for his immense contributions to our Defence Force, including his time as the longest serving CDF for 50 years. AM Short chose today, D-Day, to conclude his military career in honour of his Grandfather who landed on the beaches of Normandy 80 years ago.
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