Op Tīeke: Essential Soldiering Skills | Episode 4

In this exclusive video series, we take you behind the scenes of New Zealand Defence Force's (NZDF) training for Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel. For more than three years, NZDF personnel have been deploying to the United Kingdom and Europe to help turn civilians into soldiers as part of the international community’s efforts to support Ukraine’s self-defence against Russia. In this episode, we see factory workers and taxi drivers, between 25 and 60, being taught basic soldiering skills. Field craft, weapon handling, camouflage, concealment are drilled over and over, conversation becomes hand signals, and teamwork becomes second nature. Some voices and imagery have been altered to protect identities. View the Op Tīeke playlist: nzdf.mil.nz/Op-Tieke-Playlist View the Op Tīeke feature: nzdf.mil.nz/Op-Tieke