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First Sergeant David M. McKinley, a Cincinnati native and the Alpha Battery first sergeant with 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, greets Sylvia Pene, the wife of a New Zealand soldier, with a honge during a powhiri, or formal Maori welcome ceremony, here, June 10. A platoon-sized detachment of Marines recently arrived in New Zealand to strengthen military relations between the two nations. They are currently scheduled to perform in ceremonies in Wellington on June 14, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of Marines in New Zealand during World War II. Galvanic Kiwi is a U.S. Marine Corps and New Zealand Army training exchange designed to enhance interoperability and foster military-to-military relations between the U.S. and New Zealand.
| Date Taken: | 06.10.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.12.2012 16:51 |
| Photo ID: | 600562 |
| VIRIN: | 120610-M-XZ121-296 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2092 |
| Size: | 1.95 MB |
| Location: | WAIOURU, NZ |
| Hometown: | CINCINNATI, OHIO, US |
| Web Views: | 568 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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