(Left to right) New Zealand Army Private Hamish Summers,

(Left to right) New Zealand Army Private Hamish Summers, Royal New Zealand Air Force Pilot Officer Emma Taylor and United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester unload the drop zone control officer kit for a multilateral air drop subject-matter-expert exchange Nov. 14 at the New Zealand Defence Force Raumai Drop Zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Taylor is earning her United States drop zone control officer certification during the multilateral RNZAF-sponsored tactical airlift exercise, Kiwi Flag, comprising of air assets from the U.S. Air Force, RNZAF, Royal Australian Air Force, Republic Of Singapore Armed Forces and French Armed Forces of New Caledonia. More than 20 exercise participants from New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and the United States contributed to this subject matter exchange. Summers is from 51st Aerial Delivery Platoon, 5th Movements Company, 2nd Combat Services Support Battalion out of Linton Military Camp in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Taylor, an air warfare officer, is assigned to 40 Squadron, RNZAF Base Auckland. Koester is deployed as the 517th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron jumpmaster. He is the pararescue functional manager at home station, Pacific Air Forces Headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. He hails from Colorado Springs, Colo. Kiwi Flag personnel are supporting Exercise Southern Katipo - held in New Zealand's South Island - by managing air operations and providing cargo and passenger airlift including tactical air drops to SK participants. SK hosts nine countries involved in air, land and maritime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson/Released)