HENSTOCK, Richard Clive

Warrant Officer, Royal New Zealand Navy

CITATION

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

Queen's Birthday Honours 2 June 2014

Warrant Officer Richard Clive HENSTOCK (Royal New Zealand Navy), As the Weapons Engineering Warrant Officer on HMNZS TE KAHA

Warrant Officer (WO) HENSTOCK  has made a major contribution to the operational effectiveness of his ship, to other Royal New

Zealand Navy (RNZN) fleet units, and to ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). During Exercise RIMPAC 2012 he provided the RAN

with a number of solutions to gunnery issues that had already been implemented in the RNZN. He was also able to advise on the new

sensor suite of the frigate HMAS PERTH to improve the operational capability of the vessel. He assisted the communications team of

HMNZS TE KAHA with a series of exercise communications challenges, helping TE KAHA win one of the major exercise competitions of

RIMPAC 2012. In 2013 HMNZS TE MANA experienced serious problems with its Command and Control System software while operating

off the coast of Australia. WO HENSTOCK  was able to advise the onboard maintenance staff of some temporary solutions before flying

to Australia with a copy of the software. He boarded HMNZS TE MANA at sea and assisted the maintenance crew restore the ship’s operational

capability. Last year he also instructed the RAN's Principal Warfare Officers Conversion Course.

KNOWN AWARDS

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

New Zealand Operational Service Medal

New Zealand East Timor Medal

New Zealand General Service Medal (non warlike)

New Zealand General Service Medal (Afghanistan Secondry)

RNZN Long Service & Good Conduct Medal

New Zealand Defence Service Medal

Regular

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