|
Trending Topics
|
Source: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/22/1042911424779.html
Australian Troops Leave for Middle East
(AAP/The Age-Australia) Australian troops will start heading to the Middle East Thursday in preparation for a possible war against Iraq. The transport carrier HMAS Kanimbla will be carrying a Sea King helicopter, an army landing craft, an army air defense detachment, and a specialist explosives ordnance disposal team. Other units to be dispatched include members of the elite SAS, a Royal Australian Air Force reconnaissance team with up to 14 F/A-18 Hornets, CH-47 troop-lift helicopters, C-130 transport aircraft, a navy clearance diver team, and a quick reaction commando unit.