Australian & NZ Defender No 52 December 2005

Inside - Counter Terrorism: Tactical Assault Group - West TAG-W Ex Mercury 2005, SASR 171 Squadron S-70A Black Hawks.

Iraq: Al Muthanna Task Group 2 AMTG2, Al Muthanna, Camp Smitty, Japan Iraq Reconstruction Support Group and SECDET VII Baghdad.

HMAS Newcastle TF-158 North Arabian Gulf.

Afghanistan: 4RAR Commandos and SASR operators Special Operations Task Group SOTG rotation 1 operate with Dutch Korps Commando Troepen Task Force Viper in Uruzgan Province.

Arafura Sea Timor Sea: Operation Clearwater RAN, Customs and Coastwatch clampdown on illegal fishing.

News - Anzac Anti Ship Missile Defence upgrade, ADF aeromedical evacuation after Bali bombings, SAS WO David Nary killed in MEAO Ex, JDAM and Litening Pod for F/A-18s, Skylark UAV, MU-90 Advanced Lightweight Torpedo, Littoral Combat Ship, Ex Bersama Lima.