Australian & NZ Defender No 43 September 2003

Inside - Iraq: Operation Catalyst occupation of Iraq:

SECDET I, 2RAR, 2 Cav, 1MP Bn, 3CER Baghdad Red Zone security operations.

RAAF C-130H ops Iraq.

Op Falconer Clearance Diving Team 3 Khawr Az Zubayr, Umm Qasr clearance EOD.

RAN HMAS Kanimbla, HMAS Anzac and HMAS Darwin Khawr Abd Allah clearance and Al Faw Naval Gunfire Support NGS.

Solomon Islands: Regional Assistance Mission Solomon Islands RAMSI 2RAR, 3CER intervention July 2003.

Timor: AUSBATT VIII 1RAR WESTBATT border operations.

News - Exercise Crocodile 2003 Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Bougainville Peace Monitoring Group Operation Bel Isi II withdraws, NZ Army Combat Engineers deploy to southern Iraq, Reserve Special Forces Response Force 1 Commando Regiment, AW-50F rifle, NZ Army accepts first LAVIII vehicle.