Our people in the Gulf

As pressure intensifies on the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein to disarm, Royal Australian Air Force elements forward deployed to the Middle East are prepared for any contingency.

A ground crew member conducts pressure checks on an F/A-18 Hornet in preparation for a training flight.
	Armament technicians prepare missiles for attachment to Australia’s 14 F/A-18 Hornets from No. 75 Squadron.
Brigadier Maurie McNarn, Commander Australian National Headquarters - Middle East Area of Operations, meets Air Force personnel.
	Brigadier Maurie McNarn, Commander Australian National Headquarters - Middle East Area of Operations, meets Air Force personnel.
Australian Defence Force personnel alongside a C130-H at a base in the Middle East. Three Hercules from No. 36 Squadron have pre-deployed to the Gulf.
	Photographs by 1JPAU(P)

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