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More NZ troops for Timor
New Zealand Defence Force
Te Ope Kaatua O
Aotearoa
Media Release
Saturday 27 May 2006
More NZ troops for Timor
A further 124 New Zealand Defence Force personnel will deploy to Townsville today.
They will depart from Christchurch Airport, RNZAF Air Movements Terminal at 3.00pm.
Minister of Defence, Phil Goff; Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant General Jeremiah Mateparae; and Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, Rear Admiral Jack Steer will farewell the troops.
The soldiers are from 2/1st Battalion Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, based at Burnham.
They are the second contingent of New Zealand Defence Force personnel to deploy in support of current operations in Timor Leste.
ENDS
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