New Zealand
soldiers conduct a vehicle search at a check point outside
Dili.
A further 123 New Zealand
troops arrived in Timor Leste today, with four New Zealand
Pinzgauer Light Operational Vehicles.
The deployment of
the Delta Company soldiers increases the New Zealand Defence
Force presence in Timor Leste to 162.
This is the first
time that the Pinzgauers have been used in Timor. They will
primarily be used for transportation of troops.
New
Zealand and Australian C-130 Hercules aircraft are providing
airlift from Darwin to Dili in support of current
operations.
A 14-member New Zealand Defence Force
planning team remains in Sydney. They are working alongside
Australian counterparts to determine what tasks will be
undertaken by New Zealanders, and ensuring the contingent
fits smoothly into the international coalition.
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