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HMAS Anzac fires a salvo from it's five inch armament. The shore bombardment of the Al Faw Penisula by several warships of the Royal Navy/Royal Australian Navy at the start of the Iraq War was dubbed 'Five Inch Friday.'

An Australian F-18 Hornet conducts the last operational mission of the Australian combat squadron deployed during the Iraq War.

An Australian Hercules transport aircraft circles over Iraq.

An Australian Hercules parked at Baghdad Airport. A U.S. Chinook transport helicopter passes by overhead.

An Australian naval Sea King helicopter overflies a Royal Navy minesweeper off the coast of Iraq.

Australian Chinook troop helicopters from the 5th Aviation Regiment manoeuvre over Iraq

Australian Chinook troop helicopters of the 5th Aviation Regiment release flares over Iraq.

Commandos of the Australian 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (Commando), part of the occupation force in Iraq, seen clearing ammunition in Iraq. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

Commandos of the Australian SAS, part of the occupation force in Iraq, seen patrolling at an airbase in the west of the country. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

SAS soldiers on patrol in Iraq. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

An SAS commando from Australia, part of the occupation force in Iraq, seen standing in front of the tail of an IraqiAF Mig-25 PU "Foxbat" aircraft. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

Commandos of the Australian SAS, part of the occupation force in Iraq, are seen patrolling an abandoned air base in the west of the country. © Commonwealth of Australia 2000

Soldiers of the Australian SAS, who are part of the occupation force in Iraq. The soldiers are patrolling and clearing an air field in the west of the country. Copyright DoD.

HMNZS Te Kaha (F77) on exercise in the Southern Ocean.

Anzac will be retrofitted with the Evolved Seasparrow missile (ESSM) when it enters service in 2003.

HMAS Anzac operations room.

An SH-2F naval helicopter on HMNZS Te Kaha F77.

The Anzac’s combat system includes a United Defense 127mm Mk 45 Mod-2 Naval gun

HMAS Anzac deployed on manoeuvres.

HMAS Anzac.