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Deployments.
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Navy. CMS WILKIESTON WOOLAST ON and FISKERTON joined 6 Mine Countermeasure Squadron (MCS) based on Singapore on sailing from Hong Kong 29 Sap. 6 MCS deploys two operational CMS to Hong Kong permanently (presently MAXTON and HUBBERSTON).
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6 Whirlwind arrived Hong Kong in HMS TRIUMPH 29 Sep initially for three month deployment. PR Canberra returned Singapore from Hong 29 Sep.
Exercises.
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PIPING SHRIKE. 1 Sep to 31 Oct. 1 KSLI now undergoing battalion training in Shoalwater Bay Area until 8 Oct. arrived Singapore 1 Oct with sea tail of 8 RAR,
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A Sqn 22 SAS completed exercise and returned UK
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