There is nothing in Wagga to compare to this place; in fact it makes Wagga Beach look like heaven on earth. Welcome to summer in the Middle East . Corporal Darren Abercrombie, 37, is an Army cargo specialist serving his second tour of duty at the main Australian Defence Force logistic base in the Middle East Area of Operations. Raised in Wagga Wagga, he is again enduring the harsh desert environment that surrounds the remote base. “The toughest things about this place are the heat and sand,” he said. “Some days it gets up to about 48 degrees, which can...