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Six months after she left to take part in the U.S.-led war on terrorism, the Canadian warship HMCS Fredericton returned home to Halifax early Thursday.

MACDILL AFB, FL, June 3 /CNW/ - On 2 June, a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules transport aircraft completed the first Canadian flight in support of the reconstruction of Iraq. The aircraft comes from the Tactical Airlift Detachment deployed in the Arabian Gulf area on Operation APOLLO. It transported eight passengers and a load of miscellaneous cargo including a truck and trailer from Kuwait to Baghdad, Iraq. "The Government of Canada announced on 29 April that Canada would expand the role of its three CC-130 Hercules aircraft deployed in the Gulf region to support humanitarian, reconstruction and stability efforts in Iraq,"...

HALIFAX (CP) -- HMCS Fredericton rescued two workers from a burning ship in the Persian Gulf on Friday and helped them get to hospital. The ship, which was deployed from Halifax in March to participate in Operation Apollo, received a distress call from the Al Safa early Friday. "They were reported as having had a fire in the galley, resulting in two injured crew members with severe burns," Maj. Marc Theriault said from Operation Apollo's command station in Tampa, Fla. A Sea King was sent to the ship, but was unable to hoist the men onto the aircraft because it...

18 troops head to Gulf region By ALLISON DUNFIELD Globe and Mail Update — An platoon of 18 troops from the 1st Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry left for the Persian Gulf Wednesday to support troops already deployed in Operation Apollo. The troops will be performing security duties to support Canada's land, air and navy forces participating in the U.S.-led campaign against terrorism. "The remainder [17] will be deployed next week," Major Mike Audette, a public affairs spokesman with Land Force Western Area, told globeandmail.com. "They'll be assigned security tasks once they get there. It will be a fairly...