, A team of 10 New Zealand Defence Force personnel are saying farewells to family and friends as they make final preparations to depart for Lebanon on 9 February.
The Minister of Defence Phil Goff and Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae will officially farewell the team at a ceremony at Devonport Naval Base. The team, led by a Navy officer and comprising three Navy Operational Divers and six New Zealand Army Engineers, will be working in a niche capability to plan for, locate and dispose of unexploded munitions remaining in the region after the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in July 2006.
Rear Admiral Jack Steer, Commander Joint Forces New Zealand, says the deployment is one where the expertise of our defence personnel can make a difference.
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