The chronological trawl through the Journal of Australian Naval Institute has reached 2003 and this March is the 23rd anniversary of the commencement of the Iraq War. As with the Journal coverage of the Gulf War, ANI members who played key roles in the conflicts provided the magazine with first-hand accounts for its readers.
This week From the ANI Archive reproduces an article about HMAS Anzac’s role conducting naval gunfire support to the Royal Marines on the Al Faw Peninsula. It is written by the ship’s gunnery officer, the then Lieutenant Commander Ivan Ingham.
