Hepatitis stops Army exercise
Palmerston North An outbreak of hepatitis in the Schofield Barracks in Hawaii has forced the cancellation of a big United States Army exercise at Waiouru. Altogether, 550 troops from l/27th Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, based in Hawaii, were to fly to Ohakea Air Force Base aboard 11 Starlifters over the next week, in preparation for the three-week exercise (code-named “Captive Lightning 5”). An advance party of 60, and six quarter-tonne ve-
hides, flown to New Zea land last Thursday to pr« pare camp, are expected t return to Hawaii.
Defence Headquarters t Wellington has confirme that it had received advic of the hepatitis outbreak an the cancellation of the exei cise.
It is believed (though nc vet confirmed) that eigt F-111A aircraft, which wer to have provided “combat air support during the thre< week army exercise, as we as other navigational an bombing exercises, will sti arrive as planned on July
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