Andy McNab prison services, anti-drug forces and Western backed guerrilla movements as well as on conventional special operations. In Northern Ireland, he spent two years working as an undercover operator with 14 Intelligence Company, going on to become an instructor. During the Gulf War, McNab commanded Bravo Two Zero, an eight-man SAS patrol that was given the task of destroying underground communication links between Baghdad and north-west Iraq and with tracking Scud missile movements in the region. The patrol was dropped into Iraq on 22 January 1991, but was soon compromised, following which it attempted an escape on foot towards Syria, the
Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War Australia was a member of the international coalition which contributed military forces to the 1991 Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm. More than 1800 ADF personnel were deployed to the Persian Gulf from August 1990 to September 1991. In August 1990, two frigates HMAS "Adelaide" and HMAS "Darwin" and the replenishment ship HMAS "Success" left for the Persian Gulf. HMAS "Success" had no air defences so the Army 16th Air Defence Regiment deployed on this ship. On 3 December 1990, HMAS "Brisbane" and HMAS "Sydney" (IV) relieved HMAS "Adelaide" and HMAS