KUWAIT, 1991-03-02. LIEUTENANT (LT) ANTHONY MCWATTERS, ROYAL CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND ...

KUWAIT, 1991-03-02. LIEUTENANT (LT) ANTHONY MCWATTERS, ROYAL CORPS OF AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (RAEME), AT THE DRIVER'S CONTROLS OF A CHIEFTAIN ARMOURED REPAIR AND RECOVERY VEHICLE THAT BELONGED TO ARMOURED WORKSHOP FORWARD REPAIR GROUP 6 (FRG6), BRITISH 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE. LANCE CORPORAL MARTINEZ IS THE CREW COMMANDER. WHILE CARRYING OUT BATTLE FIELD CLEARANCE, THEY BECAME LOST IN THE DESERT WHEN THEIR MAGELLAN GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) FAILED TO LOCK ONTO SATELLITES. IT TOOK THEM ANOTHER HOUR TO RETURN TO THE FRG6 UNIT AREA, ONLY 10 KILOMETRES FROM WHERE THEY HAD DIVERGED FROM THEIR INITIAL COURSE. LT MCWATTERS WAS ON AN OVERSEAS POSTING WITH THE BRITISH ARMY, SERVING AS SECOND-IN-COMMAND OF FRG6.