▁D ▁Squad rons ▁were ▁replaced ▁roughly ▁ 3 0 ▁members ▁of ▁G ▁Squadron , ▁who ▁still ▁had ▁about ▁a ▁dozen ▁members ▁deployed ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁ ▁Ass ault ▁on ▁sus pected ▁W MD ▁facility ▁in ▁al - Q a ' im , ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁invasion , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁B ▁& ▁D ▁Squad rons ▁ 2 2 ▁S AS ▁were ▁task ed ▁to ▁assault ▁a ▁sus pected ▁chemical ▁m un itions ▁site ▁at ▁a ▁water - tre at ment ▁plant ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁al - Q a ' im . ▁It ' s ▁been ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁site ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁SC UD ▁launch ▁site ▁or ▁a ▁dep ot , ▁an ▁S AS ▁officer ▁was ▁quoted ▁by ▁author ▁Mark ▁Nicol ▁as ▁saying ▁" it ▁was ▁a ▁location ▁where ▁miss iles ▁had ▁been ▁fired ▁at ▁Israel ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁and ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁strateg ic ▁importance ▁for ▁W MD ▁material ." ▁D ▁squad ron , ▁along ▁with ▁their ▁' P ink ie ' ▁D P V s ▁( the ▁last ▁time ▁the ▁vehicles ▁were ▁used ▁before ▁their ▁ret irement ), ▁was ▁flow n ▁ 1 2 0   km ▁into ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 6 ▁CH - 4 7 s ▁in ▁ 3 ▁waves . ▁Following ▁their ▁insert ion , ▁D ▁squad ron ▁established ▁a ▁pat rol ▁la ager ▁at ▁a ▁remote ▁location ▁outside ▁al - Q a ' im ▁and ▁await ed ▁the ▁arrival