Sentence 1: As one of the best trained and equipped units of the Italian Army the Alpini Paracadutisti have recently served in Afghanistan and one company is constantly deployed to Iraq .
Sentence 2: As one of the best trained and equipped units of the Italian army , the Alpini Paracadutisti have recently served in Iraq and a company is constantly sent to Afghanistan .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?