Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
13 May 2005
Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) patrolling near the town of As Samawah
Soldiers of Combat Team Tiger (CT Tiger) of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) are now patrolling near the town of As Samawah in the province of Al Muthanna, southern Iraq.
The AMTG soldiers take every opportunity to meet and talk to the local people, many of whom welcome the Australians.
The presence of the Australians, and their good relations with the local people, assists the combat team maintain security for the people of the province and for the Australian and British troops based in Camp Smitty.
The AMTG's mission is to provide security and support for the Japanese Iraq Reconstruction and Support Group and the Australian Army Training Team - Iraq, which will train parts of the Iraqi Army.
| 20050511adf8243116_005 Australian soldiers of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) stop for orders before a patrol near the town of As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_013 Australian soldiers of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) on patrol near the town of As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_016 Australian soldiers of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) stops to speak to Iraqi police while on patrol. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_023 An Australian soldier of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) stops to speak to Iraqi police while on patrol. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_026 Australian soldiers of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) on patrol near the town of As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_044 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle patrol of the Al Muthanna Task Group near As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_046 Private Lee Bailey, a signaller with the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) stops to radio a message while on patrol near As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_055 An Australian soldier of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) while on patrol near the town of As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_056 A patrol of Australian Light Armoured Vehicles of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) near the town of As Samawah, Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_078 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle patrol of the Al Muthanna Task Group drives through a town near As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_079 An onboard crane lifts an Australian Light Armored Vehicle from the hold of HMAS Tobruk during offloading operations in the MEAO. HMAS Tobruk offloaded 20 Australian Light Armored Vehicles, 20 boxes of bar armor and 12 personnel with the Al Muthana Task Group. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_082 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle patrol of the Al Muthanna Task Group drives through a town near As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_097 Sergeant Greg Wilde of the of the Al Muthanna Task Group drives through a town near As Samawah, southern Iraq, in an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_120 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle patrol of the Al Muthanna Task Group drives through a town near As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050511adf8243116_170 An Australian Light Armoured Vehicle patrol of the Al Muthanna Task Group drives through a town near As Samawah, southern Iraq. (Date taken: 11 May 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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