Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) - Pictures

Prime Minister John Howard, along with Minister for Defence Senator Robert Hill and the Chief of the Defence Force, General Peter Cosgrove, joined the official farewell of the Al Muthanna Task Group at a BBQ at Robertson Barracks. (18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)

Lieutenant Colonel Noble and Prime Minister John Howard address the soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment and their families.(18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)

Lance Corporal Paul Portelli, the 2nd Cavalry Regiment's mascot handler, holds mascot Sergeant Courage, a source of intense interest to children of soldiers who are deploying to Iraq. (18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)


The 43 ADF personnel who form the advance party of the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG) deployed to the Middle East aboard a giant Boeing C-17A Globemaster III on loan from the British RAF. Equipment on board included a 2nd Cavalry Regiment armoured ASLAV command vehicle. (15th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)

HMAS TOBRUK offloads its embarked cargo of Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) in the MEAO. These vehicles will form part of the Al Muthanna Task Group based in southern Iraq. (18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)

Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs) in the MEAO. These vehicles will form part of the Al Muthanna Task Group based in southern Iraq. (18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)

An onboard crane lifts an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during offloading operations aboard the HMAS Tobruk in the MEAO. HMAS Tobruk offloaded 20 Australian Light Armoured Vehicles, 20 boxes of bar armour and 12 personnel with the Al Muthanna Task Group. (18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)

An onboard crane lifts an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during offloading operations aboard the HMAS Tobruk. (18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)

Australian sailors connect lifting straps to an Australian Light Armoured Vehicle during offloading operations aboard the HMAS Tobruk in the MEAO. (18th April, 2005) (Dept of Defence)