Vehicle Commander Lance Corporal Matthew Davis (left) and his gunner, Trooper Rhys Minton, wait in the turret of their Australian Light Armoured Vehicle for the order to move out. Soon their convoy will begin its journey to a coalition base in southeast Iraq.
Australian troops are beginning to move around the Al Muthanna province, and wherever they go they receive a genuine welcome from the Iraqi people. The Australians of the Al Muthanna Task Group are based at Camp Smitty, located near the Al Muthanna provincial city of As Samawah. Camp Smitty is home to Task Force Eagle, the joint British - Australian organisation comprised of the British Armys The Light Dragoons and the Australian Armys 450-strong Al Muthanna Task Group. Task Force Eagle is responsible for assisting the Iraqi security forces to provide security in the province, as well as providing training for both the Iraqi Army and the police service in the region.

Vehicle Commander Lance Corporal Matthew Davis (left) and his gunner, Trooper Rhys Minton, wait in the turret of their Australian Light Armoured Vehicle for the order to move out. Soon their convoy will begin its journey to a coalition base in southeast Iraq.
Australian troops are beginning to move around the Al Muthanna province, and wherever they go they receive a genuine welcome from the Iraqi people. The Australians of the Al Muthanna Task Group are based at Camp Smitty, located near the Al Muthanna provincial city of As Samawah. Camp Smitty is home to Task Force Eagle, the joint British - Australian organisation comprised of the British Armys The Light Dragoons and the Australian Armys 450-strong Al Muthanna Task Group. Task Force Eagle is responsible for assisting the Iraqi security forces to provide security in the province, as well as providing training for both the Iraqi Army and the police service in the region.