Al Muthanna was a very large but relatively poor rural province, mainly populated by the Shiite community. The Al Muthanna province was part of the British area of operations and had previously been secured by the Dutch.
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AMTG 2 handed over to AMTG 3 (2 RAR lead) in late Jun 2006. AMTG 2’s operations were similar in nature to AMTG 1. AMTG 2 consisted of the Battalion’s Headquarters, Charlie Company (Combat Team Quintus), Logistics Company (including Technical Support Company which had amalgamated with Admin Coy earlier that year), elements of Support Company, a squadron from 2 Cav Regt (Combat Team Courage) and contributions from other units across Australia but largely 1 Brigade.
Operating from CAMP SMITTY (named after a British soldier KIA) CT Tiger provided security to Japanese and other reconstruction activities, conducted counter threat security patrols and secured the AATTI during their mission.ĪMTG 1 handed over to the 5/7 RAR led AMTG 2 in early Nov 2005.
Combat Team Tiger worked from a combination of ASLAV armoured recon vehicles and Bushmaster infantry mobility vehicles. A number of other personnel from the Battalion deployed with AMTG 1 to round out the HQ and logistics. The first AMTG (AMTG 1) deployed in April 2005 and was based upon 2 Cav Regt with Bravo Company, 5/7 RAR providing the infantry company, known as Combat Team Tiger. AMTG, through the Australian Army Training Team – Iraq, was also tasked to train and mentor the Iraqi 4th Brigade, 2nd Division. In response to the Government direction the ADF created the Al Muthanna Task Group (AMTG), an Army combined arms Battle Group based on units from 1 Bde. Howard, announced that the Australian Government had agreed to a request from the British and Japanese Governments to assist with the provision of a secure environment for Japanese reconstruction work in the southern Iraq province of Al Muthanna.
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