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Maj. Gen. Campbell Takes Over Middle East Task Force

January 17 2011

Australia

The Australian military task force in the Middle East has a new commander, reports the Australian Dept. of Defense.

Maj. Gen. Angus Campbell last week succeeded Maj. Gen. John Cantwell as the head of Joint Task Force 633 during a ceremony at Al Minhad Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

Cantwell served in the post for 12 months. His duties included assuming overall responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Uruzgan province when the Netherlands withdrew its...

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