A father and daughter are among the next group of Irish soldiers who will deploy on the UNIFIL mission in south Lebanon.
The 298 soldiers from the 126th Infantry Battalion also include a father and son and are training in Co Wicklow.
The group will be deploying to a still volatile situation.
The soldiers have been preparing for their deployment in Glen of Imaal.
They leave next month and will be replacing the 125th Infantry as part of the multinational UNIFIL Battalion known as IRISHPOLBATT.
Over the next month, the Irish soldiers will travel along with 10 members of the Armed Forces of Malta, who are training with them in Co Wicklow.
Some are veterans, some are going on their first mission and for a few, this mission will be a family affair.
Airwoman Ruth Byrne will be on her first mission while her father, Flight Sergeant Luke Byrne, will be on his fifth deployment to Lebanon.
Watch: Ruth Byrne is ready to deploy to Lebanon with her father, Flight Sergeant Luke Byrne.
"He's given me good advice, but I can't wait to experience it for myself," she said.
"Not everybody has the privilege to travel with her family, so it'd be nice to know he's there if I need him," she added.
The Byrnes will be working in different teams.
Flight Sergeant Byrne said his daughter is "professional", adding "she's got good training to the stage that's she's well capable of looking after herself".
Regimental Sergeant Major Andrew Marlow is the oldest member of the Irish contingent and this will be his twelfth overseas mission.
However, it will the first deployment abroad for his son, Captain Conor Marlow.
"I've been in the Defence Forces for eight years now, so it's kind of been kind of building up for this," Captain Marlow said.
"So, this is one of the pinnacles of my career now, getting to go and serve overseas, especially with dad beside me," he added.
Regimental Sergeant Major Marlow said he and his son will not be working in the same area, but he is looking forward to the experience.
"It's an honour and a privilege to be able to serve with my son overseas," he said, adding "we're one of a group, you know, we look out for each other".
"But we're going to look after everyone in battalion. The battalion, they look after us and it's going be one big family," he added.
The deployment’s Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Edward McDonagh said the situation they are going over to remains volatile despite a ceasefire between Hezbollah and the Israeli Defence Forces.
Lieutenant Colonel McDonagh has 30 years' experience and 10 previous overseas tours of duty, including five to Lebanon.
He said: "The current operational environment in Lebanon is assessed as highly volatile and not predictable, with persistent breaches of the ceasefire that was agreed between Israel and Lebanon.
"It would appear those breaches are on both sides, by the Israeli Defense Forces from the Israeli side and by Hezbollah and other non-state actors on the Lebanese side."
The Irish troops currently deployed in Lebanon had to spend long periods in bunkers during the worst of the recent fighting.
Lieutenant Colonel McDonagh said while force protection and the safety of the troops remains the top priority, he hopes they will be able to patrol their operational area.
He said: "It's very important, you know, it's one of the core duties that we have, is to monitor the cessation of violence as per the UN second Security Council Resolution 1701 - flying the flag, the UN flag.
"It gives confidence to the locals, it shows the people that we’re there, that we’re doing the job.
"It's integral as to why UNIFIL is still there after 40 years."
