diff --git a/tasks/amazon_linux.yaml b/tasks/amazon_linux.yaml
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+---
+
+- name: Amazon Linux 2 | IP tables software configuration 
+  include_tasks:  configure_iptables_software.yaml
+
diff --git a/tasks/configure_iptables_software.yaml b/tasks/configure_iptables_software.yaml
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+- name: Ensure iptables package is installed
+  ansible.builtin.yum:
+    name: iptables
+    state: present
+
+- name: Ensure iptables-services package is installed
+  ansible.builtin.yum:
+    name: iptables-services
+    state: present
+