Description

Description: Barracks Patch – Australian Contingent 13 – United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)

Condition: Mint

Comments: Barracks Patch – Australian Contingent 13 – United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) – Complete with velcro backing. 

Operation ASLAN is the name for the deployment of Australian Defence Force personnel to the United Nations’ Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The ADF has contributed personnel to UNMISS since 23 September 2011 and the ADF’s commitment assists the UN to protect the people of the Republic of South Sudan through the monitoring of human rights and the delivery of humanitarian aid.

ADF personnel are not deployed in combat roles; instead they fill important UNMISS headquarters positions such as military liaison officers, aviation, logistics support roles, and a national support element. The ADF contingent comprises of up to 25 personnel from Air Force, Navy and Army who deploy to Operation ASLAN for between six and nine months.