Barracks Patch – Task Group 664.1 (Operation Amulet – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) – 2011

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Description: Barracks Patch – Task Group 664.1 (Operation Amulet – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) – 2011

Condition: Mint

Comments: Barracks Patch – Task Group 664.1 (Operation Amulet – Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) – 2011.

Complete with velcro backing.

Comprised mainly of personnel from the 13th Brigade based in Western Australia , Operation Amulet was the Australian Defence Force contribution to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held in Perth from October 28 – 30, 2011.

Nearly 230 reservists joined teams from RAAF Base Amberley and sappers from 1st Combat Engineer Regiment (1 CER) to make up the 360 strong Task Group 644.1 in providing operational search support to the Western Australia police during CHOGM.

The Task Group focused on hotel and venue searches during hte lead up to CHOGM , with reservists conducting low-risk search and 1 CER sappers providing high-risk search.