The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Triangular black woven cloth patch featuring a white image of a skull and crossbones surrounded by the words 'MIO AUSTRALIAN CONTINGENT PIRATES OF THE NAG'.
This badge was designed by personnel in the Australian Task Force Command Team, MIO (Maritime Interception Operations) following a complaint from Iraq to the United Nations in mid 2001 that the Coalition navies' actions in boarding every ship entering or leaving Iraqi waters constituted piracy. Sailors on HMAS Melbourne promptly nicknamed themselves the 'Pirates of the NAG' (North Arabian Gulf). The badge was apparently also produced in a low-contrast 'desert cam' colour scheme.
Velcro backed circular woven cloth patch in red, blue, black, grey and white cotton. The badge shows a caricature of an S-70 Seahawk helicopter with the word 'NAVY' on its tail menacing a ship with th
Dark blue circular woven cloth patch featuring a stylised image of a black and grey monkey superimposed on the gold numeral 'III'. Unit badges such as this were worn on the uniforms of US Navy SEAL
Circular woven cloth patch in khaki cotton fabric with black, grey, brown and white embroidery. Within a black border, the badge shows a shark, holding a scimitar and wearing arab headgear, atop a cam
Circular woven cloth patch of the Sinai Field Mission. The bright orange badge is embroidered in black cotton with the large letters 'SFM'. The border of the badge is also in black cotton. Woven clo
Velcro backed woven cloth patch in black, yellow, red, white and blue cotton. The badge features an image of a warrior spearing a shark, with the words 'EASYRIDERS' and 'HSL-37' in banners at top and
Triangular yellow badge with green border. A large number '1' is woven in red in the centre with the letters 'MATT' woven over the top. The words 'WHAT AM I DOING HERE?' are woven underneath. A small
