The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Circular woven cloth patch in khaki cotton fabric with brown, black, yellow, blue, gold and white embroidery. The badge features an image of a flying falcon (actually taken from the logo of Gulf Air, the airline of Bahrain) with a boomerang in its talons, and the stars of the Southern Cross, superimposed on a map of the Persian Gulf. Around the edge is a yellow rope border, surrounding the words 'RAN LOGISTIC SUPPORT ELEMENT - MIDDLE EAST' in English and Arabic. The words 'ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING, ANYWHERE' appear in a ribbon below.
The Royal Australian Navy Logistic Support Element (LSE) - Middle East is a small team currently operating from the island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. They coordinate and manage strategic and logistic supply to RAN and Coalition naval forces engaged in Operation 'Slipper', the interception and boarding of suspected smuggling vessels. Their primary tasks involve the movement of stores, mail, spare parts and personnel.
Circular woven cloth patch in khaki cotton fabric with brown, black, yellow, blue, gold and white embroidery. The badge features an image of a flying falcon (actually taken from the logo of Gulf Air,
Vinyl sticker featuring the logo of the Royal Australian Navy Logistic Support Element - Middle East. This shows an image of a flying falcon (actually taken from the logo of Gulf Air, the airline of B
Navy blue short sleeved cotton polo shirt. Embroidered on the left breast is the logo of the Royal Australian Navy Logistic Support Element - Middle East. This logo features an image of a flying falco
Cream cotton baseball cap. Embroidered on the peak of the cap is the logo of the Royal Australian Navy Logistic Support Element - Middle East. This logo features an image of a flying falcon (actually
White metal medallion featuring, on the obverse, the logo of the Royal Australian Navy Logistic Support Element - Middle East. This shows an image of a flying falcon (actually taken from the logo of G
Pale khaki cotton drill baseball-style cap with a machine embroidered cloth patch sewn on the crown. The cap can be adjusted for size by a fabric strip at the back of the crown, secured in place by a
