ANZAC Day Sash : 33 Squadron, RAAF

Red nylon sash stencilled in silver paint with Russian script. The English translation is 'France, we have not forgotten'.

This sash was tied around a wreath used on Anzac Day 2002. The wreath and sash were made by local Kyrgyzstan people and used by 84 Wing Detachment during the remembrance ceremony. From 23 March 2002 until 27 September 2002 the detachment was based at Ganci Air Base in Manus, Kyrgyzstan as part of a multinational coalition participating in the war against terrorism. The detachment was based on an element of 33 Squadron, but included personnel from Expeditionary Combat Support Squadrons and No 1 Combat Communications Squadron. A number of specialists in medicine and legal fields were also present. More than 140 people, in two groups participated over the six month period. Using Boeing 707 aircraft, which are fitted to provide refueling of two aircraft simultaneously, the detachment was involved in air to air refueling for aircraft flying over Afghanistan.