DPDU shirt : Captain B Seesink, Australian Army Training Team Iraq

Four pocket long sleeved Disruptive Pattern Desert Uniform (DPDU) shirt with khaki plastic buttons. The sleeves are reinforced between elbow and wrist with a second layer of fabric, and are adjustable at the cuff by a fabric tab and three buttons. The shirt has a five button closure, all but the topmost button being concealed. The four expanding pockets are each closed by two buttons concealed under flaps. The upper (breast) pockets are angled downwards from the shoulder. Above the right hand breast pocket is a removable embroidered velcro backed name tape strip with the surname of 'SEESINK' with an Arabic translation embroidered onto it. On the upper end of both sleeves is a rectangular piece of velcro. An embroidered full colour Australian flag patch with a DPDU background is attached to the left upper sleeve. On the shoulder straps are secured at the shoulder by a single button. Rank slides for the Australian Army rank of Captain are on the epaulettes. The manufacturers plate from the inside rear of the collar is not present on this object.

This long sleeved shirt was worn by Captain Ben Seesink who served with the Australian Army Training Team Iraq (AATTI) from 3 May to 28 October 2004. The AATTI was formed specifically to provide advice and guidance to the officers and non commissioned officers in the Iraqi Army to enhance the training of their recruits. This type of desert camouflage uniform pattern was specifically researched and developed for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and introduced into the ADF in 2002 where it saw its debut during Operation Slipper in Afghanistan. A more yellow coloured base shade was introduced into this camouflage pattern in time for Operation Falconer in Iraq in early 2003.

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