Baseball cap : Advisor Steven Collins, Participating Police Force, RAMSI

Dark blue baseball cap with an adjustable strap secured by a brass buckle. Woven on the front of the cap is the outline of a dove and a map of the Solomon Islands across a blue and green background enclosed in a yellow circle. An outline of a dove is also embroidered on the brim of the cap along with a wavy yellow and white pattern. Embroidered at the back of the cap is 'RAMSI HELPEM FREN'.

Worn by Steven Collins during his service with the Participating Police Force, part of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI). Collins served as superintendent with the first deployment of personnel to the Solomon Islands in July 2003, and also later in 2005 as an advisor. Led by the Australian Federal Police, the Participating Police Force commenced Operation Helpem Fren in the Solomon Islands in 24 July 2003. Their role was to restore basic law, order and security to the Islands, remove illegally held weapons from the community and disarm and neutralise key militants.