Presentation plaque: Taji Task Group V, Iraq

Gold and wood plaque in red stained wooden presentation box. The plaque is wood with an inset gold decorative facing printed with a round emblem which includes a helmet and bullet surmounting an open book, above an AKM crossed with a pencil, with Arabic writing above and below the emblem. It has a decorative wavy border and the back of the plaque has a metal rod for setting it in an upright position. The presentation box is lined with a white polyester fabric, and has a metal latch to enclose the plaque. The outer lid of the box is printed with a decorative border and a map of Iraq at the centre with the words 'IRAQ'.

Presentation plaques were gifted in appreciation to the Australian and New Zealand training teams by the Iraqi Security Forces at graduation ceremonies. This plaque was displayed in the Taji Task Group V Headquarters in Iraq. It was collected during an Australian War Memorial curatorial deployment to the Middle East in 2017.

Task Group Taji was an Australian and New Zealand training contribution to the US led Operation Inherent Resolve. From 2015 to 2020 the Task Group trained over 47,000 Iraqi troops and law enforcement personnel and increased the capability of the Iraqi Security Forces, as well as training and assisting the Iraq School of Infantry.