DPDU shirt : Flying Officer M McLennan, Baghdad Airport Detachment, RAAF

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 buttons down the front and all but the topmost button are concealed. There are four expanding pockets (one on each breast and one on each upper arm) closed by pairs of buttons concealed under flaps. The breast pockets are angled downwards from the shoulder and above the left hand breast pocket is a Velcro strip for the attachment of a name tape. A Velcro patch is also sewn above each arm pocket to attach a cloth patch of the Australian flag. Shoulder straps are secured at the shoulder by a single button.

This uniform was worn by Flying Officer Matthew McLennan who served with the Baghdad Airport Detachment as an Air Traffic Controller during Operation Falconer, 2003. DPDU camouflage was designed and made for the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for use in arid regions. It was first used during 'Operation Slipper' in Afghanistan in October 2001. There has been at least two versions of the camouflage, each version having a different background shade of either yellow or pink.

• DPDU trousers : Flying Officer M McLennan, Baghdad Airport Detachment, RAAF
• T-shirt : Flying Officer M McLennan, Baghdad Airport Detachment, RAAF