10 cent gift certificates : R L Nugent, Australian War Memorial Official Cinematographer

Two coated paper AAFES 10 cent gift certificates, series 2005B. The obverse has a colour image of an armoured personnel carrier superimposed by the printed words 'Operation Iraqi Freedom'. The reverse is ochre-pattern background with white printing: AAFES 10c Gift Certificate. The tokens has been circulated.

Robert Nugent is a documentary film maker with a background in post-conflict development. Nugent was born in Albury, New South Wales in 1958. He has worked for United Nations as an environmental consultant in the Near East and South East Asia, and as environmental officer for the Central Land Council. In 2002-2003 Nugent gained a Master of Arts in Documentary Production from the Australian Film Television and Radio School. As cameraman and interviewer, Nugent has contributed to the 'Australians At War' Film Archive. In 2004, he established Visible Impact Assessment (VIAfilm), a production company specialising in social documentary. Robert Nugent was the first official cinematographer to be commissioned by the Australian War Memorial. He was sent to record Operation Catalyst in Iraq in 2006. He left Australia on 4 April for Kuwait and Iraq. While in Iraq he spent time in the capital, Baghdad as well as Camp Smitty in the southeast. Nugent returned to Australia in late April 2006. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) gift certificates collected by Nugent, are issued for use in AAFES facilities in the United States and abroad.