Presentation plaque: Task Group Taji V, Iraq

Round glass plaque on tiered rectangular stand in green presentation box padded and lined with green polyester fabric. The printed image is glued to the round glass plaque on the back, giving the effect of depth from the front. The central image on the plaque rests between three lines of Arabic script and features two crossed AKM's flanked by ears of wheat and the flag of 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.