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    Iraqi Paratroopers patch

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    Post by usall Sat Oct 31, 2015 8:12 pm

    Hi everyone,

    Patch from Iraq (summer 2014 by a friend (advisor)) Maybe commando patch ?

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    Post by Static line Fri Nov 27, 2015 2:01 pm

    I'll try and get it translated..

    If I remember things correctly, during the post-2003/OIF era there were no Iraqi MoD units on jump status. ICTF may have gained the capability, but perhaps only in the last couple years. Despite this, Iraqi para wings seem to be worn fairly commonly.
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    Post by PathfinderMilitaria Fri Nov 27, 2015 10:05 pm

    That's interesting
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    Post by Mercenary25 Fri Nov 27, 2015 10:43 pm

    Iraqis were patch whore. They wear anything that is "cool" like jump wings.
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    Post by Static line Sat Nov 28, 2015 7:28 pm

    Fact. There were thousands of Iraqi Army soldiers that wore the "Troop Special Forces" patch, despite having nothing to do with any element of ISOF. And many more that wore the patch of a previous landowner (101st, 4th ID, 2SCR, etc). Or US rank insignia. IGFC couldn't even get their guys into the same uniform pattern, I have pictures of maybe 5-6 different uniform patterns being worn in 2008-2009, all in wide spread use and in the same command. The only real consistency in uniforms during that era was from the National Police (and their blue digital camo pattern). Don't get me started on the FPS and IP and their store bought slacks and shirts..
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    Post by zvez Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:37 am

    also lots of pics of Iraq police units wearing the bird head special forces patch (same patch as saddam era).
    Static line wrote:Fact.  There were thousands of Iraqi Army soldiers that wore the "Troop Special Forces" patch, despite having nothing to do with any element of ISOF. And many more that wore the patch of a previous landowner (101st, 4th ID, 2SCR, etc). Or US rank insignia. IGFC couldn't even get their guys into the same uniform pattern, I have pictures of maybe 5-6 different uniform patterns being worn in 2008-2009, all in wide spread use and in the same command. The only real consistency in uniforms during that era was from the National Police (and their blue digital camo pattern). Don't get me started on the FPS and IP and their store bought slacks and shirts..
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    Post by BM Sun Nov 29, 2015 4:28 pm

    Usall,
    Your patch says Special Operations just like the one on page 43 of my
    second book.
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