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    French qualification patches for ANA Officers

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    Post by JYN Sun Jul 01, 2012 1:23 pm

    Hello,

    Since February 2003, the French mission “Operation Epidote” has been training Afghan Officers.

    One of the goal that this detachment is conducting is Specialized Training, with ‘Operational Training Detachments’ (Détachements d’Instruction Opérationnelle – DIO) for Afghan Officers in the fields of Intelligence and Administration.

    This patch has been created by French officers of the 2e Régiment de Hussards which is belonging to the French Intelligence Brigade. It was given to Afghan Officers who did succeed to the Intelligence course.

    Main part of the patch is inspired from the 2e Régiment de Hussards qualification badge.

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    Post by reaperm120 Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:07 pm

    Jyn,

    Thanks for the ID on this! I picked up a couple of variations of this and had no idea what it was!

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    Post by kriegsmodell Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:53 pm


    reaperm120 wrote:Jyn, Thanks for the ID on this! I picked up a couple of variations of this and had no idea what it was! Mike


    Excellent! Thanks for the information JYN! A buddy of mine in-theatre sent me one of these but like Mike we had no idea what it it is/was. This forum never ceases to amaze me! Thanks again!!



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    Post by JYN Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:46 am

    Hello,

    I will try to find more info concerning the date of his creation for example..

    Mike, I will apreciate to see your variations..

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    Post by reaperm120 Wed Jul 04, 2012 12:25 pm

    Jean,

    I went and checked the stuff I have sorted through. I was mistaken and only found one variation. There may be another in the other bin full of stuff that is still jumbled together. I'll try to make time to look through that stuff and get it organized. The one variation that I found is the same but the background color on mine is light grey instead of green like yours.

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    Post by aussie digger Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:35 am

    Great information! Thanks.
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    Post by Nkomo Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:21 am

    Great pic and info, JYN.
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    Post by kriegsmodell Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:11 am



    Dug mine out and it is photographed below. This one has more of an ACU look as far as the color of the background and border. This may be more in line with Mike's example as he described it above. It also does not have the star at the bottom of the flag banner which is clearly seen in JYN's piece that started the thread. There is also quite a bit of difference in the overall embroidery; as an example compare the wings in detail. This patch is backed with black velcro.


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    Post by JYN Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:54 pm

    Hello,

    Thank you for posting this variation. Completly different from my patch. Left owl's wing is shorter on mine comparing to your patch as wings have the same size.
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    Post by Easy Gee Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:29 pm

    Superb J-Y post as ever, thanks for raising the profile of this unit, they clearly do a great job in Afghan Wink


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    Post by piola74 Wed Jul 18, 2012 1:59 pm

    French qualification patches for ANA Officers Ana_ow10

    Can it be another type of this patch?
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    Post by JYN Wed Jul 18, 2012 3:23 pm

    Hello,

    It could be. The Owl is the symbol of Military Intelligence in France. I really don't know if this is the same in other countries.

    Anyway, thank you for posting this patch.

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    Post by JYN Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:58 pm

    Hello,

    This is another french qualification for ANA menbers related to formation of Combat Camera Team.
    Sorry, I am not owning the patch.

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    Post by JYN Fri Apr 19, 2013 12:26 pm

    Hello,

    Found a photo of the patch worn dated April 2010.

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    Post by aussie digger Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:47 pm

    Nice reference pic, thanks for sharing.
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