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Richard Boulton was the Commanding Officer of HMAS Melbourne during the ship's six-month 2012 deployment to the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Slipper. Boulton had previously served twice in the Middle East Area of Operations.

Squadron Leader Ashley Joslin is an AP-3C Orion pilot from No. 92 Wing, Royal Australian Air Force. He served with the first deployment of Orions to the MEAO in 2003 and served again in 2004, 2005--06 and in 2007. In 2012 Joslin came full circle by commanding the final rotation of the aircraft to the MEAO.

Gary and Renee Wilson's lives changed forever on 21 June 2010. Wilson, a signaller with the 2nd Commando Regiment survived the crash of a Black Hawk helicopter which claimed the lives of four comrades. With Renee by his side he continues his recovery from horrific injuries.

In October 2009 Mark Butler sailed for the MEAO in HMAS Stuart. For the next six months he served in the important role of a Communications and Information Systems sailor.

Jason Blain first deployed to Afghanistan in 2007, serving six months as an embedded operations officer with the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul. In 2009 he was posted to Kabul and Uruzgan as the Commanding officer of 6 RAR. From January to June 2010 he was based in Tarin Kot as the leader of Mentoring Task Force 1 and from July to October that same year he served as Deputy Commander of Combined Team Uruzgan, the overarching ISAF force responsible for operations in the province.

John Anderson deployed to the Middle East Area of Operations three times, first in Bagdad in 2003, then in Bagdad and Tarin Kot in 2007 and most recently as an "embedded" officer with the International Security Assistance Force Headquarters in Kabul. This role, undertaken from June 2012 to January 2013, was as Chief of Exploitation and involved advising and mentoring his Afghan colleagues in counter IED measures.

Margot-Lee Forster was the Commanding Officer of the Combat Support Unit from November 2010 to March 2011. The CSU, based at the Al Minhad Airbase in the United Arab Emirates, was of vital logistic importance for those serving in Afghanistan.

Clare O'Neill, an accomplished army engineer, completed two tours of Afghanistan, overseeing the reconstruction work of the Reconstruction Task Force 1 in 2006--07 and returning with Reconstruction Task Force 4 in 2008.

Paul Foley has had a long and distinguished career with the Australian diplomatic corps. From 2010 to 2012 he was Australia's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He is currently Ambassador to Iran.

Dan Fussell, an artillery officer, joined the Army in 2006, following in his brother Michael's footsteps. He completed two tours of Afghanistan, the first as part of a small Australian detachment serving with the British Artillery in Helmand province in 2011. He returned to Afghanistan in 2012, this time serving in Uruzgan with the 3RAR Task Group. Lieutenant Michael Fussell had been killed in Afghanistan in 2008.

Matt Lines served in Afghanistan in 2008--09 with Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1. With the rank of sergeant he was a platoon mentor for an Operational Mentoring and Liaison team (OMLT). He was awarded a Medal of Gallantry, the third highest military honour, for his actions under fire on 4 January 2009.

Michael Scott was one of the first Australian soldiers outside the Special Forces to deploy to Afghanistan. Michael, an engineer, served in Tarin Kot from March 2006 with the US and Dutch Provincial Reconstruction Teams, preparing the ground for the arrival of the first Australian Reconstruction Task Force later that year.

An army psychologist, Clint Marlborough, formed an important part of the 2 Commando Regiment's support team in Tarin Kot. Deployed to Afghanistan four times, Marlborough assisted the men to debrief on their return from mission and performed pre- and post- deployment psychological assessments.

Leon Gray was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his bravery and his leadership when his section encountered intense fire in the Chora Valley on 29 December 2008. Gray was serving in Afghanistan with Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 1.

Iain Hamilton deployed to the Middle East Area of Operations on board HMAS Arunta in 2007. A steward by trade, Hamilton was also a member of the boarding parties that carried out searches in the Persian Gulf. He has since qualified as a Submariner.

Rod Amos is an explosive ordnance expert in the Royal Australian Air Force. He has deployed twice to Afghanistan, in 2009 as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician and in 2012 as a member of the Weapons Intelligence Team, conducting forensic analysis on captured bombs and weapons.

Rob Swanwick deployed to the MEAO three times between 2006 and 2007. The long-serving Royal Australian Air Force warrant officer flew hundreds of hours throughout the area of operations as a C130J Hercules loadmaster.

Perth-born Elvi Wood took on the military life when she married Brett, a sergeant in the 2nd Commando Regiment. On 23 May 2011 he was killed in action in Helmand province.