Meritorious Unit Citation

To date there have been 28 Meritorious Unit Citations awarded to the Australian Defence Force including four to Army elements for operations in Afghanistan.
• 3 Squadron, Special Air Service Regiment – 25 March 2000
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations of the Special Air Service Regiment of the Response Force for Operation Warden.[4]
• No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron – 25 March 2000
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations in support of the International Force for East Timor on Operations Operation Warden and Operation Stabilise.[5]
• Task Group 645.1.1 – 25 March 2000
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations in support of the International Force for East Timor during Operation Stabilise.[6]
• 10th Force Support Battalion – 26 January 2002
o For sustained outstanding service in the provision of logistic support to warlike operations in East Timor.[7]
• Special Air Service Regiment – 19 December 2002
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations in Afghanistan in support of the International Coalition against Terrorism.[10]
• No. 1 Combat Communications Squadron – 27 November 2003
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations in providing expeditionary communication and information systems support during Operations Bastille and Operation Falconer.[15]
• Australian Medical Detachment (Balad) – 12 June 2006
o For meritorious service and outstanding professional competency in the provision of health care in support of the United States Air Force Theatre Hospital, Balad, Iraq during Operation Catalyst between 4 May 2005 and 28 September 2005.[17]
• Australian Medical Detachment (Balad) – 26 January 2007
o For sustained outstanding service and professional competency in the provision of health care in support of the United States Air Force Theatre Hospital, Balad, Iraq during Operation Catalyst from 1 September 2004 to 3 May 2005 inclusive and from 29 September 2005 to 31 December 2005 inclusive.[19]
• 5th Aviation Regiment – 27 November 2007
o For sustained meritorious service during warlike and peace support missions in support of Operation Warden, Operation Tanager and Operation Slipper.[20]
• Mentoring Task Force-1 – 13 June 2011
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations on Operation Slipper in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, between 20 January and 30 October 2010.[21]
• Force Communications Unit, Australian Defence Force – 26 January 2014
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations through the provision of communications support to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia from 15 March 1992 to 7 October 1993. [24]
• Task Force 66 (Special Operations Task Groups IV – XX) – 26 January 2015
o For sustained and outstanding warlike operational service in Afghanistan from 30 April 2007 to 31 December 2013, through the conduct of counter insurgency operations in support of the International Security Assistance Force.
o Over a six-year period, Task Force 66 rendered outstanding service on operations in Afghanistan where it conducted highly successful counter insurgency operations within Uruzgan and surrounding provinces in support of the International Security Assistance Force. The Task Force's outstanding performance against an unrelenting, cunning and ruthless enemy, in an unforgiving environment, was achieved through the collective efforts of every member of the contingent over the duration of the commitment. The superior combat operations results of Task Group 66 further emphasised the Group's exceptional courage and commitment.
 Acting on a recommendation of the Brereton War Crimes inquiry, Chief of the Defence Force General Angus Campbell wrote to the Governor-General David Hurley recommending that this award be revoked.[25] In April 2021, Defence Minister Peter Dutton revoked this decision, but stated that those who have a conviction, or a finding of inappropriate behaviour, will have their citation revoked.[26]
• Australian Service Contingents 1 and 2 – 25 July 2019
o For sustained outstanding service in warlike operations as part of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda II on Operation TAMAR, over the period July 1994 to March 1996.'