Australia in the Vietnam War
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Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War began with a small commitment of 30 military advisors in 1962, and increased over the following decade to a peak of 7,672 Australian personnel following the
Australian soldiers from 7 RAR waiting to be picked up by US Army helicopters following a cordon and search operation near Phước Hải on 26 August 1967. This image is etched on the Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Canberra.
Personnel and aircraft of RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam arrive in South Vietnam in August 1964
HMAS Hobart refueling from a United States Navy tanker while operating off Vietnam in 1967
1 RAR soldiers with a M113 armoured personnel carrier in August 1965
The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam was a specialist unit of military advisors of the Australian Army that operated during the Vietnam War. Raised in 1962, the unit was formed solely for service
AATTV advisers instruct South Vietnamese Regional Forces on the M16 rifle in Ben Tranh District, June 1970
A member of the AATTV speaking with South Vietnamese soldiers undergoing field training in Phuoc Tuy Province during 1968