The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Unidentified members of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), cross a creek in single file during a patrol on Long Son Island in the Rung Sat, a vast tangle of waterways between Vung Tau and Saigon. The soldiers are carrying heavy loads which include packs, weapons, personal equipment, food and water. From 6 to 12 November 1966 5RAR participated in a two sequential operations in the Rung Sat area. The preliminary operation from 6 to 7 November was known to 5RAR as Operation Yass and was later referred to as Phase 1 of Operation Hayman. It involved a cordon and search of Lang Phuoc Hoa village on Route 15 on the edge of the Rung Sat. On 8 November the main stage of Operation Hayman commenced when 5RAR were helicoptered onto Long Son Island. From 8 to 12 November the battalion carried out a search and destroy operation. The Rung Sat had long been used by the Viet Cong to infiltrate troops from North Vietnam, food and supplies.
Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) being helicoptered onto Long Son Island in the Rung Sat area. From 6 to 12 November 1966 5RAR participated in a two sequential opera
An unidentified soldier of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), on patrol during an operation in the Rung Sat area, probably on Long Son Island. 5RAR are searching for Viet Cong su
Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), crawl through a field probably after being helicoptered onto Long Son Island in the Rung Sat area. From 6 to 12 November 1966 the 5
Members of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), move women and children out along a road as they cordon and search a village, probably Lang Phuoc Hoa, near the Rung Sat area. 5RAR
Unidentified soldiers of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), check a hut during an operation in a village, probably Lang Phuoc Hoa, near the Rung Sat area. 5RAR is searching for V
Members of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), walk in single file through a mangrove swamp during a patrol on Long Son Island in the Rung Sat, a vast tangle of waterways between
