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The newly appointed Commander of the Australian Force, Viet Nam, Major General Vincent, recently paid his first visit to the soldiers of the 1st Australian Task Force, based at Nui Dat. Major General Vincent was accompanied on the trip by the deputy Commander of Australian Forces in Viet Nam, Air Commodore L. Dowling. They flew From Australian headquarters in Saigon by RAAF helicopter to the rubber plantation home of the Australian soldiers. On Arrival, Major General Vincent was welcomed by the Task Force Commander, Brigadier S.C. Graham , who also arrived in Viet Nam recently. The senior officers called in at the Task Force headquarters before paying calls on field units. After briefing at the headquarters, Major General Vincent visited the base of 101 Field Battery, 1st Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. Her he was greeted by the Regiment's Commander, Lieutenant Colonel D.R. Begg, of Sydney, NSW, the 101 Battery Adjutant, Captain Johnson of Wacol, Brisbane and the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Battery Warrant Officer Class One Les Kidd, of Sydney NSW. The role of the battery in supporting infantry units and firing at night to harass the enemy was discussed when the party entered one of the battery's gun pits. After inspecting the Battery area, General Vincent boarded an Army vehicle and left to continue his round of the task force units, where many soldiers were to meet their new leader in Viet Nam for the first time.
Australia's Adjutant-General (Major-General C. E. Long) visited Australian units in the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade at Terendak Garrison, Malacca, Malaysia on his south-east Asian tour. Main Au
An Australian and two New Zealanders were among 21 people to receive awards of appreciation for their services while in Viet Nam from the South Vietnamses deputy prime Minister Cao Van Vien. The prese
The Commanding General of the United States' Continental Army Command, General Paul L. Freeman Junior, will arrive in Australia on Tuesday, February 28. During his visit, which will end on March 5, he
Lieutenant-General T.J. Daly has visited Vietnam for the first time since his appointment as Chief of the Australian General Staff earlier this year. He was welcomed at Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport b
A warm, sunny day greeted Vietnamese President Theiu when he made a delayed Christmas call on the 1st Australian Task Force based at Nui Dat. The President was scheduled to visit Nui Dat before Christ
An RAAF Caribou aircraft brought the Prime Minister, Mr Gorton, and Mrs Gorton to Luscombe Field at Nui Dat during his tour of Vietnam. They were greeted by the Commander of the Australian Task Force,
