The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Laayoune, Western Sahara. 1992-06. Sergeant Webb, Royal Army Corps Transport (RACT), using the radio in the radio room at the United Nations Force Headquarters. The three radios on the bench were tuned to mission command (right), air operations (middle) and safety (left). On the far left is an Australian Army Raven high frequency radio which was used by members of the Australian contingent to MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara) to contact friends and relatives on the high frequency telephone interconnect at RAAF Richmond, NSW. Note the plastic envelopes on the wall which contain the mission's standard operating procedures (SOPs). The brown envelope on the wall holds the emergency procedures, including Casevac (casualty evacuation) procedures.
Laayoune, Western Sahara. 1992-06. The United Nations (UN) Force Headquarters taken from the entrance. In the foreground is the UN satellite terminal which links the Headquarters to New York. The mast
Near the border of Western Sahara and Mauritania. 1992-08. Two United Nations (UN) vehicles parked in the sand in front of an old Spanish fort. The vehicles were on patrol from Mijek, Western Sahara,
Western Sahara. 1992-08. Aerial view of a Polisario unit deployed in the field, taken from a Russian MI-17 helicopter. The black dots (centre left) each represent one Landrover. The helicopter was fly
Collection relating to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) service of Corporal Peter McCormick, Western Sahara, 1992. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of Corporal McCorm
The radio room at Laayoune United Nations Head Quarters, with radio (Motorola radio) showing extended front panel. This image relates to the service of 2205 Corporal Alister Mcdonald while on posting
Laayoune, Western Sahara. Personnel from the Swiss Medical Unit, a contingent provided to MINURSO (United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), assembled in front of containers utilis
