The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An Airfield Defence Guard (ADG) patrol, comprising of four unidentified men of possibly No 2 Squadron, moving through the deserted Loung Tri Strip, just outside one of the gates to the Phan Rang air base. In undertaking such activities, the Australian ADG’s became the only force at Phan Rang which operated beyond the safety of the perimeter. This mainly reflected the fact that they were the only personnel on the base trained exclusively for airfield defence. A short time later not long before enemy forces entered and levelled the settlement with explosive charges.
Phan Rang, Vietnam. C. 1969. Members of an Australian Airfield Defence Guard (ADG) patrol take aim on suspected enemy activity while working at night beyond the base perimeter. The ADG is the defence
Phan Rang, Vietnam. c. 1969. No. 2 Squadron RAAF Airfield Defence Guard (ADG) interpreter, Leading Aircraftman Mike Phipps, 37, from Sydney NSW, talks to a Vietnamese youth during a day sweep of the a
A111932 Sergeant (Sgt) Noel Edward Power checks his radio whilst waist deep in water during a patrol with the Airfield Defence Guard (ADG) at Phan Rang. He became the first RAAF member since the Secon
"A view of Phan Rang Air Base from outside the perimeter photographed by FltLt Leslie accompanying a patrol with the RAAF Air Defence guards (ADGs). The USAF Airfield Defence Guards remained on base a
Airfield defence guards of the Australian Quick Reaction Team (QRT) respond to a night incident on the perimeter of Phan Rang air base where No. 2 Squadron RAAF was stationed, under the operational co
Australian Airfield Defence Guards (ADG) work with United States (US) Air Police, to guard the Phan Rang Airbase, also home of the No 2 Squadron, RAAF. The US Air Police use sentry dogs to help guard
