The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. February 1970. General (Gen) R. E. Haines, Commander in Chief of the US Army in the Pacific, gets a Digger's view of the war from Corporal Nev Stanton of Port Macquarie, NSW, at Fire Support Base (FSB) Pat. Looking on is Private Russell McCormack of Southport, Qld. Gen Haines visited FSB Pat, the forward fire base of 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), during his orientation tour of Vietnam. The brief visit to Australian units enabled him gain insight into their tactics and meet some of the 5000 men at 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF).
Fire Support Base Pat, South Vietnam. February 1970. Sergeant (Sgt) Steve Perry of Mascot, NSW (left), gives General (Gen) R. E. Haines, Commander in Chief of US Army in the Pacific, a first hand acou
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. April 1970. Flag Officer Commanding the Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral H. D. Stevenson (right), gains an insight into infantry operations during a visit to Fire Supp
Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam. February 1970. Roman Catholic chaplain, Tom Shanahan of Tamworth, NSW, administers communion to soldiers of 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR) at Fi
South Vietnam. January 1970. The Commander of the Australian Force, Vietnam (COMAFV) designate, Major General (Maj Gen) C. A. E. Fraser of Duntroon, ACT, at Fire Support Base (FSB) Pat, arrives by hel
South Vietnam. January 1970. The Commander of the Australian Force, Vietnam (COMAFV) designate, Major General (Maj Gen) C. A. E. Fraser of Duntroon, ACT, at Fire Support Base (FSB) Pat, arrives by hel
South Vietnam. April 1970. Leader of the Democratic Labor Party, Senator Vincent Gair, gets a run-down on a 105mm howitzer from three gunners at Fire Support Base (FSB) Ann. The gunners are, from left
