The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. November 1971. Strict quarantine regulations apply to all vehicles and equipment that have been used in South Vietnam before their return to Australia can be permitted. Typical of the methods used at Vung Tau is the steam cleaning of a 105mm Howitzer by Corporal Tony Forbes of Burwood, NSW (left). Also seen is another soldier using a hose to wash down an armoured personnel carrier (APC) named the Sandgroper. This type of vehicle was also called a fire support vehicle because of the addition of a 76mm gun in a turret.
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. November 1971. Two bare-chested soldiers in the process of cleaning equipment used in South Vietnam and destined for return to Australia. Gunner Keith Mulhall of South Grafton
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. November 1971. Captured enemy weapons are being stripped of all foreign matter, as required by quarantine regulations, before they are shipped to war museums in Australia. Car
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. November 1971. A final step in the cleaning of vehicles in South Vietnam before it meets Australian quarantine requirements is a re-paint. Private Graham Kearns of Townsville,
South Vietnam. June 1971. Stringent quarantine regulations necessitate that Army vehicles returning to Australian have a thorough wash down to remove any organic material they may have picked up in So
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. November 1971. Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Geoff McCormack of Devonport, Tas, checks out a bulldozer in preparation for its return to Australia. WO1 McCormack is a senior me
Nui Dat, South Vietnam. August 1971. Water and mud fly as Private James Marshall of Subiaco, WA, a member of 1st Ordnance Field Park detachment with the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF), using a high-
