The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group of six Australian soldiers emerge from a bush track to scramble up a sand dune during early morning physical training exercises. All soldiers serving at the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) were subject to fitness routines and required to maintain their military proficiency. Many soldiers were involved in patrolling the defence perimeter, manning guard outposts and pickets as well as observing a high state of operational readiness in defending this military base during the Vietnam War.
Viewed from a high sand dune feature named HQ Hill, construction is visible on the Postal and Cash Office site below. This was one such activity recorded during the development of the 1st Australian
Construction is underway to develop the new base at the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG). In this activity, a sand-bagged structure, possibly a re-inforced emplacement, has been erecte
A scraper, probably from an Army Construction Squadron (ACS), is used in the initial levelling of the area assigned to the newly formed 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG). This machinery,
This aerial photograph marks the consolidation of the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) base at Vung Tau more than two years after its initial development in 1966. Constructed to facilit
VUNG TAU, PHUOC TUY PROVINCE, SOUTH VIETNAM. C. 1967. NO. 1 AUSTRALIAN LOGISTICS SUPPORT GROUP (1ALSG), NO. 2 ADVANCED ORDANCE DEPOT (2AOD). A GROUP OF SOLDIERS WHO WERE EMPLOYED AT 2AOD. LEFT TO RIGH
This aerial photograph, looking towards north north-west, marks the early development of the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) base at Vung Tau where construction commenced in early 1966.
