The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 facilitate the rotation and augmentation of military units at the Australian Task Force, it also provided the logistical infrastructure to handle cargo shipped to and from Vietnam. 1ALSG became a sophisticated military complex, discharging a wide range of service activities, in supporting the Australian Task Force further inland at Nui Dat. Military planners established 1ALSG at Vung Tau for its proximity to the local sea port which could accommodate Australian naval, military and merchant shipping. To protect that important supply line to Vietnam, and to maintain continuing access to sea transport uplift, the base was placed under Australian control, further adding to its strategic value.
An earth-moving vehicle, probably from Plant Troop of 17th Army Construction Squadron (ACS), clears a road through sand dunes during the construction of the base for the 1st Australian Logistics Suppo
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,
An Australian soldier, possibly with 17th Army Construction Squadron (ACS), operates a heavy scraper at the 1st Australian Logistics Support Group (1ALSG) base at Vung Tau. As loaders appear in the b
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
Vung Tau, Vietnam. 1966. Soldiers test firing M60 machine-guns at a range near the 1st Australian Logistic Support Group (1ALSG) base. They are firing out to sea.
Vung Tau, South Vietnam. 1968-12-26. Minister for Air, Gordon Freeth (right), visited the 1st Australian Field Hospital at Vung Tau during his Christmas visit to troops in Vietnam. He spoke to Sapper
