The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Private William (Bill) O'Mara, 6 Platoon, B Company, 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), sitting at the base of a tree, writing a letter home. Various items of kit and uniform are lying around him and two 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifles are propped against the tree.
A mixed group of Australian and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) soldiers about to leave an unidentified ARVN compound for an ambush drill. Identified foreground from left are 2790951 Private (P
Men from 6 Platoon, B Company, The Royal Australian Regiment (5RAR), having a rest from patrolling in a shady clearing. Identified in the foreground reading a newspaper is Private (Pte) Don Cameron wh
Members of 2 Squadron, Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, prepare to test fire their weapons in North Borneo. Some of the weapons identified are 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifles.
Members of 2 Squadron, Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, cleaning their weapons after a range shoot in North Borneo. Some of the weapons being cleaned are 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifles and 7.62 mm
Members of 2 Squadron, Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, test firing their weapons at a range in North Borneo. Some of the weapons being fired are 5.56 mm M16A1 automatic rifles.
Soldiers of 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR), follow an armoured personnel carrier (APC) of 1APC Squadron on patrol through open country during Operation Ingham, a search and destro
