![]() The Battalion Advance Party, of which I, as officer commanding (OC) Support Company and battalion operations officer, was a member, had arrived on 20 April 1966. In this chapter they describe how 5 RAR entered the fray and embarked on the steep learning curve which confronted all members of the battalion.ĥ RAR was complete on the ground at Vung Tau by 13 May 1966. The Battalion Headquarters (BHQ) staff officers principally responsible for operational planning and assisting the commanding officer (CO) in all aspects of 5th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (5 RAR), battlefield activity were the operations officer, Major Max Carroll, and his deputy, Captain Peter Isaacs, who was also the battalion’s adjutant. Max Carroll, Peter Isaacs, Roger Wainwright and Robert O’Neill ![]() The Enemy: Uncontested Tenancy Prior to the Arrival of 1 ATF 5th Battalion Decorations and Awards: Vietnam 1966–67 Conclusion: The Development of a 5 RAR Approach John Warr as Commanding Officer: His Approach to the War The Development of the Reconnaissance Platoon The Medical Problems of Operations in the Hills Fire Support: 103 Field Battery Royal Australian Artillery in Action Advisers? Activities Beyond the Battalion Contact with the Enemy – Through Soldiers’ Eyes Operation Queanbeyan – October 1966: Unfinished Business from Operation Canberra Into the Hills: Operations Canberra and Robin – October 1966 Intelligence Work in Phuoc Tuy after Long Tan Facing New Realities: From Holsworthy to Nui Dat
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