1st Australian Task Force
- 1st Australian Task Force
The 1st Australian Task Force (1 ATF) commanded the Australian and New Zealand Army units deployed to South Vietnam between 1966 and 1971. 1 ATF was based at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province. While the Task Force was primarily responsible for securing Phuoc Tuy Province, Task Force units, and the Task Force Headquarters itself, occasionally deployed outside the Province.
Organisation
1 ATF's organisation varied as Australian and New Zealand units rotated through South Vietnam and the total size of the Australian and New Zealand force in South Vietnam changed.
1 ATF "typically" consisted of:
* Headquarters Company, 1 ATF
* Two or three infantry battalions
* One field artillery regiment (with an attached US medium artillery battery)
* One field squadron (engineers)
* One APC Squadron (M-113)
* One Armoured Squadron (Centurion tanks)
* One Special Air Service Squadron (Australian and New Zealand SAS)
* One Signals Squadron
* 1st Australian Task Force Logistics Company
* 161 Reconnaissance Flight
* No. 9 Squadron RAAF (UH-1 Iroquois)
The Australian Army Training Team Vietnam was separate from 1 ATF and reported directly to the Australian Force Vietnam headquarters located in Saigon which provided administrative support to all Australian forces in South Vietnam.
References
* Australian War Memorial [http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/vietnam.htm Vietnam War 1962 - 1972]
* Brian Ross [http://www.vvaa.org.au/oob.htm Australian Order of Battle for Vietnam 1962-1972]
* Vietnam Veterans Association of Australia [http://www.vvaa.org.au/orbat.htm 1st Australian Task Force Organisation Chart as at 31 December 1966]
ee also
* Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War
* Australian 1st Brigade
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