Commander's Diaries

1 June 1971. 

SHQ, 2 and 5 Troops, Nui Dat; 1 Troop, op con DC Xuyen Moc; 3 Troop

FSB Jane;  FDT, 485655.

 

2 June 1971. 

SHQ, 2 and 5 Troops, Nui Dat; 1 Troop, op con DC Xuyen Moc; 3 Troop FSB Jane;  FDT, 496667.

 

3 June 1971.  

SHQ, 2 and 5 Troops, Nui Dat; 1 Troop, FSB Ziggie; 3 Troop FSB Jane;  FDT, Horseshoe.

 

4 June 1971. 

As above.

 

5 June 1971.  

SHQ, 3 and 5 Troops op con 3RAR; 1 Troop, FSB Ziggie; 2 Troop, FSB Jane; FDT, Horseshoe.

 

6-10 June 1971.

As above.

 

11 June 1971.

SHQ, 3 and 5 Troops op con 3RAR; 1 Troop, FSB Ziggie; 2 Troop, FSB Jane; FDT, 441992. 

 

12 June 1971. 

SHQ, 2, 3 and 5 troops op con 3RAR; 1 Troop, FSB Ziggie; 2 Troop, FSB Jane; FDT, Nui Dat.

 

13 June 1971. 

SHQ, 3 and 5 Troops op con 3RAR; 1 Troop, FSB Ziggie; 2 Troop, FSB Jane; FDT, Nui Dat.

 

14 June 1971.

SHQ, 3 and 5 Troops Nui Dat; 1 Troop, FSB Ziggie; 2 Troop, FSB Jane.

 

15 June 1971.          

SHQ, 3 and 5 Troops Nui Dat; 1 Troop, FSB Ziggie; 2 Troop, FSB Mary.  

 

16-17 June 1971.

As above.

 

18 June 1971.  

SHQ, 3 and 5 Troops Nui Dat; 1 Troop, op con 3RAR; 2 Troop, FSB Jane.    

 

19-20 June 1971.

As above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 June 1971. 

SHQ, 2 and 5 Troops, Nui Dat; 1 Troop, op con 3RAR, 3 Troop, FSB Mary.

 

22 June 1971.

As above.

 

23 June 1971.         

SHQ/5 Troop, op con 4RAR/NZ; 2 Troop, Nui Dat; 3 Troop, FSB Mary.

 

24 June 1971 

As above.

 

25 June 1971

SHQ, 3 and 5 Troops op con 3RAR; 1 Troop, NDP Dianne; 2 Troop, Nui Dat.

 

26 June 1971.

SHQ, 1, 3 and 5 Troops op con 3RAR; 2 Troop Nui Dat.

 

27 June 1971. 

SHQ, 1 and 5 Troops op con 3RAR; 2 Troop Nui Dat; 3 Troop, FSB Mary.

 

28 June 1971. 

SHQ and 3 Troop, FSB Mary; 1 and 5 Troop, op con 4RAR/NZ; 2 Troop Nui dat.

 

29 June 1971. 

SHQ, 1 and 5 Troop op con 4RAR/NZ; 2 Troop, Nui Dat; 3 Troop, FSB Mary.

 

30 June 1971.        

SHQ, 1, 2,and 3 Troop, Nui Dat; 5 Troop, FSB Mary.

 

1--6 August 1971:   

SHQ, 1 Troop, and 5 Troop op con 3RAR.  3 Troop Nui Dat (Ready

Reaction Force).

 

7--8 August 1971:   

SHQ, 1 Troop, 3 Troop (RRF) Nui Dat.  5 Troop op con 4RAR/NZ

Courtenay Hill.  

 

9 August 1971: 

SHQ, 1 Troop (RRF) Nui Dat.  5 Troop op con 4RAR/NZ Courtenay Hill. 

[3 Troop stood down from ops]

 

10--14 August 1971:   

SHQ, 1 Troop (RRF) Nui Dat.  5 Troop op con 4RAR/NZ Courtenay Hill.

 

15 August 1971.   

SHQ, 5 Troop (RRF) Nui Dat. [1 Troop stood down from ops]

 

16 August 1971:   

SHQ, 5 Troop (RRF) Nui Dat.

 

17 August 1971:   

5 Troop (RRF) Nui Dat.   [SHQ stood down from ops] 

 

18--28 August 1971:   

 5 Troop (RRF) Nui Dat.

 

29 August 1971: 

[5 Troop stood down from ops.]

 

 

TANK OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM CEASE