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This Web Site has been dedicated to the families of those who served with the Ordnance Field Park during its tour of duty in Vietnam. They too have had to live with the aftermath of this conflict.

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The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was the longest major conflict in which Australians have been involved; it lasted ten years, from 1962 to 1972, and involved some 60,000 personnel. Read more...

Our Corps - RAAOC

Compared to other Corps in the Australian Army, the role of the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps (RAAOC) and its many functions are little understood by the community at large. Its role is essential in providing the Army with all of its needs in both peace and war.
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2011 - Canberra ACT

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The Ordnance Field Park in Vietnam - 1966 / 72

This web site has been established to provide information about the Ordnance Field Park during the Units tour of duty in South Vietnam between 1966 and 1972. The Ordnance Field Park was part of the Task Force Maintenance Area and was situated at the 1st Australian Task Force Base at Nui Dat, Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam.

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Units of the Ordnance Field Park - Vietnam

1 Ordnance Field Park (Detachment) - 1966 / 67

These were the first OFP guys to arrive in Vietnam. They had to set up the unit defences and operate as a unit at the new Task force Base at Nui Dat. The VC even threw in a mortar attack to keep them on their toes. Read all about their struggles, and some good times, during their twelve month tour of Vietnam. Not everything went according to plan.

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6 Ordnance Field Park (Detachment) - 1967 / 68

6 OFP (Det) replaced the original 1 OFP (Det) and this was the last time personnel were to be exchanged on a unit by unit basis. The original OFP site was on a hill called Nui Dat 2. 6 OFP (Det) guys moved into a new location near Luscombe Airfield. With a build-up of the Task Force during 1967, the unit continued to expand until it was finally replaced as a Detachment and converted to a full OFP in February 1968.

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1 Ordnance Field Park - 1968 / 72

The TET Offensive was the first impression of the war many of the guys got when they landed in Vietnam to commence their tour with the redesignated 1 OFP. Some were to go on and experience first hand the battle for FSB Coral. Over the next four years the OFP grew in size until it was eventually withdrawn to Australia in February 1972.

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Those Who Served

A total of 256 Australian Regular Army personnel and National Servicemen served in the Ordnance Field Park during the Unit's tour of duty in Vietnam. Of this total, 98 (38%) were National Servicemen and 158 (62%) were Australian Regular Army soldiers.

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Nui Dat - Vietnam 1966 - 72