The first members of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) arrive in South Vietnam.
The Prime Minister announces the dispatch of an infantry battalion to South Vietnam
Advance party from 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR), departs for South Vietnam, for service with the US 173rd Airborne Division.
HMAS Sydney arrives at Vung tau, South Vietnam, carrying the bulk of the Australian force.
5 RAR deploys by helicopter from 1ATF concentration area at Vung Tau to secure the Task Force area at Nui Dat.
Text comes to Baria, the capital of Phuoc Tuy province. A Company of 3 RAR and a troop of APCs fight a savage 24-hour battle to clear the town.
The Battle for Fire Support Bases (FSB) Coral and Balmoral begins.
The Battle of Binh Bah
Anti-Vietnam War protesters stage the first moratorium marches in Australian cities.
8 RAR returns to Australia at the end of its 12 month tour in South Vietnam. It is the first 1ATF unit not to be replaced.
4 RAR moves out of Nui Dat to Vung Tau, ending Australian combat operations in Phuong Tuy province
The Prime Minister announces the bulk of Australian forces n South Vietnam are to be withdrawn, leaving only a modified training team. The period of national service is reduced from two years to 18 months.
Australia’s military commitment in South Vietnam ends, although controversy about the precise end date of the war continues.
Governor General officially ends Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War