S 2 Operational Area
Schedule 2 of the Act defines the operational area as the southern zone of Vietnam and the waters up to 185.2 kilometres from the shore of Vietnam other than the land or waters forming part of Cambodia or China.
The period in which this was an operational area was 31 Jul 62 to 11 Jan 73, the date when the troops were withdrawn following the election of the Whitlam Government on 2 Dec 72.
Source URL: https://clik.dva.gov.au/service-eligibility-assistant/additional-information/part-1-military-history/ch-5-vietnam-war-and-north-east-thailand/s-2-operational-area