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The Australian Defence Force’s longest-serving vehicle in the Middle East, ARN 16310, has been moved to its display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
The Australian Light Armoured Vehicle, nicknamed “3:10 to Yuma” or “To Yuma”, was transferred by crane into the new Anzac Atrium of the Australian War Memorial earlier this month.
ARN 16310, considered to be the longest-serving ADF vehicle in the Middle East, was originally deployed to support Australian operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It was also known by the call sign V33A.
“Australian Light Armoured Vehicle ARN 16310 supported Australian operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for nearly a decade, before returning home to serve with ‘B’ Squadron, 2/14 Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry),” according to a public statement from the Australian War Memorial.
“It (ARN 16310) will represent decades of Australian Army service from East Timor to Iraq and Afghanistan when the space opens to visitors in the coming months.
“(As) an ASLAV-25 ‘gun car’, it features a 25 mm turret; setting it apart from other ASLAV variants such as ambulance, carrier, command or surveillance.
“(The memorial is expecting) to keep all the larger items in place for the next 30 years.”
