Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Gudummawar farko ta New Zealand zuwa Vietnam ita ce kamfanin bindigogi na mutum 182 wanda ya isa daga sansanin soja na Terendak a Malaya a ranar 13 ga Mayu 1967. An zaɓi sojoji daga C da D Kamfanoni 1 RNZIR tare da watanni shida da suka rage a cikin aikin su na shekaru biyu. Yawancin sun ga aikin aiki tare da sojojin Burtaniya a matsayin wani ɓangare na 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade Group, 17th Gurkha Division a
Malaya da Borneo. An kira kamfanin "V" don "Vietnam", tare da "Victor". A cikin makonni biyu na farko, Kamfanin Victor (V Coy) ya yi aiki tare da RAR 6 mai fita. 'Yan New Zealand sun ɗauki tsarin kamfanin Rifle na Australiya, wanda ya ƙunshi Babban Ofishin (wanda Manjo ya ba da umarni) da ƙungiyoyi uku, kowannensu yana da sassan (squads) uku. Kowace tawagar ta ƙunshi Corporal, ƙungiyar Scout da ta ƙunshi Privatees biyu, ƙungiyar Rifle ciki har da grenadier M79 wanda ya ƙunshi Privatees huɗu, da kuma Machine Gun group wanda ya ƙunshi Lance Corporal, da kuma Privatees biyu da ke dauke da bindigogin M60. 'Yan bindiga, gami da M79 grenadier, sun yi amfani da bindiga mai ɗaukar kansa mai ɗaukar kansa na 7.62mm SLR na Australiya, yayin da jami'ai, masu ba da sigina, NCOs, da ɗaya daga kowane rukuni na scout suka ɗauki bindigar Amurka 5.56mm M16. Daga ƙarshe sojojin New Zealand za su yi amfani da masu harba rokoki na M72 na Amurka, M26 grenades, da Claymore mines; da sauran kayan aikin Amurka da kayan aiki ban da kayan aikin Australiya da 1ATF ta bayar.