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A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: I, II, III, and IV Corps. In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the communist-dominated Viet Cong (VC) gained influence over much of the population in rural areas of the ...
The U.S. Army base was established in 1965. [2]Red tents for refugees from Operation Cedar Falls at Phu Loi, 29 January 1967 Phu Loi, 23 September 1967. The 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising:
The base was established in mid-1965 and was located approximately 35 km north of Biên Hòa in Phước Thành Province. [1] The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment [2] 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment (December 1965-November 1966) [2]: 142 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment [2]: 146
The base was located along Highway 1, 8 km northwest of Danang at Red Beach, the site of the landing of the 9th Marine Regiment, the first US combat troops deployed to South Vietnam on 8 March 1965. [1] The area comprised a number of separate adjacent bases as follows:
[1]: 77 The Battle of Song Be was fought around the base in May 1965. On 10 April 1966 the 173rd Airborne Brigade moved to Sông Bé for Operation Denver and remained there until the end of April. The 199th Light Infantry Brigade was based at Sông Bé from December 1966 to February 1967.
On 28 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the U.S. would increase the number of its forces in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. The arrival of additional USMC and United States Air Force squadrons at Da Nang AB led to severe overcrowding at the base and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) began looking for an alternative site for the helicopter squadrons of MAG-16.
During the Vietnam War Lai Khê was a garrison town as the ARVN 5th Division was based there for most of the 1960s/70s. [1] Lai Khe barracks, 24 April 1967 Lai Khe helicopter revetments, 24 April 1967. Lai Khê was also the Headquarters for the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division from October 1967 until January 1970.
US Army map indicating War Zones C, D, and the Iron Triangle, circa 1965-1967. The Iron Triangle (Vietnamese:Tam Giác Sắt) was a 120 square miles (310 km 2) area in the Bình Dương Province of Vietnam, so named due to it being a stronghold of Viet Minh activity during the war.