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A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: I, II, III, and IV Corps. The Viet Cong (VC) insurgency expanded in South Vietnam in 1962. U.S. military personnel flew combat missions and accompanied South Vietnamese soldiers in ground operations to find and defeat the insurgents.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base in 1962. The uncrowded flight line reflects the level of USAF/RVNAF activity Douglas DC-6B VIP Transport of the RVNAF 314th Special Missions Squadron RVNAF C-47 Skytrains of the 413th Transportation Squadron on the crowded flightline at Tan Son Nhut in 1966 along with a Royal Air Force De Havilland Dove, a USAF Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and several other aircraft
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A small museum on the site contains exhibits of historical pictures, weapons, and ubiquitous "impression books" common among battlefield and heritage museums in Vietnam. [7] Additionally a C-130, Boeing CH-47 Chinook , Bell UH-1 Iroquois , artillery and armor, restored bunkers and portions of the airstrip are visible.
January 1 - The People's Revolutionary Party was founded as a Marxist–Leninist political party in South Vietnam, and its leaders receiving instruction directly from the Lao Dong Party of North Vietnam. [1] January 3 - The first United States military transport aircraft arrive in South Vietnam. The aircraft would be used to transport South ...
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In 1962, the U.S. Military Assistance Command–Vietnam (MACV) established Army Special Forces camps near villages. The Americans wanted a military presence there to block the infiltration of enemy forces from Laos, to provide a base for launching patrols into Laos to monitor the Ho Chi Minh Trail, and to serve as a western anchor for defense ...
Updated from German map. Fake text added. 05:18, 29 March 2016: 543 × 771 (5.48 MB) Rowanwindwhistler: Smaller file by using a combination of 2 layers for the topographic relief: 10:29, 23 March 2016: 543 × 771 (7.92 MB) Rowanwindwhistler: Vector relief from original file: 07:51, 19 February 2016: 543 × 771 (1.92 MB) Rowanwindwhistler: Font ...