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UH-1 in revetment, 13 July 1968. The base was located approximately 5 km east of Highway 1 and 7 km southeast of Tuy Hoa Air Base. [1] The base was used by the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry [2] 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry [2]: 139 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry [2]: 141 from October 1966 to June 1967.
The 133rd Engineer Battalion is the oldest unit in the Maine Army National Guard and one of several National Guard units with campaign credit for the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Known as "Maine's Regiment", the 133rd traces its beginnings back to the formation of the Cumberland County Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia in 1760 ...
The battalion, along with NMCB 128, provided material support to NMCBs 1 and 11 while they repaired the bridge at Bau Phu on Route 1. [54] At Phu Bai Combat Base MCB 1 had a crew assisting 133 laying asphalt there. In 1968 military training was 2 weeks in Gulfport and 4 weeks at Camp Lejuene
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces withdrew by 04:55 leaving 19 dead; U.S. losses were six killed (including four members of the 14th Engineer Battalion) and 14 CIDG killed. [4] [5] U.S. Special Forces left Mai Loc in late August 1970. [2]: 316 Other units based at Mai Loc included: 8th Battalion, 4th Artillery
From August–October 1968 combat engineers from the 18th Engineer Brigade upgraded the existing airstrip into a Lockheed C-130 Hercules capable airfield. [1] Other units stationed at English included: 7th Battalion, 13th Artillery (1967-October 1969) [2]: 99 1st Battalion, 30th Artillery (April 1967-February 1968) [2]: 103
The Mobile Advisory Teams advisor school operated at the base from 1969 until September 1971. [4] On 30 July 1969, US President Richard Nixon visited the base on his only Presidential visit to South Vietnam, meeting US military personnel. [5] On 13 October 1971 Vietcong sappers destroyed two U.S. helicopters at the camp. [6]
It was the major military seaport used by the United States for the offloading of supplies, military equipment and as a major Naval base. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force units all had compounds and units assigned to the Cam Ranh Bay facility from its opening in 1965 until its closure in 1972 as part of the drawdown of United States ...
The 5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment (Mechanized), was based in Bình Phước 10 km southeast of Tan An and was responsible for patrolling Highway 4 between Saigon and Đồng Tâm Base Camp and protecting the daily supply convoys between Long Binh Post and Tân An. [2]: 113