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Tây Ninh Combat Base was established approximately 5 km west of the city of Tây Ninh and 12 km from the Vietnam-Cambodia border. [1] Tây Ninh served as the base for the 196th Light Infantry Brigade from April 1966 until August 1967. [2] Other units stationed at Tây Ninh included: 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery (August 1969 – April 1970) [2]: 98
Tây Ninh is a province in the Southeast region of Vietnam, with the capital at the town of Tây Ninh. Tây Ninh province is located between Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh, in Southern Key Economic Zone. Tây Ninh City is 99 km away from Ho Chi Minh City following National Route 22 and 40 km away from the border with Cambodia to the northwest. [4]
Tây Ninh is approximately 90 km (55 miles) northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city of Vietnam, and 182 km (113 miles) to Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia; all by National Route 22. As of 2019, the city had a population of 135,254 over the provincial population of 1,169,165 on a total area of 140 km 2 (54 sq mi).
Phase III offensive, Tay Ninh Province, 17–18 August 1968. On the evening of 17 August a night ambush patrol from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, operating between Nui Ba Den and Highway 13 3 km east of Tây Ninh, observed a VC unit marching toward the capital. They called in artillery fire and engaged the VC with small arms ...
The base received frequent artillery and mortar fire from the Vietcong and People's Army of Vietnam leading to it being nicknamed Kaboom. [ 5 ] On 1 February 1968 Bell UH-1C Iroquois #66-00686 collided with UH-1H #66-16061 while landing at night at Kà Tum resulting in 2 U.S. killed.
The base was originally established by the 1st Cavalry Division during Operation Sheridan Sabre and located 11km east northeast of Nui Ba Den on a major People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Vietcong (VC) infiltration route. [1] At 03:30 on 23 February 1969 a force from the VC 1st Battalion, 95th Regiment attacked Grant.
Operation Yellowstone was an operation conducted by the 1st and 3rd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division in northeast Tây Ninh Province, lasting from 8 December 1967 to 24 February 1968. [ 1 ] : 27 Background
The firebase was first established on 17 March 1970 by the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 35 km northwest of Tây Ninh and approximately 5 km from the Cambodian border. [3] Twenty bunkers built into a 4 feet (1.2 m) high earthen berm formed the post's defenses, with Claymore mines placed outside the fortifications.