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Fire support base Crook, Vietnam, 1969. A fire support base (FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps.
Firebases in the U.S.-involvement Vietnam War, were a type of military base, usually fire bases. It may refer to: Firebase 6, Central Highlands; Firebase Airborne, central South Vietnam; Firebase Argonne, Quảng Trị Province; Firebase Atkinson, southwest South Vietnam; Firebase Bastogne, Thua Thien Province
5th Military Region: It is directly under the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam; tasked to organize, build, manage and command armed forces defending south central Vietnam, including the western highlands and south central coastal provinces. The headquarters is in Da Nang.
United States military bases of the Vietnam War (3 C) Pages in category "Vietnam War military installations" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Military installations of the United States in Laos (5 P) Military installations of the United States in South Vietnam (3 C, 19 P) Military installations of the United States in Thailand (1 C, 4 P)
3/1 Cavalry and 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment operation against PAVN Base Areas 350 and 351: northern borders of Bình Long and Phước Long Provinces: 1017: 119 May 7 - 12: Operation Toan Thang 500 [2] 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment search and destroy operations around FSB Seminole: Parrot's Beak region of Svay Rieng Province ...
At 03:40 a unit from the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) reinforced the camp and helicopter gunships and a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) AC-47 Spooky gunship provided fire support. 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 ...
5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance operations to prevent attacks by VC 5th Division on Long Binh base: Xuan Loc: 1 May 15 – Jun 7: Operation Dan Quyen 38-A [1] ARVN 42nd Regiment and 22nd Ranger Group operation: Ben Het–Đắk Tô region of II Corps: 945: May 15 – Jun 21: Operation Greene Basket [1]