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Army Air Base, Orlando, Florida, c. 1 September 1940; Eglin Field, Florida, 29 June 1941 – 1 May 1942; Biggs Air Force Base, Texas, 24 October 1949 – 22 July 1952; George Air Force Base, California, 8 April 1953 – 18 January 1954; Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, 8 July 1963; Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam, 5 January 1966
A-1E Skyraider of the 6th Special Operations Squadron at Pleiku AB. Pleiku Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam.It was established by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) in 1962 at an undeveloped airstrip, and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam.
The 602nd Air Commando Squadron also was activated, flying A-1E Skyraiders. On 17 June 1963 Headquarters USAF disestablished Farm Gate as a detachment of the Special Air Warfare Center and activated in its place the 1st Air Commando Squadron (Composite) at Bien Hoa Air Base, with Detachment 1 at Pleiku Air Base and Detachment 2 at Sóc Trăng ...
In March 1966, Deatrick assumed command of the 1st Air Commando Squadron (ACS) located at Pleiku, RVN. [20] [21] [22] On his fourth flight (an orientation mission), Deatrick was diverted into the A Shau Valley to help defend a Special Forces camp that was under attack.
On its establishment the 14th Wing assumed control of all USAF squadrons at Nha Trang and the 1st Air Commando Squadron (before it moved to Pleiku Air Base) and it later assumed control of the 20th Helicopter Squadron. [4]: 129 In April 1966 the 361st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron equipped with EC-47s was formed at the base. [4]: 128–9
In April 1967 he became commander of the 1st Air Commando Squadron at Pleiku Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, and completed 285 combat missions with a total of 618 combat hours in the A-1E Skyraider.
GHQ 1st Raider Company (Provisional)/8227th Army Unit; Unit 4 21st Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), 5th AF/Special Air Missions (SAM) Detachment, 21st Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS), 5th AF; United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea (UNPIK) BAKER Section; Partisan Airborne Infantry Regiment (PAIR) US Navy Special Operations Group, Korea; Vietnam War
The 3rd TFW briefly absorbed the assets of the 1st and 602nd Air Commando Squadrons, however in January 1966 the 1st Air Commando Squadron moved to Pleiku Air Base and the 602nd Air Commando Squadron moved to Nha Trang Air Base. On 8 February 1966 the 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron equipped with F-100Ds arrived at Bien Hoa. [9]: 113