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On 28 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the U.S. would increase the number of its forces in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. The arrival of additional USMC and United States Air Force squadrons at Da Nang AB led to severe overcrowding at the base and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) began looking for an alternative site for the helicopter squadrons of MAG-16.
Đông Hà Combat Base (also known as Camp Spillman, Camp Red Devil or simply Đông Hà) is a former U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army base northwest of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam. The base was first used by the 4th Marines in late April 1966. In mid-July Đông Hà was used by the Marines as a helicopter base and logistics area.
225th Aviation Company; 268th Aviation Battalion; 577th Engineer Battalion; 136TH Light Maintenance Company; 24th Transportation Company; Once the U.S. Air Force ceased operations at Tuy Hòa Air Base in October 1970 the U.S. Army units based at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp moved to Tuy Hòa Air Base and the facility was closed. [3]
This is a list of United States Army aircraft battalions. ... Vietnam: 1969-71 (Assault Helicopter) 159th Aviation Battalion. Vietnam: 1968-72 (Assault Helicopter)
Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) United States Army (U.S. Army) Condition: Abandoned: Site history; Built: 1960 () In use: 1960-1972 () Battles/wars: Vietnam War: Garrison information; Garrison: 9th Infantry Division Royal Thai Volunteer Regiment Royal Thai Army Expeditionary Division: Airfield information; Elevation: 140 feet (43 m) AMSL
The base was named after Captain Roger Gauvin and SP5 Carleton Upton of the 114th Aviation Company who were killed in action on 15 March 1964. [ 1 ] The base was attacked by Vietcong forces as part of the Tet Offensive on 31 January 1968 resulting in seven U.S. killed and three Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters destroyed.
The base was located on Highway 1 approximately 8 km northwest of Quảng Trị and 8 km southeast of Đông Hà beside the Thạch Hãn River. [1]Following a series of artillery and rocket attacks on Đông Hà Combat Base, the Marines' major logistics and aviation support base in northern Quảng Trị Province, throughout the year, the Marines decided that Đông Hà was too vulnerable to ...
1st Aviation Brigade; 1st Signal Brigade; 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade; 18th Military Police Brigade; 44th Medical Brigade; 173rd Airborne Brigade; 196th Infantry Brigade; 198th Infantry Brigade; 199th Infantry Brigade; 18th Engineer Brigade (combat) 20th Engineer Brigade; 223rd ...