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Marine Observation Squadron 2 (VMO-2) was an observation squadron of the United States Marine Corps which saw extensive action during World War II and the Vietnam War.They were based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan and Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, California and saw their final combat in support of Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
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.
The PAVN entered the outskirts of Da Nang by mid-morning on 29 March, and were in complete control of the city by the afternoon. [30]: 328 At Da Nang AB the PAVN captured 10,000 tons of air munitions worth $18 million, various ground radar equipment and 176 aircraft, including an F-5E, 5 F-5As, 24 A-37s and 80 UH-ls. [33]
name = Da Nang Name used in the default map caption; image = Da Nang OpenStreetMap 2012 scale=64000.svg The default map image, without "Image:" or "File:" top = 16.177 Latitude at top edge of map, in decimal degrees; bottom = 15.919 Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees; left = 108.017 Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January – 11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
1969 map of the Demilitarized Zone. The Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone was a demilitarized zone at the 17th parallel in Quang Tri province that was the dividing line between North Vietnam and South Vietnam from 21 July 1954 to 2 July 1976, when Vietnam was officially divided into 2 de facto countries, which was 2 de jure military gathering areas supposed to be sustained in the short term after ...
A map of the Da Nang Area, Spring 1965 from U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Landing and the Buildup, 1965. Date: 1978: Source:
Da Nang is the fifth-most populated city in Vietnam, with an area of 1,255.53 km 2 (484.76 sq mi) [39] and a population of 1,220,187 according to the update in 2022. [40] Women make up 50.7% of Da Nang's population.