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It was one of several air bases built and used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War. Cam Ranh Air Force Base was part of the large Cam Ranh Bay logistics facility built by the United States. It was the major military seaport used by the United States for the offloading of supplies, military equipment and as a major Naval ...
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)
An Hòa was located southeast of a major Vietcong (VC)/People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base area known as the Arizona Territory across the Vu Gia River. [ 2 ] : 41 The base was first used by the Marines in January 1966 during Operation Mallard when the 1st Battalion, 12th Marines established a firebase there while the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines ...
The year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War.The military operations started with an attack on a US base by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) on January 1, ending a truce declared by the Pope and agreed upon by all sides.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base in 1962. The uncrowded flight line reflects the level of USAF/RVNAF activity Douglas DC-6B VIP Transport of the RVNAF 314th Special Missions Squadron RVNAF C-47 Skytrains of the 413th Transportation Squadron on the crowded flightline at Tan Son Nhut in 1966 along with a Royal Air Force De Havilland Dove, a USAF Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, and several other aircraft
On 30/31 January 1968, the base was hit by Vietcong mortar and rocket fire as part of the Tet Offensive. The base was used to support U.S. and ARVN forces fighting in the Battle of Huế . The first relief force was dispatched from Phu Bai to the MACV Compound in Huế City.
The base was named for 1st Lieutenant Mark Enari, the first 4th Infantry Division member awarded the Silver Star (posthumously) in Vietnam, who was killed in action on 2 December 1966. [1]: 171–2 Camp Enari served as the base for the 4th Infantry Division from September 1966 until February 1968 and from April 1968 until February 1970. [2]
The base was located just north of the old town of Hội An and 22 km southeast of Danang. [1] The base was constructed by the 58th Naval Construction Battalion starting on 1 March 1968 in what was the largest single Seabee construction mission of the Vietnam War. When construction was completed on 21 June 1968 the base complex comprised over ...