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AH-1G damaged by rocket fire at El Toro Pad, 4 May 1970. The base was named "Camp Eagle" when the 101st Airborne Division moved their headquarters here in March 1969. [1] The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne was based at Camp Eagle from December 1969 until December 1971, [2]: 156 when the following units were detached and remained at the base:
The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord was a 23-day battle between elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division and two reinforced divisions of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) that took place from 1 to 23 July 1970. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and the PAVN during the Vietnam War.
1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN Airborne Division operation against PAVN Base Areas 353, 354, and 707: north and northeast of Tây Ninh: 1017: 119 May 6 - June 27: Operation Toan Thang 45 [2] 3/1 Cavalry and 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment operation against PAVN Base Areas 350 and 351
Operation Texas Star was a military operation of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 1st Division against PAVN logistics routes and bases in the A Shau Valley and the mountains east of the valley. The operation culminated in the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord. [27]
On 30 August 1967 a People's Army of Vietnam mortar attack on the base damaged 13 helicopters, killing two Seabees and wounding 32 Marines and Seabees. [3] In late November 1967, the base was named Camp Hochmuth in honor of Bruno Hochmuth, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division, who was killed in a helicopter explosion north of Huế.
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base: Route 9: estimated 75 Feb 2 – Mar 8: Operation Ivy [1]
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)
The base was established overlooking the A Sầu Valley, 32 km southwest of Huế. [1] The base was first established by the 101st Airborne Division in May 1970 to support Operation Texas Star. On 7 May 1970 the base was defended by a platoon of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry when it was attacked by a People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) force