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Cam Ranh Bay as seen from a Landsat image with an elevation model. Cam Ranh Bay (Vietnamese: Vịnh Cam Ranh) is a deep-water bay in Vietnam in Khánh Hòa Province.It is located at an inlet of the South China Sea situated on the southeastern coast of Vietnam, between Phan Rang and Nha Trang, approximately 290 kilometers (180 miles) northeast of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
It was located on Tagne Island in Cam Ranh Bay. Attached to the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, the company depended on the battalions implanted in Central Vietnam. After the 1st battalion, the disciplinary mission was transferred to the 4th, which arrived in February 1950, being found in Quảng Nam Province. The disciplinary company handled ...
Cam Ranh Air Force Base is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam. 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.
Three Swift Boats n Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam. Corrado Rudolfo Lutz Collection (va025931) In 1989, a group of Vietnam veterans from West Texas gathered at Texas Tech University to discuss what they might do, in a positive way, about their experiences in Vietnam. [13]
In April 1971, the battalion's headquarters relocated from Cam Ranh Bay to the large Army base at Bien Hoa. CBMU-302 was the last Seabee battalion to leave the Vietnam war zone, folding its colors at its base-camp in Bien Hoa, RVN on 22 January 1972 then redeploying back to Port Hueneme, CA .
On 1 January 1967, the wing was organized and took over Caribou operations. Two squadrons each were located at Cam Ranh Bay, Vung Tau Air Base, and Phu Cat Air Base, [1] [6] [7] although detachments were maintained at an additional six locations. [b] In December 1967, a Viet Cong mortar attack on Can Tho Airfield damaged two wing C-7s.
Cam Ranh, known in the ancient Ede language as Kăm Mran, [1] [2] is a land closely associated with the development of the Champa culture. [3] Since ancient times, Cam Ranh has been an important military and economic location of the Champa kingdom. [4]
In late spring of 1966, the flights at Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang were reassigned to Udorn RTAFB in Thailand under headquarters 14th Command Support Group, Nha Trang, South Vietnam. The designated radio call sign was "Pony Express".