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The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967. [2]: 158 Other units stationed at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp included: 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (December 1970-January 1972) [2]: 145 91st Evacuation Hospital (December 1966-July 1969) [2]: 216 203rd Reconnaissance Airplane Company (October 1967-July 1970)
Tuy Hoa Air Base was an air force base in Vietnam, being closed in 1970. It was built by the United States in 1966 and was used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It was captured by the People's Army of Vietnam in April 1975 and was
Following the completion of Operation Greeley, in September 1967 General William B. Rosson instructed the commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Brigadier General Leo H. Schweiter, to locate and destroy the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 95th Regiment, which was believed to be located in a base area known as “The Hub” in the foothills northwest of Tuy Hòa in Phú Yên Province.
1st and 3rd Brigades 1st Infantry Division and 5th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division operation against the VC 272nd Regiment and the Phu Loi Battalion: southwest Bình Long Province near the Michelin Rubber Plantation: 13: 3 Feb 16: Operation Bunker Hill [1] 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation: Dinh Tuong Province: Feb 16: Operation ...
Oct 24 – Feb 11 1967: Operation Thayer II [2] [45] 1st Cavalry Division, 25th Infantry Division and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps operation in the coastal plains and the Kim Son and Soui Ca Valleys: western Bình Định Province: 1,667: 193 Oct 25 – Apr 2 1967: Operation Adams [1]
At the beginning of 1967 the United States was engaged in a steadily expanding air and ground war in Southeast Asia. Since its inception in February 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder, the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, had escalated in the number and significance of its targets, inflicting major damage on transportation networks industry, and petroleum refining and storage facilities.
Both Battalions would move at night to conceal the operation. At dawn the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 47th Regiment, 22nd Division, would block Highway 7B to the north and units of the South Korean 28th Regiment, 9th Division, would block Highway 1 to the east. The two U.S. battalions would then sweep east through the base area.
The Tuy Hòa Valley was an important rice-growing region and in 1965 People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong forces had requisitioned much of the harvest to feed their troops. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam wanted to ensure the same would not occur again with the 1966 harvest.