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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 .
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)
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.
The first commander of the 600th Photo Squadron was Colonel James P. Warndorf. [3] [4] By 1968, the 600th Photo Squadron Detachments in Vietnam were: [5] Detachment 4 Cam Ranh Air Base, South Vietnam Detachment 5 Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam Detachment 6 Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam Detachment 7 Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam
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Tuy Hòa (listen ⓘ) is the coastal city and capital of Phú Yên Province in South-Central Vietnam. The city has a total area of 106.82 square kilometres or 41 square miles and a population of 155.921 (in 2019). The city is located approximately midway between Nha Trang and Qui Nhơn. The city is formulated mainly from alluvial of the ...
The information officer of Phu Thanh, Bien Hoa Province, and his two children were killed by grenades thrown into their home. [30] 25 May – 5 June. Operation Union II was a search and destroy mission in the Que Son Valley carried out by the 5th Marine Regiment. The operation resulted in 594 PAVN killed and 23 captured and 110 Marines killed.
Murder, kidnapping, torture and intimidation were a routine part of Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) operations during the Vietnam War.They were intended to liquidate opponents such as officials, leaders, military personnel, civilians who collaborated with the South Vietnamese government, erode the morale of South Vietnamese government employees, cow the populace and boost ...