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Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to Đồng Tâm Base Camp near Mỹ Tho in late 1967.
9th Infantry Division movement from Vũng Tàu to Bear Cat: Oct 19 – Dec: Operation Atlanta [2] [41]: 74 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment mission to clear and secure lines of communication in three provinces near Saigon and to secure the new Blackhorse Base Camp: 13 km south of Xuan Loc: 131: 8 Oct 20 – 24: Operation Bethlehem [1]
Due to lack of available dry land, the base was created by dredging from the river. [3] Dredging work to create the base commenced in August 1966 and involved the reclamation of 600 acres of swampland. [2] The Vietcong attempted to sabotage the base construction sinking the dredgeship Jamaica Bay on 9 January 1967 with the loss of 3 crewmembers.
The deployment of the new headquarters began with the arrival of the advance party on 1 July 1968 and was completed on 15 July. The troops quickly followed. The first 5,700-man increment of the division, now known as the Black Panther Division arrived in South Vietnam in late July 1968 and was deployed in the Bearcat Base area. The second ...
3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment security operation for the movement of the 9th Infantry Division from Vũng Tàu to Bear Cat: along Route 15: Jan 28 – 31: Operation Seymour [1] [5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation: Nui Dinh hills, Phước Tuy Province: Jan 29 – 31: Operation Baek Ma I [7]
The advance party traveled by air to Bearcat on 20 August. The main body of the Regiment arrived during the period 19–23 September 1967. The last unit to arrive was the APC platoon, which had completed its training on 25 September and was airlifted to South Vietnam on 28 November. [2]: 32
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By 1968 the Bien Hoa-Long Binh complex was the largest US/South Vietnamese military base in South Vietnam.Bien Hoa Air Base was the largest air base in the country, home to over 500 United States Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) aircraft, while Long Binh Post was the US Army's largest logistics base, headquarters of United States Army Vietnam (USARV), the II Field ...