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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.
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 ...
67: Operation Auburn I [1] 7th Marines security operation in the "rocket belt" around Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province: 67 – 72: Operation Dump Truck [1] Use of anti-personnel mines as part of Operation Igloo White: 67 – 72: Operation Phoenix [2] CIA-organized campaign against Vietcong cadres: across South Vietnam: Jan: Operation Garden City ...
68: Operation Leap Frog [2] Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. military intelligence on likely Vietcong actions: 68 – 69: Operation Duck Hook [1] Nixon administration covert plan to coerce the North Vietnamese to make concessions at the Paris Peace Talks: 68 – 69: Operation Inferno [1]
The Tet Offensive [a] was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War.The Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) launched a surprise attack on 30 January 1968 against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the United States Armed Forces and their allies.
67: 5 Oct 11 – Nov 17 1967: Operation Uniontown (1966-67) [1] 173d Airborne Brigade, 199th Light Infantry Brigade and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security and defence operations: around Long Binh: Oct 16: Operation Cuu Long 22/KT [2] ARVN operation: Dinh Tuong Province: 14: Oct 16 – 17: Operation Craddock [1] US search and destroy ...
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.
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