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On 7 July 1965 H&MS-11 relocated to Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam where they supported the first attacks by Marine aircraft against Viet Cong forces. During their time in Vietnam the squadron supported 12 different aircraft types including providing support to aircraft from Task Force 77 operating off Yankee Station.
Marine Aircraft Group 11 is a United States Marine Corps aviation unit based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar that is currently composed of two F-35C squadrons, one F-35B squadron, two F/A-18C squadrons, one fleet replacement squadron, one KC-130J tactical aerial refueling squadron, a maintenance and logistics squadron, and a wing support squadron.
On 28 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the U.S. would increase the number of its forces in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. The arrival of additional USMC and United States Air Force squadrons at Da Nang AB led to severe overcrowding at the base and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) began looking for an alternative site for the helicopter squadrons of MAG-16.
Detachments of four Cougars served with US Marines Headquarters and Maintenance Squadron 11 (H&MS-11) at Da Nang and H&MS-13 at Chu Lai, where they were used for fast-Forward Air Control and the airborne command role, directing airstrikes against enemy positions in South Vietnam between 1966 and 1968. [31] [32]
The PAVN entered the outskirts of Da Nang by mid-morning on 29 March, and were in complete control of the city by the afternoon. [30]: 328 At Da Nang AB the PAVN captured 10,000 tons of air munitions worth $18 million, various ground radar equipment and 176 aircraft, including an F-5E, 5 F-5As, 24 A-37s and 80 UH-ls. [33]
H&M shares fell as much as 11% after the announcement and news that its latest earnings missed analyst expectations. For the last three months of 2023, operating profit margin fell to 7.2% from 7. ...
A New Jersey mother of four whose nail salon co-workers grew worried when she failed to show up for work was found dead in a Pennsylvania dumpster. On Sat., Jan. 11, the body of Lucrecia Jadan ...
Gunner on a UH-34D #144654 that crashed at sea in bad weather north of Da Nang. [131] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] March 26: Mowrey, Glenn W: Corporal: USMC: H&S Company, 3rd Service Battalion: South Vietnam, South China Sea: Medical evacuee on a UH-34D #144654 that crashed at sea in bad weather north of Da Nang. [132]