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The base also had an airfield to the south east called An Khe Airfield capable of landing Lockheed C-130A Hercules aircraft. [6] The base had a perimeter of 26 km known as the Green Line with 3-man watchtowers every 50m. [7] On the night of 3 September 1966 the Viet Cong carried out a mortar attack on the Golf Course. Starting at 21:50 the base ...
The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-5A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-10A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-1OB (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
The United States, South Vietnam and their other allies in the Vietnam War agreed to a proposal from the VC and North Vietnam for three ceasefires to coincide with holidays. All fighting would halt from 07:00 24 December, until 07:00 on 26 December, as well as from the morning of New Year's Eve until the morning of 2 January 1967.
North Vietnam: 7 MiG 21: Jan 3 – 31: Operation Mang Ho VIII [7] ROK Capital Division search and clear operations: Route 1, Phú Yên Province: 150: Jan 4 – 7: Operation Niagara Falls [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation: Bình Dương Province: Jan 4 – 9: Operation Lincoln (I Corps) [1] 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search ...
An Khê is a town of Gia Lai province in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam.. As of 2003 the district had a population of 63,118. [1] The district covers an area of 199 km².
Operation Crazy Horse (16 May to 5 June 1966), named after Lakota warrior Crazy Horse, was a search and destroy mission during the Vietnam War conducted by military forces of the United States, South Vietnam, and the Republic of South Korea in two valleys in Bình Định Province of South Vietnam.
Operation Thayer (13 September 1966 – 1 October 1966), Operation Irving (2 October 1966 – 24 October 1966) and Operation Thayer II (24 October 1966 – 11 February 1967) were related operations with the objective of eliminating People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) influence in Bình Định Province on the central coast of South Vietnam.
Operation Masher, also known as Operation White Wing, (24 January—6 March 1966) was the largest search and destroy mission that had been carried out in the Vietnam War up until that time. [6] It was a combined mission of the United States Army , Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), and Republic of Korea Army (ROK) in Bình Định Province ...