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Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi , the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.
In late 1967 Force Logistics Group Bravo moved from Chu Lai to Đông Hà, leaving only a reinforced supply company to handle logistics for the remaining Marines at Chu Lai. [5]: 229 In 1967 a Naval Support Activity base was established at Chu Lai to provide logistics support for allied operations in southern I Corps. [5]: 232
Chu Lai was a United States Marine Corps military base from 1965 to 1970, and a United States Army military base from 1970 to 1971 during the Vietnam War.Roughly 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Đà Nẵng, the base had an airfield to supplement the major base at Đà Nẵng.
Mar 2 – Nov 1 1968: Operation Rolling Thunder [4] USAF, U.S. Navy and RVNAF sustained and escalating bombing campaign of North Vietnam to destroy military infrastructure, interdict supply routes and undermine the North's willingness to continue the war: North Vietnam: 20,000 est. 835 Mar 11 – 1972: Operation Market Time [5]
A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones: I, II, III, and IV Corps. In 1965, the United States rapidly increased its military forces in South Vietnam, prompted by the realization that the South Vietnamese government was losing the Vietnam War as the communist-dominated Viet Cong (VC) gained influence over much of the population in rural areas of the ...
HELICOPTER Operations in VIETNAM; Special Operations in Vietnam; Information About Records Relating to the Vietnam War Operations Analysis (OPSANAL) System; Naval Operations in Vietnam; Media. The short film ACTIVITIES OF THE 198TH INFANTRY BRIGADE, AMERICAL DIVISION (1968) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
The base was established in 1968 by the 23rd Infantry Division and was located approximately 32 km northwest of Chu Lai and 16 km southwest of Landing Zone East. [1]The base was occupied by elements of the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 14th Artillery when it was attacked by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) V-16 Sapper Battalion on the early morning of 12 May 1969.
Chu Lai Air Base was a military airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam, operated by the United States Marine Corps between 1965 and 1970. It was located near Tam Kỳ city, the largest city in Quảng Tín Province. Abandoned after the end of the Vietnam War, it was reopened as Chu Lai Airport in 2005.