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  2. Quang Trung National Training Center - Wikipedia

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    The center was originally established in 1953 and located on Highway 1 approximately 16km northwest of Saigon. [1]In the mid-1950s, the Quang Trung Training Center was the principal ARVN training establishment providing eight weeks of basic training to all recruits and reservists and advanced courses to infantry soldiers.

  3. Vietnamese Rangers - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnamese Rangers (Vietnamese: Biệt Động Quân), commonly known as the ARVN Rangers or Vietnamese Ranger Corp (VNRC), were the light infantry of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Trained and assisted by American Special Forces and Ranger advisers, the Vietnamese Rangers infiltrated beyond enemy lines in search and destroy missions.

  4. Army of the Republic of Vietnam - Wikipedia

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    ARVN: Life and Death in the South Vietnamese Army. Modern War Studies (Hardcover), 2006. Collins, Brigadier General James Lawton Jr. (1991) [1975]. The Development and Training of the South Vietnamese Army, 1950–1972 (PDF). Vietnam Studies. United States Army Center of Military History. CMH Pub 90-10.

  5. Dục Mỹ Camp - Wikipedia

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    The base, located approximately 50 km northwest of Nha Trang, was used by the French Army in the 1950s as a training camp for the Groupement de Commandos Mixtes Aéroportés (GCMA). By 1957 it was the cantonment for the ARVN 15th Light Division. In 1961 it became a training center for ARVN rangers and artillery units. [1]

  6. Chi Lăng Training Center - Wikipedia

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    It was later taken over by the ARVN and MACV Advisory Team 61 for use as the main ARVN training center in IV Corps. [ 1 ] In January 1971 the 25 man 1st New Zealand Army Training Team Vietnam (1 NZATTV), which included members from different branches of service of the New Zealand Army was deployed to the center to assist the U.S. Army Training ...

  7. Thủ Đức Military Academy - Wikipedia

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    Thủ Đức turned out several thousand officers annually and was the ARVN's primary source of small-unit leaders. [2] Following the Tet Offensive, all courses were temporarily cancelled except for the two officer candidate cycles. [1]: 139 In June 1968 a dramatic change occurred in the school's curriculum and training program. To meet ...

  8. Joint General Staff - Wikipedia

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    Actually an Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) headquarters, it ran the ARVN's training and logistical system and directly controlled a number of support units in the Saigon area. As the highest South Vietnamese military headquarters, it also dealt directly with the theater-level American military headquarters in South Vietnam, Military ...

  9. South Vietnamese Regional Forces - Wikipedia

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    "Local Army"), originally the Civil Guard, were a component of Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) territorial defence forces. Recruited locally, they served as full-time province-level forces, originally raised as a militia. In 1964, the Regional Forces were integrated into the ARVN and placed under the command of the Joint General Staff ...