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From 3 to 6 May 1965 United States Air Force (USAF) transport aircraft deployed the 173rd Airborne Brigade from Okinawa to Bien Hoa Air Base to secure the air base and surrounding areas and the port of Vũng Tàu. [1] The 173rd established their base on the northeast perimeter of the air base.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade serves as the conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe. [6] It was a subordinate unit of the U.S. Army's V Corps and after June 2013, subordinate to US Army Europe. The 173rd Airborne Brigade currently consists of 3,300 paratroopers [7] in six subordinate battalions as well as a headquarters company: [8]
The base was used by the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry [2] 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry [2]: 139 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry [2]: 141 from October 1966 to June 1967. The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967. [2]: 158
The base served as headquarters (together with Camp Radcliff) for the 1st Cavalry Division from July 1967 to January 1968. [2] English was the base for the 173rd Airborne Brigade from May 1968 to August 1971. [2]: 158
In January 1968 the 1st Cavalry Division moved to Camp Evans and Camp Radcliff was taken over by the 173rd Airborne Brigade. The 173rd stayed at Camp Radcliff until mid-1969. [1] [10]: 157 POL farm on fire following rocket attack, 11 November 1968. Other units stationed at Camp Radcliff in this period included:
Vicenza is eventually slated to be home to the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the United States Army Africa headquarters. [9] Currently, only two infantry battalions and portions of the brigade's two support battalions are in Vicenza, and the move would bring the total number of stationed troops in Vicenza to 5,000. [10]
The 173rd Brigade Support Battalion (Airborne) serves to support the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne). The battalion currently consists of 475 soldiers in a headquarters and headquarters company (HHC), a supply company, maintenance company, medical company, parachute rigging company, and an aerial delivery detachment.
On 26 March 2003, more than 950 paratroopers from the 173d Airborne Brigade commanded by Col. Bill Mayville consisting of 1-508 (ABN) Infantry commanded by Lt. Col. Harry Tunnell and 2-503 (ABN) Infantry commanded by Lt. Col. Dominic Caraccilo jumped into Bashur, Iraq, to set the stage for a northern front.