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Tam Kỳ (listen ⓘ) (IATA: TMK) is the capital city of Quảng Nam Province, in the South Central Coast of Vietnam. As of 2019 the city had a population of 122,374. As of 2019 the city had a population of 122,374.
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The operation began on 15 May with the 1st Brigade moving from Phu Bai Combat Base to Tam Kỳ. [1]: 7 On 17 May at 17:25 an OH-6 light observation helicopter of Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment engaged six to eight PAVN/VC, killing one. Throughout the area of operations support aircraft received PAVN/VC antiaircraft machine gun fire.
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ kaːw˧˧ ki˨˩] ⓘ; 8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) [1] [2] was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967.
Base Area 112 was a Viet Cong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base area located in the mountains of Quảng Nam Province southwest of Da Nang near the area known to the Marines as the "Arizona Territory" The base was believed to support the PAVN 21st Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 68B Rocket Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 141st Regiment and command and support units.
The Battle of Tam Kỳ took place during the Vietnam War from 3–6 March 1968. After a night-time rocket attack on their base camp by the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 3rd Regiment, 3rd Division. The 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment and Company A, 3rd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment engaged the PAVN killing 436.
'Red River Shipbuilding Co., Ltd'), [5] [6] also recognized by its military designation Z173 Shipyard (Vietnamese: Nhà máy Z173, lit. 'Z173 Factory'), is a Vietnamese state-owned shipyard. It is managed by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence. [7] Its shipyard and office are established in Lê Thiện, An Dương District at Haiphong.
It is near Tam Kỳ city, the largest city in Quảng Nam province. The airport is located in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone , Núi Thành district . The airfield was originally established in the Vietnam War , as Chu Lai Air Base , by the United States Marines .