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Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam: 9th Aerial Port Squadron: Forbes AFB: 10th Aerial Port Squadron: Dyess AFB: 11th Aerial Port Squadron: Mitchel AFB: Activated in the reserves in 1954 as 11th Aerial Port Operations Squadron 12th Aerial Port Squadron: Pittsburgh, PA: Activated in the reserves in 1954 as 12th Aerial Port Operations Squadron 13th ...
In December 1963 Detachment 4, 8th Aerial Port Squadron was formed at the base. [2]: 275 In July 1963 the 37th Air Base Squadron replaced the 6223rd Air Base Squadron. [2]: 275 On 23 September 1963 three Viet Cong (VC) sappers penetrated the base and destroyed two C-47s with satchel charges. [2]: 181
The 315th Air Commando Wing and 8th Aerial Port Squadron were assigned to the 834th Division. [ 4 ] : 146 [ 24 ] : 164 Initially the 834th AD had a strength of twenty-seven officers and twenty-one airmen, all of whom were on permanent assignment to Tan Son Nhut.
In May 1963 Detachment 7, 8th Aerial Port Squadron was established at Cần Thơ. [2]: 167 On 8 July 1963 a Detachment of the 33rd Tactical Group was established at Cần Thơ replacing Detachment 3, 6220th Air Base Squadron. [2] The RVNAF maintained a detachment from its 122nd Liaison Squadron equipped with 5 O-1 Bird Dogs. [2]: 215
8th Mobile Aerial Port Squadron (C-130) 624th Aerial Port Squadron (C-130/C-141) 3d Tactical Fighter Wing*, 16 September 1974 – 19 December 1991 3rd Civil Engineering Squadron; 3rd Security Police Group 3rd Security Police Squadron; 3rd Law Enforcement Squadron; 6009 Security Police Training Squadron
Vung Tau Air Base (also known as Cap St Jacques Airfield and Vung Tau Army Airfield) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility. It was located near the city of Vũng Tàu in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a base during the Vietnam War (1959–1975), stationing Army, Air Force and Navy units there.
In 1953 the Pathfinder Squadron was discontinued and the pathfinder team was assigned to the 1st Aerial Port Squadron and officially designated a Combat Control Team. [20] The Senior non-commissioned officer of this founding cadre was MSgt "Bull" Benini , he took the lead in establishing the team's new tactics, procedures, organization, and ...
On 30 August 1967 a People's Army of Vietnam mortar attack on the base damaged 13 helicopters, killing two Seabees and wounding 32 Marines and Seabees. [ 3 ] In late November 1967, the base was named Camp Hochmuth in honor of Bruno Hochmuth , Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division, who was killed in a helicopter explosion north of Huế.