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The base was built from 4–11 November 1968 by the 2nd Battalion 4th Marines approximately 10 km northwest of Khe Sanh and 2 km east of the Laotian border. [1] The base provided excellent views of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) transport network in Laos, but the Marines were unable to call fire missions due to U.S. Government policy.
Fire support base Crook, Vietnam, 1969. A fire support base (FSB, firebase or FB) is a temporary military facility used to provide fire support (often in the form of artillery) to infantry operating in areas beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps.
8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in the western side of the Long Hải Hills to protect quarry operations being undertaken by 17 Construction Squadron, to establish Fire Support Base Isa and ambush likely VC routes leading from the hills: Long Hải Hills: 42: 12 Australians Feb 10 – Mar 29
The base was located west of Highway 1, 12 km northwest of Tam Kỳ and 16 km southeast of Landing Zone Baldy. [1] The 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment and the 3rd Battalion, 16th Artillery were based at Hawk Hill in 1968. The 236th Medical Detachment flying medevac helicopters used Hawk Hill as their main remote site. [2]
The Marine base was established on and around Nông Sơn mountain, a 200m high hill. At the base of the mountain a reinforced platoon was dug in, a second reinforced platoon occupied the middle level and the third platoon with M40 recoilless rifles and 4.2 inch mortars occupied the mountaintop. [2]
Firebases in the U.S.-involvement Vietnam War, were a type of military base, usually fire bases. It may refer to: Firebase 6, Central Highlands; Firebase Airborne, central South Vietnam; Firebase Argonne, Quảng Trị Province; Firebase Atkinson, southwest South Vietnam; Firebase Bastogne, Thua Thien Province
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English: Aerial view of Fire Support Base Xuan Loc, manned by members of Battery "A," 5th Battalion, 42nd Artillery, 54th Artillery Group, II Field Force. Date 22 May 1969