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Operation New Life (23 April – 1 November 1975) was the care and processing on Guam of Vietnamese refugees evacuated before and after the Fall of Saigon, the closing day of the Vietnam War. More than 111,000 of the evacuated 130,000 Vietnamese refugees were transported to Guam, where they were housed in tent cities for a few weeks while being ...
The airfield was one of many U.S. airfields on Guam during the Pacific War and was closed permanently in 1946. It still sees some use as a touch-and-go training strip used by C-130 Hercules crews located nearby at Andersen Air Force Base. [5] [6] The old airfield housed 50,000 evacuees from South Vietnam during Operation New Life in 1975. [7]
Operation Frequent Wind [2]: 178–201 Helicopter evacuation of U.S. and South Vietnamese citizens and 3rd country nationals before the fall of Saigon: Saigon: 2 May 15: Mayaguez Incident [2]: 239–63 Rescue of SS Mayaguez and crew: Koh Tang Island, Cambodia: 60+ Khmer Rouges: 21 Apr 3 - Sep 3: Operation New Life [3]
Most of the refugees were initially transported to Guam for processing (See Operation New Life) and then transported onward to temporary immigration centers set up at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Camp Pendleton, California; Fort Chaffee, Arkansas; and Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Each refugee underwent a security check and could ...
Operation New Life (1975), the processing of 100,000 refugees from South Vietnam. [9] Operation Fiery Vigil (1991), the evacuation of non-essential military personnel and dependents from the Philippines after the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. [9] Operation Pacific Haven (1996-1997), the processing of Iraqi Kurd refugees from the Iraqi Kurdish ...
Nov. 11—The U.S. Coast Guard officially announced the establishment of U.S. Coast Guard Base Guam on Wednesday as the service continues to build up its presence in the Pacific. The U.S. Coast ...
Dubbed Operation New Life, the 110,000 refugees overwhelmed the initial camp at Asan, requiring the construction of a larger camp at Orote Field on Naval Base Guam. [2] In 1976, Typhoon Pamela destroyed all the buildings at Asan Point and their wreckage was removed by the U.S. Navy.
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