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The base was named "Camp Eagle" when the 101st Airborne Division moved their headquarters here in March 1969. [ 1 ] The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne was based at Camp Eagle from December 1969 until December 1971, [ 2 ] : 156 when the following units were detached and remained at the base:
Bien Hoa Base Camp (also known as Bien Hoa Army Base) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northeast of Biên Hòa in Đồng Nai province, southern Vietnam. History [ edit ]
The mission of Operation Nevada Eagle was to protect Huế and the surrounding districts. General Olinto M. Barsanti stationed the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, in the lowlands to help South Vietnamese forces defend Revolutionary Development areas and to prevent the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Vietcong (VC) from acquiring rice during the summer harvest.
On 1 August 1967 the 3rd Brigade became part of the 4th Infantry Division, while the 4th Infantry Division's 3rd Brigade at Dầu Tiếng Base Camp became part of the 25th Infantry Division. [3] Đức Phổ served as the base for the 101st Airborne Division from June–November 1967. [2]: 156
In late 1969, the 101st Administration Company (101st Airborne Division) was moved from Bien Hoa Base Camp to Phu Bai. Units based at Phu Bai during this period included: 220th Aviation Company; HMM-161 (October 1969 – September 1970) On 20 October 1972 the base was handed over to the South Vietnamese. [12]
Bunkers and trench line on the perimeter of Mai Loc Camp, 16 October 1969 Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, lays the foundation for a blastwall to protect an M102 105mm howitzer, 16 October 1969. Mai Loc was located approximately 8 km southwest of Ca Lu Combat Base and 25 km west of Quảng Trị. [1]
173rd Airborne Brigade (Vietnam) Company O, 75th Infantry (Ranger) Company O (Arctic Ranger), 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969 4 August 1970: 20 November 1969 29 September 1972: 78th Infantry Detachment (LRP) 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division (Vietnam) US Army Alaska: Company P, 75th Infantry (Ranger) 1 February 1969: 31 August 1971 ...
On July 5, 1968, the combat base was abandoned, the U.S. Army citing the vulnerability of the base to dug-in enemy artillery positions in neutral Laos and the arrival of significant airmobile forces in I Corps (1st Cavalry and 101st Airborne divisions). However, the closure permitted the 3rd Marine Division to conduct mobile operations along ...