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124th Transportation Command
The 124th Transportation Command (Terminal A) was a unit of the US Army stationed at Cam Ranh Bay Cam Ranh Bay () is a deep-water bay in Vietnam in Khánh Hòa Province. It is located at an inlet of the South China Sea situated on the southeastern coast of Vietnam, between Phan Rang and Nha Trang, approximately 290 kilometers (180 miles) nor ... beginning in 1966-1972. The Commands mission was the operation of the port as well as moving cargo inland to US units in the field. The Command earned a Meritorious Unit Commendation June 1967. Subordinate Units Headquarters and Headquarters Company 124th Transportation Command * 10th Transportation Battalion ** 97th Transportation Company (Heavy Boat) ** 123rd Transportation Company (Terminal Service) ** 155th Transportation Company (Terminal Service) ** 458th Transportation Company (LARC V) ** 870th Transportation Company (Terminal Service) ** 1097th Transportation Company (Medium Boat) * 24th Transportation Battalion{{Cite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cam Ranh Bay
Cam Ranh Bay () is a deep-water bay in Vietnam in Khánh Hòa Province. It is located at an inlet of the South China Sea situated on the southeastern coast of Vietnam, between Phan Rang and Nha Trang, approximately 290 kilometers (180 miles) northeast of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon). Cam Ranh is considered the finest deepwater shelter in Southeast Asia. The continental shelf of Southeast Asia is relatively narrow at Cam Ranh Bay, bringing deep water close to land. Since 2011–2014, Vietnamese authorities have hired Russian consultants and purchased Russian technologies to re-open Cam Ranh Bay (a former United States and later Soviet military base) as the site of a new naval maintenance and logistics facility for foreign warships. Overview Historically, the bay has been significant from a military standpoint. The French used it as a naval base for their forces in French Indochina, Indochina. It was also used as a staging area for the 40-ship Russian Navy, Imperial Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
