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Sông Bé Base Camp
Sông Bé Base Camp (also known as Sông Bé Airfield, Farley Field or Landing Zone Buttons) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam base southwest of Phước Bình in southern Vietnam. History The base was originally established in April 1965 as a 5th Special Forces Detachment B-34 base and was located approximately 2 km southwest of Phước Bình in Phước Long Province. The Battle of Song Be was fought around the base in May 1965. On 10 April 1966 the 173rd Airborne Brigade moved to Sông Bé for Operation Denver and remained there until the end of April. The 199th Light Infantry Brigade was based at Sông Bé from December 1966 to February 1967. The 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising: * 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment *1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment * 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment was based at Sông Bé from May until June 1969. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division was based at Sông Bé in January 1968 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
199th Infantry Brigade (United States)
The 199th Infantry Brigade (Light) is a unit of the United States Army which served in the Army Reserve from 1921 to 1940, in the active army from 1966 to 1970 (serving in the Vietnam War), briefly in 1991–1992 at Fort Lewis, and from 2007 as an active army training formation at Fort Benning. Early history Constituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 199th Infantry Brigade, an element of the 100th Division. Organized in December 1921 at Huntington, West Virginia. Redesignated 23 March 1925 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 199th Brigade. Location changed 27 October 1931 to Parkersburg, West Virginia. Redesigned 24 August 1936 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 199th Infantry Brigade. Converted and Redesignated 23 February 1942 as 100th Reconnaissance Troop (less 3rd Platoon), 100th Division (Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 200th Infantry Brigade, concurrently converted and redesignated as the 3rd Platoon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 2nd Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment in the United States Army that has served for more than two hundred years. It was constituted on 12 April 1808 as the 6th Infantry and consolidated with 4 other regiments in 1815 to form the present unit. Origin The first unit designated the 2nd Infantry Regiment was constituted in March 1791 and fought in the Northwest Indian War and the War of 1812 at Fort Bowyer, Alabama. Its history and lineage are not a part of the present regiment, and it became part of the 1st Infantry through the consolidations of 1815. For the history of the original 2nd Infantry Regiment, please refer to the page for the 1st Infantry Regiment At the end of the War of 1812, an act of Congress dated 3 March 1815 reduced the size of the Regular Army to a maximum of 10,000 men. Eight infantry regiments, one rifle regiment and an artillery regiment was formed from the remains of the 46 existing regiments, while the cavalry was eliminated. This was done wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Installations Of The United States Army In South Vietnam
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Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, Medical evacuation, medevac, and Cargo aircraft, cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne infantry, airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. More than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations. The C-130 entered service with the U.S. in 1956, followed by Australia and many other nations. During its years of service, the Hercules has participated in numerous militar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Vietnam Air Force
The South Vietnam Air Force, officially the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF; ; ) (sometimes referred to as the Vietnam Air Force or VNAF), was the aerial branch of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, the official military of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975. The RVNAF began with a few hand-picked men chosen to fly alongside French pilots during the State of Vietnam era (1949–55). The RVNAF eventually grew into the world's fourth largest air force at the height of its power, in 1974, just behind the Soviet Union, the U.S., and the People's Republic of China. Other sources state that VNAF was the sixth largest air force in the world, just behind the Soviet Union, the USA, China, France and West Germany. It is an often neglected chapter of the history of the Vietnam War as they operated in the shadow of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was dissolved in 1975 after the Fall of Saigon; many of its members emigrated to the United States. Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 9th Cavalry Regiment is a parent cavalry regiment of the United States Army. Historically, it was one of the Army's four segregated African-American regiments and was part of what was known as the Buffalo Soldiers. The regiment saw combat during the American Indian Wars, Indian and Spanish–American Wars. During Westward Expansion, the regiment provided escort for the early western settlers and maintained peace on the American frontier. , the 1st Battalion and 4th Squadron serve with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division (United States), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division as a combined arms battalion and an Armoured reconnaissance, armored reconnaissance squadron, while the 6th Squadron is the armored reconnaissance squadron of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the division. All three units are stationed at Fort Cavazos. Formation The regiment was authorized on 28 July 1866 to become the 9th United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
77th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 77th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army. First constituted 1916 in the Regular Army as a cavalry regiment. Reorganized in 1917 as field artillery and given its current designation. History Constituted 1 July 1916 in the Regular Army as the 19th Cavalry. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Guy H. Preston. Organized 23 May-11 June 1917 at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Converted and redesignated 1 November 1917 as the 77th Field Artillery. Assigned 19 November 1917 to the 4th Division. Inactivated 21 September 1921 at Fort Lewis (Washington), Camp Lewis, Washington. Relieved 24 March 1923 from assignment to the 4th Division and assigned to the 7th Division. Relieved 1 January 1930 from assignment to the 7th Division and assigned to the 4th Division. (1st Battalion activated 1 January 1935 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma). Activated (less 1st Battalion) 1 November 1935 at Fort D. A. Russell (Texas), Fort D. A. Russell, Texas. Relieve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
40th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 40th Field Artillery Regiment is a field artillery regiment of the United States Army, first Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army (USA). Lineage Constituted 5 July 1918 in the National Army as the 40th Field Artillery and assigned to the 14th Division Organized 10 August 1918 at Camp Custer, Michigan Demobilized 6 February 1919 at Camp Custer, Michigan Reconstituted 1 October 1933 in the Regular Army the 40th Field Artillery Activated 4 June 1941 at Camp Roberts, California Regiment broken up 1 March 1943 and its elements reorganized and redesignated as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery as Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 40th Field Artillery Group 1st and 2d Battalions as the 974th and 975th Field Artillery Battalions, respectively After 1 March 1943, the above units underwent changes as follows: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 40th Field Artillery Group, inactivated 15 March 1946 in Germany Activated 26 April 1951 at Camp Carson, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th Field Artillery Regiment (United States)
The 19th Field Artillery Regiment is a Field Artillery regiment of the United States Army first formed in 1916. History The Regular Army formed the 19th Field Artillery on 1 July 1916. Distinctive unit insignia *Description A gold color metal and enamel device in height overall consisting of a shield blazoned: Or, a bend Gules between in chief an eagle close of the same ducally crowned and gorged with a collar of the first and in base a fusil of the like. *Symbolism Scarlet and yellow are the colors used for Artillery. The red diamond is indicative of the 5th Division with which the Regiment served after it was organized in 1917 by transfer of men from the 7th Division. The red bend, from the arms of Lorraine, commemorates the baptism of fire from the Regiment in taking Frapelle east of St. Die in the Vosges in the Lorraine. The eagle, the device of St Mihiel, represents the heavy fighting the Regiment participated in at St. Mihiel. *Background The distinctive unit insignia wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 12th Cavalry is a cavalry regiment of the United States Army. It is currently stationed at Fort Cavazos. History On 2 February 1901, Congress authorized the organization of the Twelfth Regiment of Cavalry, Army of the United States. Under this authority, the regiment was formed at Fort Sam Houston, Texas on 8 February 1901. From 1901 until 1911, the regiment served posts in Texas, Georgia, and the Philippines. During World War II the 12th Cavalry served as an infantry regiment within the 1st Cavalry Division. The regiment was deactivated prior to the 1st Cavalry Division's service in the Korean War, but its lineage was resurrected in with the creation in 1957 of the Combat Arms Regimental System, in which the battalions listed below were created. During the Cold War 3rd Squadron 12th Cavalry was assigned to the 3rd Armored Division in Germany as the divisional cavalry squadron. The 4th Squadron 12th Cavalry was assigned to the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
The 7th Cavalry Regiment is a United States Army cavalry regiment formed in 1866. Its official nickname is "Garryowen", after the Irish air " Garryowen" that was adopted as its march tune. The regiment participated in some of the largest battles of the American Indian Wars, including its famous defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where its commander Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer was killed. The regiment also committed the Wounded Knee Massacre, where more than 250 men, women and children of the Lakota were killed. The 7th Cavalry became part of the 1st Cavalry Division in the 1920s, it went on to fight in the Pacific Theater of World War II and took part in the Admiralty Islands, Leyte and Luzon campaigns. It later participated several key battles of the Korean War. During the Korean War the unit committed the No Gun Ri massacre, in which between 250 and 300 South Korean refugees were killed, mostly women and children. The unit later participate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
101st Airborne Division (United States)
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is a light infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations. The 101st is designed to plan, coordinate, and execute brigade-sized air assault operations that can be conducted in one period of darkness, at distances up to 500 nautical miles, to seize key terrain and hold it for up to 14 days. In recent years, the 101st was active in foreign internal defense and counterterrorism operations in Iraq, in Afghanistan in 2015–2016, and in Syria, as part of Operation Inherent Resolve in 2018–2021. Established in 1918, the 101st Division was first constituted as an airborne unit in 1942. During World War II, it gained renown for its role in Operation Overlord (the D-Day landings and airborne landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France); Operation Market Garden; the liberation of the Netherlands; and its action during the Battle of the Bulge around the city of Bastogne, Belg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
