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established its headquarters at Phu Bai and would remain there until late 1967, when it was moved forward to
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mortar attack on the base damaged 13 helicopters, killing two
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was established at Phu Bai. On 14 April Battalion Landing Team
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Thunderbolt: General Creighton Abrams and the Army of His Time
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HMM-164 (December 1967 – February 1968, June – November 1968)
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HMM-362 (December 1967 – May 1968, October – November 1968)
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Marine units based at Phu Bai during this period included:
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For the civil airport use of this facility after 1975, see
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Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam
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in the area. Provisional Corps, Vietnam, was designated
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Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
990:"Command History January 1972 - March 1973 Volume I"
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Units based at Phu Bai during this period included:
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to secure the area. On 13 April a detachment of ten
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Buildings and structures in Thừa Thiên Huế province
844:. Marine Air Support Squadron 2. 10 February 1966
563:In 1969, the 85th Evacuation Hospital moved from
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873:. Marine Air Support Squadron 2. 3 December 1968
405:(January – April 1966, October 1966 – July 1967)
954:. Department of the Army 1950-1969. p. 74.
399:(May 1965 – January 1966, June–November 1966)
864:"MASS-2 Command Chronology - November 1968"
835:"MASS-2 Command Chronology - January 1966"
438:(December 1967 – January 1968, March 1968)
976:"Army-45th, 79th, 159th Engineer Groups"
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924:. Simon & Schuster. pp. 213–9.
791:"Forward Operational Base No. 1 (FOB#1)"
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501:. The base was used to support U.S. and
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332:replaced Task Force Alpha at Phu Bai.
107:Seized 1975 by PAVN, now civil airport
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775:"Foe invades jails and frees 1,200".
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312:On 10 April 1965 Task Force Alpha of
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815:. USMC Combat Helicopter Association
948:Vietnam Studies Command and Control
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512:On 15 February 1968, General
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18:Phu Bai International Airport
1103:Airports established in 1962
779:. 30 August 1967. p. 3.
744:. Marine Corps Association.
640:The airfield is now used as
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39:Phu Bai airfield, April 1965
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392:4th Battalion 12th Marines
330:3rd Battalion, 4th Marines
314:2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines
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1024:Dunham, George R (1990).
945:Eckhardt, George (1974).
735:Johnson, Charles (1978).
387:3rd Battalion 4th Marines
382:2nd Battalion 4th Marines
377:2nd Battalion 3rd Marines
372:2nd Battalion 1st Marines
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793:. Special Forces History
712:Where we were in Vietnam
710:Kelley, Michael (2002).
677:(1987), based mainly on
610:People's Army of Vietnam
427:Marine Aircraft Group 36
417:(August – November 1967)
348:People's Army of Vietnam
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541:101st Airborne Division
505:forces fighting in the
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482:(October–November 1967)
1069:public domain material
920:Sorley, Lewis (2002).
582:220th Aviation Company
411:(July – November 1967)
360:In June or July 1968,
204:49 ft / 15 m
67:16.40167°N 107.70278°E
895:Nolan, Keith (1996).
459:(June–September 1968)
630:Hue–Da Nang Campaign
537:1st Cavalry Division
526:Tet Counteroffensive
450:(January – May 1969)
346:On 30 August 1967 a
298:Army Security Agency
157:Airfield information
683:The Phantom Blooper
665:The Phantom Blooper
551:on 12 August 1968.
423:(January 1967–1969)
362:U.S. Special Forces
337:3rd Marine Division
265:Phu Bai Combat Base
78:Phu Bai Combat Base
72:16.40167; 107.70278
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28:Phu Bai Combat Base
899:. Presidio Press.
777:the New York Times
648:In popular culture
572:Bien Hoa Base Camp
522:Battle of Khe Sanh
335:In late 1965, The
813:"Order of Battle"
687:Stars and Stripes
674:Full Metal Jacket
618:15th Ranger Group
606:Battle of Phú Lộc
533:William B. Rosson
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57:107°42′10″E
45:Coordinates
1082:Categories
877:8 November
848:8 November
819:8 November
797:22 October
694:References
549:XXIV Corps
524:, and the
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54:16°24′06″N
597:1973–1975
559:1969–1972
308:1965–1967
302:Highway 1
292:1962–1965
223:Direction
128:1963–1975
104:Condition
565:Qui Nhơn
230:Surface
668:(1990).
587:HMM-161
472:HMM-462
463:HMM-364
457:HMM-363
448:HMM-265
442:HMM-263
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415:HMM-362
409:HMM-164
403:HMM-163
397:HMM-161
341:Đông Hà
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287:History
281:Vietnam
253:Asphalt
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