Dixie Station
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Dixie Station was a U.S. Navy carrier operating area in the South China Sea used by Task Force 77 for air operations during the Vietnam War.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dixie Station canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy carrier operating area
ⓘ
Vietnam War location ⓘ naval operating area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
aircraft carriers
ⓘ
carrier air wings ⓘ naval aviation ⓘ |
| category |
Military operations in the South China Sea
ⓘ
Naval aviation operations ⓘ United States Navy in the Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Yankee Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Task Force 77 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| location | South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFormation | part of Task Force 77 operating areas ⓘ |
| operatedBy | U.S. Seventh Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
air interdiction missions
ⓘ
armed reconnaissance missions ⓘ close air support missions ⓘ naval air operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Navy operations in the Vietnam War
ⓘ
U.S. Seventh Fleet operations ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
provide air support for ground forces in South Vietnam
ⓘ
support U.S. and allied ground operations ⓘ |
| region | Western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
off the coast of South Vietnam
ⓘ
south of Yankee Station ⓘ |
| role | carrier operating area for air operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| status | historical naval operating area ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
maintain continuous carrier-based air presence
ⓘ
project U.S. air power over South Vietnam ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| typeOfOperations |
combat air operations
ⓘ
day and night flight operations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Task Force 77
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
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