Phuoc Vinh, South Vietnam
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Phuoc Vinh, South Vietnam was a key U.S. Army base and provincial capital in Bình Dương Province that served as a major hub for American airmobile operations during the Vietnam War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military base
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town ⓘ |
| airfieldUse |
used for medical evacuation flights
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used for tactical airlift and resupply ⓘ |
| airSupportRole | forward base for helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft operations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
War Zone D operations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
operations along Highway 13 (Thunder Road) ⓘ |
| commandRole | headquarters location for US Army units in the area ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 60–70 km north of Saigon ⓘ |
| function | provincial capital of Bình Dương Province ⓘ |
| garrisonType |
ARVN base
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US Army base ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Phước Vĩnh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
airfield
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artillery fire support bases nearby ⓘ helicopter landing zones ⓘ logistics support area ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
173rd Airborne Brigade
NERFINISHED
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1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Infantry Division (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ US Army aviation units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bình Dương Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
III Corps Tactical Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticalRole | supply and maintenance point for US forces in III Corps ⓘ |
| notableEra | height of US involvement in Vietnam (mid- to late-1960s) ⓘ |
| postWarAdministrativeRole | district-level town in Bình Dương Province ⓘ |
| postWarStatus | part of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ⓘ |
| region | southeastern South Vietnam ⓘ |
| roleDuring | major hub for American airmobile operations during the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
base for airmobile operations into jungle areas north and east of Saigon
ⓘ
staging area for operations in III Corps and War Zone D ⓘ |
| supportedOperationType |
airmobile operations
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counterinsurgency operations ⓘ search and destroy operations ⓘ |
| terrain |
near jungle and forested areas
ⓘ
surrounded by rubber plantations ⓘ |
| timeInUse |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| transportAccess | connected by road to Saigon and other III Corps bases ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| wasTargetOf |
North Vietnamese Army attacks
ⓘ
Viet Cong attacks ⓘ |
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