Long Tieng
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Long Tieng was a secretive military base and airstrip in Laos that served as the main stronghold for CIA-backed Hmong forces during the Laotian Civil War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airstrip
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military base ⓘ settlement ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Long Cheng
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Chieng NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hmong leader Vang Pao ⓘ |
| codeName | Lima Site 20A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Lao Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evacuatedIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Hmong guerrilla army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Lao Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai mercenary forces ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air transport hub
ⓘ
intelligence operations center ⓘ military headquarters ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | paved ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the busiest airports in the world by traffic during the war
ⓘ
role in the Secret War in Laos ⓘ secrecy ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Lao ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Xiangkhouang Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Laos ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
North Vietnamese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pathet Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Secret War in Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
CIA-backed guerrillas
ⓘ
Hmong forces ⓘ |
| servedAs |
forward operating base for air operations
ⓘ
logistics hub for anti-communist operations in Laos ⓘ main stronghold for CIA-backed Hmong forces ⓘ |
| significance |
key anti-communist stronghold in Laos
ⓘ
major base for covert U.S. operations in Indochina ⓘ |
| status | largely abandoned after 1975 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Air America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CIA Special Activities Division NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Laotian Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
close air support operations
ⓘ
refugee evacuation ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
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