Chu Lai Air Base was a military airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam, operated by the United States Marine Corps between 1965 and 1970. It was located near Tam Kỳ city, the largest city in Quảng Tín …

2015年5月8日 · As NMCB 10 continued to build Marine Corps facilities at Chu Lai, the die for a long-term American involvement in Vietnam had been cast. With the expeditionary airfield fully …

The Expeditionary Airfield at Chu Lai was built in 56 days in the summer of 1965 by these and other members of the new generation of Seabees, who reunited with the Navy-Marine Corps …

2020年3月21日 · On 1 June 1965 the first deployed SATS system became operational at Chu Lai, Vietnam, with the arrival of eight A-4 Skyhawks from VMA-223 and VMA-311. The first combat …

In the summer of 1965, a Marine SATS airfield was constructed about 50 miles south of Da Nang. The field was named Chu Lai, and in August 1965 a combined land, sea, and air assault in the …

On 7 May, the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3rd MEB), composed of the 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, elements of Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12) and …

On 8 March 1965, the U.S. 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade landed at Da Nang to protect the Da Nang Air Base from possible communist attack. On 6 May units from the Army of the Republic …

2022年1月15日 · It highlights the construction of the Chu Lai Air Base in South Vietnam, and features the United States Seventh Fleet, the Seabees of the U.S. Naval Mobile Construction …

construct an 8,000-foot expeditionary airfield. The construction of this field at Chu Lai came during the pivotal period of America’s involvement in the military conflict in the Republic of Vietnam …

At Chu Lai, Navy Mobile Construction Battalion Ten was able to provide a continuously operational jet airfield while conducting extensive experimental work for the future use of AM-2 …