Pleiku Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam. It was established by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) in 1962 at an undeveloped airstrip, and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam.

2021年3月11日 · On March 15, 1970, the 633rd CSG and Pleiku Air Base was turned over to the former Republic of Vietnam Air Force under the Vietnamization program Operation Corona Harvest. One Pleiku veteran has advice for Crossbow Nation: “The strength and camaraderie in that environment was incredible,” said retired Master Sgt. Jim Wade, 15th Aerial Port ...

Camp Enari (also known as Dragon Mountain Base Camp and Hensel Airfield) is a former U.S. Army base south of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. Camp Enari was established near Dragon Mountain (Núi Hàm Rồng) and Highway 19, 12 km southeast of Pleiku.

Pleiku Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam. It was established by the South Vietnamese Air Force (SVNAF) in 1962 at an undeveloped airstrip, and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam.

Comparing satellite views to a military map from 1968, it is obvious that Pleiku has grown and spread out from the place we knew then. Camp Enari is now a Vietnamese military base. Three miles north Pleiku, on the site of the ‘former New Pleiku Air Base’ is a regional airport, with flights to and from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Danang.

Our website is dedicated to the preservation of our memories and experiences in the highlands of II Corp, Pleiku, South Vietnam. To the many Army and Marine veterans whose units surrounded Pleiku Air Base and often provided needed protection for our base throughout the years, and for whom we in-turn provided combat air support during their ...

The primary mission of Pleiku Air Base was forward air controller missions coordinated with the South Vietnamese and also as a base for United States special operations forces (initially called Air Commando units) in the Central Highlands.

Activated in 1965 as the 20th Tactical Air Support Squadron it was fully operational by August 1965. It ran check flights for newly assigned aircrews, as well as flew visual reconnaissance and forward air control missions under various call signs. As it expanded pilots and ground crews were stationed at several forward operating locations.

Camp Holloway was a helicopter facility constructed by the United States Army near Pleiku in 1962. It was built to support the operations of Free World Military Forces in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam .

2021年3月11日 · During their time at Pleiku, the 633rd Air Police Squadron defended the base against guerilla forces. On January 5, 1967, Viet-Cong forces attacked the perimeter and overran the South...