Dục Mỹ Camp

Dục Mỹ Camp
Coordinates 12°32′20″N 109°00′36″E / 12.539°N 109.01°E / 12.539; 109.01 (Dục Mỹ Camp)
Type Army Base
Site history
Built 1961
In use 1961-75
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants Vietnamese Rangers
Dục Mỹ Airfield
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Elevation AMSL 98 ft / 30 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3,200 975 asphalt

Dục Mỹ Camp is a former Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northwest of Nha Trang in Khánh Hòa Province, south central Vietnam.

History

The base was established in 1961 northwest of Nha Trang.[1]

Duc My was home to the ARVN Ranger training centre and artillery school.[2]

The Dục Mỹ airfield was built as an auxiliary training field to the Vietnam Air Force Air Training Center at Nha Trang Air Base.

Current use

The base has reverted to housing and farmland, the airfield is still visible on satellite images.

References

  1. ↑ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–162. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. ↑ LeGro, William (2013). Vietnam Combat Operations 1972 - 1975. p. 324. ISBN 9781939335302.
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