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In June 2001, the Vietnamese government announced that following the expiration of Russia's lease in 2004, Vietnam would "not sign an agreement with any country to use Cam Ranh Bay for military purposes". On 17 October that year, the Russian government announced that it would withdraw from Cam Ranh
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The Russian government continued the earlier Soviet arrangement in a 1993 agreement that allowed for the continued use of the base for signal intelligence, primarily on Chinese communications in the South China Sea. By this time, Russian aircraft had been withdrawn, with only support personnel for
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After the turnover to the South Vietnamese the base was largely abandoned. It was, quite simply, much too big for the Vietnamese to use. The base was slowly looted for its usable equipment, such as air conditioners, desks, refrigerators, and other furniture along with windows, doors and corrugated
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Due to its location on a peninsula, Cam Ranh AB was one of the most secure USAF bases in South Vietnam and only came under attack from the mainland on the eve of 4 March 1968 when twenty-seven incoming rounds of 75mm recoilless rifle fire hit the base proper within a five minute period. The only
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Cam Ranh Air Force Base was part of the large Cam Ranh Bay logistics facility built by the United States. It was the major military seaport used by the United States for the offloading of supplies, military equipment and as a major Naval base. Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force units all had
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maritime reconnaissance aircraft at Cam Ranh Air Base. From 1982 to 1989, the 169th Guards Mixed Aviation Regiment, Soviet Naval Aviation, flew Tu-16 and Tu-16K tankers (1st Squadron); Tu-95RTS and Tu-142M were flown 1982–1993 with the regiment's 2nd Squadron; and MiG-23MLD, late 1984–1989 (3rd
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Beginning on 1 January 1972, the 483d Tactical Airlift Wing phased down its activities, and active flying ended by 31 March. The unit was inactivated and Cam Ranh Air Base was turned over to the South Vietnamese government on 15 May 1972, ending USAF use of the facility.
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Heavy rainfall and strong onshore winds from December 1965 to March 1966 undermined the sand base of the original aluminum mat runway and taxiways at the base, necessitating constant maintenance to smooth out bumps and replace damaged matting.
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Bay completely before its rent-free lease was to expire in 2004, due to what was assumed to be a dwindling defense budget. The reversion of the base back to Vietnamese control took place on 2 May 2002.
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The air base was also used for strategic and tactical airlift. Cargo and personnel would arrive from the United States into the logistics facilities at Cam Ranh Bay by ship and also by large
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In 1966 a new ramp was constructed on the west side of the airfield to handle airlift operations. Cam Ranh remained as the Air Force's primary airlift base in South Vietnam until it closed.
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to accommodate jet fighter-bombers. By September, RMK-BRJ had employed 1,800 Vietnamese workers for the work, over half of whom were women. The runway was completed in 50 days, with Admiral
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By December 1966 Cam Ranh AB reached over 27,000 aircraft movements a month. Living conditions at the base remained spartan with cramped quarters and shortages of water and electricity.
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On 15 August 1967 the C-130 detachments from the 315th Air Division were assigned to the 834th Air Division as Detachment 2 and by 4 January 1968 this force numbered 35 C-130A/Cs.
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In July 1965 it was planned that three fighter squadrons would be deployed to Cam Ranh Air Base once it was completed in October. On 28 October 1965 an advance party of the
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at Tan Son Nhut AB. It gained a tactical electronic warfare mission in mid-1971 and a special operations mission in the autumn of 1971. These squadrons were:
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By 1989 offensive weapons, including the MiG-23s and Tu-16s, had been withdrawn and the number of personnel was halved to 2,500 from a high of 5,000.
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Given its security and attacks on other air bases, many transport aircraft from other less secure bases operated from Cam Ranh in early February.
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From Cam Ranh AB the wing carried out close air support, interdiction, and combat air patrol activities over South Vietnam, North Vietnam and
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tanker aircraft had used Cam Ranh Bay in the previous year, enabling the refueling of the Tu-95 strategic bombers conducting flights in the
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tin roofs from the buildings left by the Americans, leaving what could be categorized as a deteriorating ghost town of abandoned buildings.
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started leasing the base rent-free from Vietnam under a 25-year leasing treaty. The base, aside from serving as a communications and
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compounds and units assigned to the Cam Ranh Bay facility from its opening in 1965 until its closure in 1972 as part of the
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With the inactivation of the 12th Tactical Fighter Wing, the 483rd became the host wing at Cam Ranh Bay on 31 March 1970.
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landed at the base, due to security and congestion issues at other bases it was initially the only base used by the C-5.
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squadrons based in Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan and the Philippines began "shuttle" missions out of the airfield. C-130s from
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and the Indian Ocean. The base was especially important given the nature of the Soviet Union's Pacific bases in the
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with combat "V" device (1 January – 30 April 1967; 1 May 1967 – 30 April 1968; 1 July 1970 – 31 December 1971).
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The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: The War in South Vietnam Air War over South Vietnam 1968–1975
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fighter-bombers arrived on 1 November and began flying missions over South Vietnam the following day.
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On 1 December 1971, the wing was reassigned from the 834th Air Division directly to Headquarters,
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collection centre, eased Soviet logistical support of its naval forces that were deployed in the
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damage sustained was the ignition of a large fuel bladder stockpile adjacent to the main runway.
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landed at Cam Ranh AB. In April 1967 medical evacuation flights began from the base to
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26 January 1966 – 22 July 1968 (F-4C Tail Code: XT) diverted from the still incomplete
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Squadron). From November 1986 to December 1993 the regiment reported directly to the
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Myers, L. D.; McPartland, E. J. (March–April 1966). "Building An Interim Air Base".
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Commencing in September 1971 the C-7 squadrons at the base began to be inactivated.
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Iver Peterson (25 May 1971). "Enemy saboteurs invade U.S. base and blow up fuel".
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MAC aircraft also operated into Cam Ranh. The 6485th Operations Squadron based at
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Southeast Asia: Building the Bases; the History of Construction in Southeast Asia
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began operations from Cam Ranh and by November 1966 13 C-130As were based there.
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In January 1967 the 483rd Consolidated Maintenance Squadron formed at the base.
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Bernstein, Alvin H.; Gigot, Paul (Spring 1986). "The Soviets in Cam Ranh Bay".
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assigned to 834th Air Division, 1 January 1967 – 24 January 1972: Assigned to:
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was established at Tan Son Nhut AB and it maintained a detachment at Cam Ranh.
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Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings
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received its first commercial flight. Cam Ranh remains a minor base of the
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On 25 November 2014, an agreement was signed during a visit to Sochi by
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In mid-1970 the 903d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron moved to the base.
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and RVNAF airstrikes by 14:00 they had captured the entire base area.
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43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron 8 November 1965 – 4 January 1966 (F-4C)
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instructed an engineering survey for a new airfield at Cam Ranh Bay.
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were used in operations against the PAVN from other, smaller bases.
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on rotation at the base for casualty evacuation. On 8 July 1966 the
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advanced on Cam Ranh Bay and despite scattered resistance from the
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In January 2015, Russia's Defense Ministry said that Russian
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On 26 October 1966 and on 23 December 1967, US President
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was activated at Cam Ranh under the recently activated
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For its service in Vietnam, the 483rd was awarded two
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Cam Ranh Air Base
Cam Ranh International Airport





Pacific Air Forces
Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Soviet Naval Aviation
Russian Naval Aviation
Vietnam People's Air Force
Cam Ranh AFB is located in Vietnam
11°59′53″N 109°13′10″E / 11.99806°N 109.21944°E / 11.99806; 109.21944 (Cam Ranh AB)

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