Đông Hà Combat Base
| Đông Hà Combat Base | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 16°48′47″N 107°06′58″E / 16.813°N 107.116°E |
| Type | Marines/Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966-1972 |
| Battles/wars |
 Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants |
3rd Marine Division ARVN 1st Division ARVN 3rd Division Naval Support Activity Detachment, Dong Ha |
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| Elevation AMSL | 82 ft / 25 m | ||||||||||
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Đông Hà Combat Base (also known as Camp Spillman or simply Đông Hà) is a former U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army base northwest of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam.
The base was in Đông Hà 13 km northwest of Quảng Trị on Highway 9 near the intersection with Highway 1 and only approximately 10 km south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
The base was first used by the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines in late April 1966.2nd Battalion, 4th Marines was deployed by air to the base on 29 May in Operation Reno to support Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces in sweeps around Đông Hà. During this period the U.S. Air Force (USAF) installed a Combat Skyspot radar system at the airfield, 6 USAF radar technicians were killed in an ambush on 5 June 6 km south of the base. The Marines departed Đông Hà on 8 June.
On 22 June the Marines' "Task Force Charlie" comprising two Force Reconnaissance Companies, Companies from 2nd Battalion 1st Marines and 3/4 Marines and Battery H 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines deployed to Đông Hà and Cam Lộ.
In mid-July Đông Hà was used by the Marines as a helicopter base and logistics area in support of Operation Hastings and Marine Aircraft Group 16 (MAG-16) established a forward base here at this time. Following the completion of Operation Hastings on 3 August, the Marines kept a force at Đông Hà comprising 2/4 Marines, elements of the 3rd Engineer Battalion, Marine logistics troops, MAG-16 and the Army's 220th Assault Helicopter Company and these forces were immediately used to launch Operation Prairie.
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