Bearcat Base
| Bearcat Base | |
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| Coordinates | 10°50′06″N 106°57′36″E / 10.835°N 106.96°E |
| Type | Army Base |
| Site information | |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1960 |
| In use | 1960–72 |
| Battles/wars |
 Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 9th Infantry Division |
| Long Thanh North | |||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 140 ft / 43 m | ||||||||||
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Bearcat Base (also known as Bearcat, Camp Martin, Camp Cox or Long Thanh North) is a former U.S. Army base near the city of Biên Hòa in Đồng Nai Province in southern Vietnam.
Bearcat was originally a French airfield, later used by the Japanese during World War II. Early in the Vietnam War, the 1st Special Forces established a base there. It was later the base camp for the 9th Infantry Division from January 1967 until the division moved to Đồng Tâm Base Camp near Mỹ Tho in late 1967. The camp was located on the main highway, QL-15, 16 km southwest of Biên Hòa. The camp took its name from its Special Forces radio callsign.
Other U.S. units stationed at Bearcat included:
Bearcat also served as the base for the Royal Thai Army forces from 1968.
The base was abandoned and turned over to farmland although the Long Thanh North airfield is clearly visible on satellite images.
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