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Killer Bats - TAY NINH PRU - Special Forces - PRU - Nui Ba Den
Elite Black Ops - Mercenary Special Forces - Airborne
Original Beret Flash Patch - Mercenary Recon - Central Highlands
ARVN - Variant
Tay Ninh Province - Provincial Recon Unit
Ho Chi Minh Trail Ops - Cambodian / South Vietnam Border
TAY NINH Combat Base
Tây Ninh Combat Base was established approximately 5 km west of the city of Tây Ninh and 12 km from the Vietnam-Cambodia border.
Tây Ninh served as the base for the 196th Light Infantry Brigade from April 1966 until August 1967.
Other US Military units stationed at Tây Ninh included:
o 7th Battalion, 9th Artillery (August 1969 – April 1970)
o 2nd Battalion, 32nd Artillery (April 1967 – October 1969)
o 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery (August 1966 – February 1969)
o 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (March–May 1968, July 1968 – April 1970) comprising:
o 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment
o 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
o 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment
o 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (April 1968, July 1968 – April 1970) comprising:
o 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment
o 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment
o 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment
o 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (August 1967 – February 1968, February–April 1970) comprising:
o 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment
o 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
o 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
o 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment
o 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment
o 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry (November 1968 – May 1970) comprising:
o 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry
o 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry
o 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry
o 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry
o 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry
o 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry
o 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry
o 187th Assault Helicopter Company
o 229th Aviation Battalion
o 588th Engineer Battalion (April 1967 – May 1970)
o 45th Surgical Hospital (October 1966 – October 1970)
The US Air Force 619th Tactical Control Squadron Detachment 7 provided air traffic control from August 1965 until May 1968.
On 21st of June 1969 after two days of shelling, the PAVN attacked the base and Tây Ninh City but were repulsed, suffering 194 dead for the loss of 10 Americans.
In April 1970 the base was used as a staging area for U.S. units participating in the Cambodian Campaign for attacks west into the Parrot's Beak and north into the Fish Hook.
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