LESSONS LEARNED, HEADQUARTERS, 210TH COMBAT AVIATION BATTALION

Abstract

On 1 March 1968 the 125th Air Traffic Control Company and the 16th Signal Company (Hyperbolic Navigation) were reassigned to the 58th Combat Aviation Battalion at Long Binh. All other units assigned to this battalion remain as stated in the last report. Accordingly the 210th Combat Aviation Battalion retains control of all fixed wing aircraft organic to II Field Force. The 220th Assault Helicopter Company continues to provide gunship support for the Capital Military District. The armed helicopter platoon, however, is now based at Long Binh with the parent unit. Consequently a five minute reaction light fire team remains at Tan Son Nhut each evening while a thirty minute reaction light fire team deploys from Long Binh. At 0120 hours 28 February, 1968, the 9th Infantry Division basecamp came under mortar attack. This proved to be a minor attack consisting of only two rounds. The Long Thanh North complex did not receive any rounds, however an immediate red alert condition was initiated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 1968
Accession Number
AD0392117

Entities

Organizations

  • Adjutant General's Corps

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Construction
  • Electron Tubes
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Lessons Learned
  • Maintenance
  • Materials
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Test Equipment
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.