Red Beach Base Area

Red Beach Base Area
Coordinates 16°05′46″N 108°08′35″E / 16.096°N 108.143°E
Type Marines/Navy/Army
Site history
Built 1965
In use 1965-present
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Red Beach Airfield
IATA: noneICAO: none
Summary
Elevation AMSL 3 ft / 1 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1,500 457 PSP

Red Beach Base Area (also known as Camp JJ Books, Camp Haskins, Camp Viking, Paddock Compound or Red Beach Camp) is a complex of former U.S. Marines, Navy and Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) logistics and support bases northwest of Danang.

History

The base was located along Highway 1, 8km northwest of Danang at Red Beach, the site of the landing of the 9th Marine Regiment, the first US combat troops deployed to South Vietnam on 8 March 1965.[1]

The area comprised a number of separate adjacent bases as follows:

The base area was handed over to the ARVN in March 1972. Camp Viking was used by the ARVN 102nd Artillery Battalion.[1]:537

Current use

The area has largely been turned over to housing although part of it remains in use by the People's Army of Vietnam.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 5-439. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. "Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 58" (PDF). U.S. Navy. Retrieved 26 November 2014.