Ban Me Thuot East Airfield 1.84

Ban Me Thuot East Airfield was a military and civilian airfield and army base located approximately 8 km southeast of Buôn Ma Thuột.History1961–72The U.S. Army's 5th Special Forces Group established the first Civilian Irregular Defense Group program (CIDG) unit at the base in 1961. The base was later used by the 5th Special Forces Group Detachment 32 and then MACV-SOG Command & Control South (CCS) operated a base here later named Camp Torres.The 20th Special Operations Squadron was based here from early 1968 to support MACV-SOG cross-border operations into Cambodia.Firebase Ban Me Thuot was located at the southeast edge of the base. U.S. Army units located here included: 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry (December 1969)2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry (December 1969)1st Battalion, 12th Infantry (August–November 1968 1968)3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry (December 1969)4th Battalion, 39th Infantry (November 1967 – January 1968)2nd Battalion, 17th Artillery (February 1970 – April 1971)5th Battalion, 22nd Artillery (1969 – January 1970)155th Aviation Company (October 1965 – March 1971)185th Aviation Company (June 1967 – October 1970) On 30 January 1968 as part of the Tet Offensive Vietcong commandos attacked the base forcing its closure for several days.