Xuân Lộc Base Camp (also known as Xuân Lộc Airfield or Firebase Husky) is a former U.S. Army and
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; ; french: Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April ...
(ARVN) base in the town of
Xuân Lộc in
Đồng Nai Province in southern
Vietnam.
History
The base was established in late 1966 by the
5th Special Forces Detachment AB-31. The camp was located in Xuân Lộc and 28 km north of
Nui Dat.
On 18 May 1969 at 01:00 the 7th Battalion,
9th Artillery Regiment and the 2nd Battalion,
35th Artillery Regiment, 54th Artillery Group at the base were attacked by elements of the
Viet Cong (VC)
5th Division In military terms, 5th Division may refer to:
Infantry divisions
*5th Division (Australia)
* 5th Division (People's Republic of China)
*5th Division (Colombia)
*Finnish 5th Division (Continuation War)
*5th Light Cavalry Division (France)
*5th Moto ...
. Some VC penetrated the perimeter, but were driven back by the artillerymen. The defenders were supported by helicopter gunships, air strikes and
AC-47 ''Spooky'' gunships. As the action continued a unit of the
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment ("Blackhorse Regiment") is a unit of the United States Army garrisoned at the Fort Irwin National Training Center in California. Although termed an armored cavalry regiment, it is being re-organized as a multi ...
arrived and engaged the VC. Fighting continued until 06:00 resulting in 24 VC killed and 14 U.S. killed.
The ARVN
18th Infantry Division had its headquarters here and the base and airfield were at the centre of the
Battle of Xuân Lộc
The Battle of Xuân Lộc ( vi, Trận Xuân Lộc) was the last major battle of the Vietnam War that took place at Xuân Lộc, Đồng Nai Province. Over a period of twelve days between 9 and 21 April 1975, the outnumbered South Vietnamese r ...
in April 1975.
Current use
The base is abandoned and turned over to housing and farmland.
References
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Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam
Installations of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Buildings and structures in Đồng Nai province