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Viet Nam era US Army base. 6,650 views. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Radio call signs for these missions were Moonbeam, Alleycat, Hillsboro and Cricket. Construction 1962-70 Korat RTAFB Showing the perimeter and the herbicide/Agent Orange Drift Zone, Data Block for the Official Department of You will now be able to tab or arrow up or down through the submenu options to access/activate the submenu links. what steps should I take to pursue investigation. These airplanes were acquired under the code name "Peace Naresuan IV". It was a modified version of the F-4C, designed in parallel with the F-105G Wild Weasel program. With the closure of Takhli RTAFB the 347th Tactical Fighter Wing and 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron and the 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron each equipped with the F-111 were moved to Korat on 12 July 1974. For Parents; For Campers; For Staff; COVID-19; Blog; Login; Find Your Way. In general, the F-100 would identify the SAM site and the F-105Ds would fly the strike. U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand, 1972The National Archives, Health Care I stumbled across a report on the internet about bases in Thailand being sprayed with AO. Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. Long Lines Battalion An expansion of combat operations from Korat initiated with the arrival of EC-121 Warning Stars of the College Eye Task Force (later designated Det 1, 552d Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing) from Ubon RTAFB and EC-121R Batcats of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing. I have read about agent Orange and skin cancer and I am going to the VA to see if this might be related. As of now, health wise I suffer arthritis, a stent in my heart, none of which is on the illness of AO. 4 Photo Credits: MSG Otto Uebel, 4 Photo Credits: MSG Otto Uebel, Dew to extreme back-log of DRO appeals completion dates can not be given out. A detachment of 1 UH-1H Iroquois helicopters from 203 Squadron, Wing 2 is also based at Korat. The VA omitted pages from its version and did a poor job of scanning it. And while the new list contains six locations in Thailand, it adds a new clarification to those locations descriptions: No herbicide was sprayed in Thailand.. [2], The host unit was the 44th Engineer Group (Construction), part of the 9th Logistics Command. Singaporean forces fly F-5Es, F-16C/D Fighting Falcons, KC-130B Hercules, E-2C Hawkeye, CH-47SD Chinooks and AS-532UL Cougars. The Japanese Army established facilities on the land later used to build Korat Air Base, and a small support airfield was established there for logistics support of the facility and for the Japanese occupation forces in the area. The F-5Es were accompanied by training teams of American civilian and military technicians, who worked with members of the RTAF. The 44th remained a "paper organization" until 23 April 1967, when it returned to Korat, absorbing the personnel, equipment and resources of the 421st TFS. The annual cost for base operations and maintenance was about US$12,000,000. After my initial Basic Training at Ft. Eustis, in Virginia, I arrived in Thailand sometime in the early days of December of '67. 46th U.S. Army Special Forces Co 10/66 - 4/74 "In October 1966 Company D, 1st Special Forces Group [Airborne], 1 st Special Forces, which was organized 15 April 1966 at Fort Bragg, arrived in Thailand. U.S. Army Veteranswho provided perimeter security on RTAF bases in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975. I will keep at it though. Cantonment area at Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Nakhon Phanom - A Security Police Sentry Dog Handlers Perspective, Map of I was stationed at NKP Thailand in 1968. I was stationed at Udorn AB 432ND supply, handled 55 gallon drums containing who knows what. In February 1972, the 67th TFS returned on temporary duty to Korat from Kadena AB, this time being equipped with the EF-4C aircraft. [4]:154. It's why Camp Friendship was founded and what we are all about. Camp Friendship Reactionary Force - 1967 [This was sent in by Ron Bookwalter (HHD 519th TC] I am working on updating the individual history of other units, documenting their time in Thailand. [3], On 22 December 1967 President Lyndon Johnson visited Korat RTAFB, spending the night at the base. Having difficult time finding anything about USMACTHAI/JUSMAGTHAI and agent orange exposure. var tlxLastPublishedDate = null; var now = new Date(); var edited = (tlxLastPublishedDate != null) ? details of the RTAFB side of the field, details The Court found that there is a difference between . Panee & Boontharik, Click on It also does not include any places where the U.S. Department of Agriculture, academia, chemical companies or others tested or stored the chemicals if service members werent involved, nor areas where trained DoD personnel engaged in vegetation management and control in accordance with the DoD Pest Management Program. VA OIG Cries Foul, Agency Duped by a Gun-Toting, Felon, Sex Offender, Only VA Impressed With VA Restructuring Plan. Go to https://www.militaryvideo.com/ to purchase the. 999th Engineer Battalion. [3], In mid-June 1964 2 HU-16s of the 33d Air Rescue Squadron were deployed to Korat to act as airborne rescue control ships in support of Yankee Team bombing operations over Laos. It sounds like a uphill battle. It remained at Korat, supporting Operation Linebacker, Operation Linebacker II and other USAF operations, until 1 June 1974, when it returned to McClellan AFB, California. Any help on this?? The conversion of USAFE units to the F-4D Phantom enabled some of the European-based F-105Ds to be transferred to Southeast Asia, but this was not sufficient to offset the heavy attrition rate. Maintenance of the facilities at other bases abandoned by the United States (Ubon, Udorn) proved too costly and exceeded Thai needs and were turned over to the Department of Civil Aviation for civil use. Cat Lover Quote Vietnam War Cat Life Southeast Asia Family History Missions Thanks for everyone's support, hope this change will be an enhancement to the site. [30], Its mission was to build roads and a support (logistics) network in support of US Army and USAF operations in Thailand by executing the troop construction portion of the military construction program, performing engineer reconnaissance, and accomplishing civil action projects as resources permitted. But veterans with one of the 14 diseases listed as Agent Orange-related conditions who were exposed outside Vietnam face the burden of proving exposure. The first facilities were built on the north side of the runway (145622N 1020459E / 14.93944N 102.08306E / 14.93944; 102.08306 (Old Post)). In 1961, the Kennedy administration feared a communist invasion or insurgency inside Thailand would spread from the Laotian Civil War. Keep going. DCSSPOHHC 9th Logistics HHC USARSUPTHAI The battle staff was divided into four functional areas: command, operations, intelligence, and communications. starhq.co- This website is for sale! visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for more resources. Attention A T users. In March 1972 the 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron moved to Korat from Cam Ranh Air Base. From DoD: CHECO Report. 258th Transportation Detachment 260th Transportation Its aircraft functioned as a direct extension of ground-based command and control authorities, the primary mission was providing flexibility in the overall control of tactical air resources. That is, until now. Some TDY personnel from the 354th TFW were assigned to the 388th and placed on permanent party status. There are many other CHECO reports, but this is the missing link between use of Agent Orange and Thailand. USARSUPTHAI On 25 April 1966 the United States Army Support Command, Thailand was activated on Okinawa and elements began deploying to Thailand on 17 October with the rear detachment closing on Camp Friendship on 15 November 1966. [3], South of the existing runway, construction of a large air base was begun to support a full USAF combat wing. [4]:70, In December 1964, the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron deployed to Korat from Kadena AB, Okinawa. B-52 Ramp and Asset Perimeter Wires at U-Tapao RTAFB, Map 9 - driving Do you have THAILAND, CAMP FRIENDSHIP Reunion information you'd like to share Relive & share the memories of your service time with your brothers & sisters in arms today. Information within those records was assessed against stringent joint VA-DOD criteria for what constitutes a location where tactical herbicides were tested, used and stored, Prichard said. Worked on flight line. 800-829-4833, Veterans Crisis Line: [4]:53 In mid-1965 this unit was redesignated Detachment 4 38th Air Rescue Squadron. U.S. Army Veteranswho were stationed on some small Army installations in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975. Cant remember the number of times, sprayed, even down wind, inside the base 1000 yards. vehicle, power unit or other mobile piece of equipment on base had a large blue However, the Army Veteran must have been a member of a military police (MP) unit or was assigned an MP military occupational specialty whose dutyplaced him/her at or near the base perimeter. Camp Friendship closed as a separate facility in 1971 and much of the facility was turned over to the Royal Thai Army. Got promoted to E5 with promo party at . An advisory force of Army personnel was sent to Thailand and their first reports indicated that significant infrastructure improvement in the country would be needed in order for US forces to land in the Gulf of Siam and move north to the expected invasion areas along the Mekong River between Laos and Thailand. [2], The USAF mission at Korat RTAFB began in April 1962, when one officer and 14 airmen were temporarily assigned to the existing base as the joint US Military Advisory Group (JUSMAG). Ubon RTAFB, Annotated Google Map Photo of Fifteen were rescued. The office recommended that the Pentagon refine the list so that it was as complete and accurate as available records allow, develop a process for updating the list, develop criteria for determining locations and work with VA to keep veterans informed of the information. Once I flew in one to Bkk, less than He is also featured regularly in national publications as an authority on Department of Veterans Affairs policy such as Bloomberg News, Foreign Policy Magazine, Washington Times, Fox News, CBS, NBC, Star Tribune and more. EB-66s were transferred to Takhli RTAFB in late November 1965 and were used as electronic warfare aircraft, joining strike aircraft during their missions over North Vietnam to jam enemy radar installations. 313th Transportation Company TC [30], On 3 January 1967, Company C returned to Phanom Sarakam to begin work on the "inland road", a 122-kilometer, all-weather highway which would connect the Port of Sattahip with the Bangkok bypass road. Editors note: This story was updated to include further input from the Department of Defense. 13th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 15 May 1966 (F-105F), On 15 March 1974, the EB-66s of the 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron were sent to. The 554th RS transferred to Nakhon Phanom RTAFB to operate QU-22 Baby Bats, while the 553rd RS remained at Korat with 11 Batcats until December 1971, when it returned to Otis AFB, Massachusetts. As mentioned I lived on it for a year. Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base is a base of the Royal Thai Air Force in northeast Thailand, approximately 200 km northeast of Bangkok and about 4 km south of the centre of the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province , the largest province in Thailand. In early 1966, standard F-105Ds with no special electronic countermeasures (ECM) equipment accompanied F-100 Wild Weasel I aircraft equipped with basic ECM equipment. - U.S. Army Veterans who were stationed on some small Army installations in Thailand anytime between February 28, 1961 and May 7, 1975. on behalf of JFK and the appreciation of our government for After the US withdrawal in 1976, the RTAF consolidated the equipment left by the departing USAF units in accordance with government-to-government agreements, and assumed use of the base at Korat. revetments near the perimeter wherd AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles were prepared at Ubon RTAFB, Annotated Photo of the Empty I have Parkinsons etc Why only the air force bases? water buffalo scattering. The high loss rate of the F-105s in the two combat wings at Korat and Takhli RTAFB required the squadron to send its aircraft to Thailand as replacement aircraft. Thirty-eight F-5E and F-5F Tiger II fighter-bombers formed the nucleus of the RTAF's defense and tactical firepower. The Kiwi's were characters. Det. This second edition was published by USARPAC (United States Army Pacific) on November 1, 1969. With the end of active combat in Indochina on 15 August 1973, the USAF began drawing down its Thailand-based units and closing its bases. This is an update from yesterdays post about Thailand military bases and Agent Orange. The new DoD list contains nearly 150 testing and storage locations, with updates that include specific dates of release or containment, as well as 26 additions, including places like Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, and Johnston Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. Heavy jungle on one side of wire, barren , moon scape on the camp side. Are you looking for someone who is or was in THAILAND, CAMP FRIENDSHIP? Also an Army Vet from Korat Thailand 68-69 who has been denied compensation by our VA. we were never informed what kind of herbicides were being used other than it was to rid the area of excess growth and weeds. area at Ubon RTAFB, Map of the Munitions 7th Airlift Platoon7th MAINT Battalion, Direct [2] Under the agreement, United States forces using Thai air bases were commanded by Thai officers. Also, they must have been used in application at test sites, in labs or greenhouses, while being transported on vehicles or ships or stored. Ft Hood had made the 4 day flight (with one A-7 and F-4s from Korat flew strike missions sometimes less than 16km (10mi) from Phnom Penh that morning before the cutoff. [19] On 11 August 1967 388th TFW F-105s participated in the first attack on the Paul Doumer Bridge in Hanoi which successfully destroyed one span of the bridge. - Courtesy of 738th Engr Co in Feb'63 Our message to VA would be that they should grant benefits if a veteran has any evidence demonstrating that the spraying may have occurred, and that would be if there is an old list where DoD confirmed that there was storage or spraying, Gallucci said. * Memories of Camp Friendship * Comm Long Lines Battalion Office Thai workers: Dang, Panee & Boontharik Click on the Guestbook Below to Add Your Name DCA DCSSPO HHC 9th Logistics HHC USARSUPTHAI Day 5 - Elephant Sanctuary Visit and Traditional Thai BBQ in the Evening. [2], The United States Army Corps of Engineers were deployed and established a headquarters at the RTAF airfield that later became Korat RTAFB. It was replaced by the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, also flying F-105Ds, which was deployed from the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. Ironically it was approved for PTSD, not AO Never received a ruling on that, 100% trumps everything. During the Vietnam War, from 1962 to 1975, Korat RTAFB was a front-line facility of the United States Air Force (USAF) in Thailand. 331st Sup Co (SUP-DEP) *1964-66* DoD and VA confounded the document by not running it through word recognition software, so it is not quickly searchable by veterans or the internet. Over the last few years, Cope Tiger has widened to include CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) assets and in 2007 for the first time RTAFB Udon Thani was also used as a base during this exercise. The 501 st Field Depot performed duty with the United States Army Pacific on 8 February 1967. Day 1 - Bangkok Airport Pickup + Khaosan Road. SEATO exercise that JFK had ordered to "make a In Thailand, the veteran was assigned to Camp Friendship at the Korat Royal Thai Air Base. 877-222-8387, TDD (Hearing Impaired) The 354th TFW Forward Echelon at Korat also became a composite wing. Note the color of the barrels - Orange. Korat Royal Thai Air Base. This is the highest resolution map I have of Korat RTAFB. The 46th Special Forces Company, 1st Special Forces was activated 15 April 1967 in Thailand using assets of Company D, 1 st Special Forces Group. 513th MP Det519th Transportation Battalion 528th All rights reserved. of Takhli RTAFB, Annotated Google Map Photo of In case VA ever decides to remove the page, I made a PDF copy of it here, as well: VA Public Health Thailand Military Bases and Agent Orange Exposure. [4]:115. I was told the backlog is so severe that they are currently only now hearing cases filed back in 2013. On 30 June 1975, the 347th TFW F-111As and the 428th and 429th TFS were inactivated. By mid-October, 1,574 airmen from Myrtle Beach had arrived as part of "Constant Guard IV". [5]:147 This squadron was in existence until the end of April when it was discontinued and the 6234th Combat Support Group, the 6234th Support Squadron, and the 6234th Material Squadron were designated and organized as a result of a 3 May 1965 Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) special order. Thomas Madej - TDY from Kunsan to 388th MMS - Munitions Line Delivery - Aug-Nov 1972 - Added March 4, 2018. 331st Supply Depot379th Signal Battalion 428th But it deletes or alters at least 50 previously identified locations, removing some dates and omitting testing sites like Hawaii, where the DoD previously said field tests were conducted, Puerto Rico, where herbicides were sprayed in forests between 1956 and 1967, and locations in Korea where components were stored. Reports, but this is an update from yesterdays post about Thailand military bases and Agent Orange Thailand. Foul, Agency Duped by a Gun-Toting, Felon, Sex Offender, Only VA Impressed with VA Restructuring.! 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