FirebaseAirborne was a U.S. Army firebase located west of Huế overlooking the A Shau Valley in central Vietnam. Airborne was constructed on 8 May 1969...
and Firebase Ripcord in 1970. During the war, the division's bald eagle patch resulted in the North Vietnamese Army referring to 101st Airborne soldiers...
personnel in and out. The firebase was to be used to support Operation Chicago Peak, a planned offensive by the 101st Airborne to destroy PAVN supply bases...
The 82nd Airborne Division is an airborne infantry division of the United States Army specializing in parachute assault operations into hostile areas with...
Firebase Bastogne (also known as Firebase Phu Xuan) was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase, located along Highway 547 halfway...
destroyed fighting positions.: 45 On 23 May, while patrolling around FirebaseAirborne, units of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment lost 4 killed...
these were the Battle of Hamburger Hill in 1969 and Firebase Ripcord in 1970. The 101st Airborne were called the "Chicken Men" by the North Vietnamese...
Firebase Bird was a U.S. Army firebase located in the Kim Son Valley in southern Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In December 1966 Bird was occupied by...
Firebase Currahee (also known as LZ Currahee) is a former U.S. Army firebase in the A Sầu Valley southwest of Huế in central Vietnam. The base was established...
Firebase Maureen (also known as Hill 980) is a former U.S. Army firebase in the A Sầu Valley southwest of Huế in central Vietnam. The base was established...
Artillery on FirebaseAirborne killing 22 U.S. for the loss of 40 PAVN killed. Units of the PAVN 7th Infantry Division attacked Firebase Gela, the assault...
firebase, ARVN armor and infantry of the 17th Cavalry moved out to save their comrades.: 66–7 Following the conclusion of the operation the Airborne...
In 2007, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers from 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment and based at FB Wilderness, renamed the firebase to FOB Tellier...
Firebase Tomahawk (also known as Tomahawk Hill or Hill 132) was a U.S. Army firebase located in the Phú Lộc District southeast of Huế in central Vietnam...
Firebase Veghel is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase located southwest of Huế in central Vietnam. On 16 April 1968...
constructed in February 1970 by the 101st Airborne Division approximately 28 km west of Huế. The Firebase was assaulted by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)...
Firebase Birmingham (also known as FSB Birmingham, LZ Birmingham and Huế Southwest Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam...
planned Iraqi offensive against ISIS-held Mosul, US forces established a firebase called Bell, approximately 15 miles from ISIS lines. 200 US Marines and...
Firebase Fuller (also known as Dong Ha Mountain or Hill 549) is a former U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase in...
Parachute Infantry Regiment in the Normandy Invasion Firebase Currahee, a former U.S. Army firebase This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...
aero-rifle platoon was inserted to extract a downed aircraft from FirebaseAirborne but PAVN fire forced their evacuation without recovering the aircraft...
Firebase Pace is a former U.S. Army firebase near the Vietnam-Cambodia border north-northwest of Tây Ninh, Vietnam. Pace was located approximately 1km...
Firebase Delta is a former Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) firebase northwest of Kontum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The base was established...
infantry battalion. Firebase Bastogne was a United States firebase constructed in Vietnam in 1968 by the 101st Airborne Division. Firebase Mary Ann, constructed...
People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) attack on Firebase Jay on 29 March. 2/7 Cavalry moved to a new base, Firebase Atkinson after the attack on Jay and it too...
Firebase Phoenix was a small American firebase in the Korengal valley in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The valley is 20 km from the Pakistani border, northwest...
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