Type Army Base Province Khanh Hoa Province | In use 1961-75 Occupants Vietnamese Rangers Year built 1961 | |
Address QL26, Dục Mỹ, Ninh Sim, Tx. Ninh Hòa, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam | ||
Dục Mỹ Camp is a former Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northwest of Nha Trang in Khánh Hòa Province, south central Vietnam.
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History
The base was established in 1961 northwest of Nha Trang.
Duc My was home to the ARVN Ranger training centre and artillery school.
The Dục Mỹ airfield was built as an auxiliary training field to the Vietnam Air Force Air Training Center at Nha Trang Air Base.
Current use
The base has reverted to housing and farmland, the airfield is still visible on satellite images.
References
Dục Mỹ Camp Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA