| Phu Loi Base Camp | |
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 Phu Loi Base Camp, 16 June 1970 | |
| Coordinates | 10°59′57″N106°42′10″E / 10.99917°N 106.70278°E |
| Type | Army Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1965 |
| In use | 1965-72 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division |
Phu Loi Airfield | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 95 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||
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Phu Loi Base Camp (also known as Darkhorse Base or Phu Loi Field) is a former U.S. Army base north of Saigon in southern Vietnam.
Phu Loi airfield was originally established by the Japanese in the 1940s and was located approximately 20 km north of Saigon in Bình Dương Province. During the First Indochina War the base was used by the French as a prisoner of war camp for captured Viet Minh. Following the end of the war it was used to imprison opponents of the Ngo Dinh Diem government.
The U.S. Army base was established in 1965. [1]
The 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division comprising:
was based at Phu Loi from December 1965-February 1966.
The 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division comprising:
was based at Phu Loi from September 1968-December 1969
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The base is largely abandoned, but a small section serves a museum. The former airfield is still clearly visible on satellite images.
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