Logistical Support of Airmobile Operations information
for USAASC
8 TC CO
57 TC CO
For date 611222
USAASC was a US Army unit
8 TC CO was a US Army unit
57 TC CO was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
South Vietnam
Location, Saigon
Description: The following is the second installment (an extract) from the US Army Aviation System Command, March 1971 publication titled: "Logistical Support of Airmobile Operations, Republic of Vietnam, 1961-1971"
Mission Readiness
The 8th and 57th conducted their first joint training exercise on 22 December 1961, fielding 30 of the 32 aircraft then available in-country. During the exercise, over 1,000 Vietnamese paratroopers from the Army-Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Airborne Brigade were transported from an assembly area to assault positions several miles away. Although this type of availability (near 100%) characterized several subsequent operations, aircraft availability was usually around 75%. Even this figure represented a continuous maximum utilization of personnel, equipment and facilities.(4,5)
The source for this information was 34 GS Grp CD prepared by George G. Reese Jr. contains scan copies of the manual
Additional information is available on CD-ROM.
Please send additions or corrections to: Gary Roush Email address: webmaster@vhpa.org
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