operation report information
for 40 ARRS
For date 750412
40 ARRS was a US Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Air Force
Operation EAGLE PULL
Cambodia
Location, Phnom Pen
Description: Eight HH-53s and three HC-130s from the 40th and 56th ARR Squadrons, respectively, participated in EAGLE PULL, the evacuation of United States personnel from Phnom Penh, Cambodia. One HH-53 inserted a combat control team prior to the evacuation and two HH-53s removed the 15 military personnel from Phnom Penh following the completion of the evacuation. The Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) operated the 3rd ARR Group at Nakhon Phanom, exercised operational control of rescue forces. There were no ARRS injuries or casualties although two HH-53s incurred hits from small caliber ground fire.
The source for this information was ARRS History
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