Logistical Support of Airmobile Operations information
for USAASC
8 TC CO
57 TC CO
For date 620102
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 third installment (an extract) from the US Army Aviation System Command, March 1971 publication titled: "Logistical Support of Airmobile Operations, Republic of Vietnam, 1961-1971"
Tactical Helicopter Airmobility
The first airmobile assault operation in Vietnam was conducted by the 8th and 57th in a joint operation on 2 January 1962 (Figure 6). Together, the two companies (less the aircraft aboard the second ship not yet arrived) transported over 1,000 ARVN soldiers into a small jungle landing zone approximately 300 x 150 yards in size. The operation did not result in significant contact with the enemy, but it demonstrated to the ARVN commanders the real potential of airmobile operations and rapidly generated more requests for aviation support than could be accommodated.(4) A one-time priority (during the first ninety days) was designated for the 57th to train ARVN troops during the period while also conducting 20 combat assault missions. During this training it was determined that the fabrication of an additional step at the helicopter entrance for the small-statured ARVN troops significantly reduced loading and unloading time.(4,9)
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.
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