Previously Held AFSC/MOS 1525Z-Navigator-Bombardier
Service Years
1965 - 1971
Official Badges
Unofficial Badges
(FOB) Bien Hoa Air Base
From Month/Year
August / 1961
To Month/Year
April / 1973
Description Bien Hoa Air Base is a Vietnam People's Air Force (Không quân Nhân dân Vietnam) military airfield located in South-Central southern Vietnam about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Saigon near the city of Biên Hòa within Dong Nai Province.
During the Vietnam Wars (1955–1975), the base was used by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF). The United States used it as a major base from 1961 through 1973, stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there.