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Detachment Location Province Date Opened Date and Type of Closure
A-429 (later A-421) Ba Chuc (KKK) Chau Doc 15 Jan 66 Apr 66 moved to Ba Xoei; replaced by new team
A-421 Ba Xoai (KKK) Chau Doc May 66 30 Nov 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
A-411 Binh Hung An Xuyen Jan 65 9 Nov 67 closed
a Binh Thang Kien Tuong Oct 64 a
A-410 Binh Thanh Thon Kien Tuong May 65 31 Oct 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
A-431 Cai Cai Kien Tuong Apr 67 30 Sep 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
a Chau Lang An Giang Oct 62 1 Apr 64 closed
A-412 Dan Chu a Apr 65 Redesignated A-431- Cai Cai
a Dan Thanh Long Xuyen a 22 Dec 65 closed
A-401 Don Phuc (new) Kien Phong Feb 66 31 May 70 converted to Regional Forces
A-430 Don Phuc (old) Kien Phong Aug 64 12 Jun 65 closed
a Du Tho (Doc Trang) Ba Xuyen Aug 62 7 Apr 64 closed
A-411 Hai Yen (Song Ha) An Xuyen Jun 65 Mar 66 closed
a Ha Thien (To Chau) Kien Giang Feb 63 a
A-421 Ha Tien (new) Kien Giang Apr 65 24 Oct 67 converted to Regional Forces
A-412 Kinh Quan II Xien Tuong Jan 66 31 Jan 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
a Long Khanh Vinh Binh Feb 63 Jul 64 closed
FOB Long Khot a a 1969 converted to Regional Forces
a Luong Tam Chuong Thien Dec 63 13 Jun 64 closed
A-414 Moc Hoa Kien Tuong Mar 63 Mar 68 closed
A 402 Moc Hoa (MSF) Kien Tuong 1966 Oct 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
A-433 My Da (My An) Kien Phong Mar 67 31 Jan 70 converted to Regional Forces
A-416 My Dien II Xien Tuong 20 Jan 68 30 Mar 70 converted to Regional Forces
A-411 My Phuoc Tay Dinh Tuong Feb 67 Mar 70 converted to Regional Forces
A-429 Nui Tuong (proposed site) Chautoc 15 Jan 66 May 66 abandoned in favor of Ba Xoai
A-441(A-427) Phu Quoc (Xom Duong Dong) Kien Giang Feb 65 Mar 68 converted to Regional Forces; A Detachment remained until 15 Jun 68
A-442 Phu Quoc (training camp) Kien Giang 28 Sep 66 15 Jun 68 relocated to To Chau
A-428 (A-311, TDY) Tan Chau Chau Doc 4 May 65 1 Jan 67 closed
a Tan Heip Kien Tuong Mar 64 a
a Tan Phu An Xuyen Apr 63 16 Jun 64 closed
a Tan Tu     1964 closed
A-414 Thanh Tri Kien Phong Mar 68 31 Aug 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
A-432 Thuong Thoi Kien Tuong May 66 Sep 70 flooded, moved to Chi Lang; converted to ARVN Ranger
A-423 Tien Bien Chau Doc Apr 64 30 Oct 70 converted to Regional Forces
A-442 To Chau (new) Kien Giang Feb 68 31 Aug 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
A-402 To Chau (MGF) Kien Giang Feb 67 a
A-403 To Chau (MGF) Kien Giang Mar 67 31 May 70 closed; property transferred to ARVN Rangers
a Tra Long Ba Xuyen a 1 Feb 64 closed
A-426 Tri Ton Chau Doc a 18 Nov 65 closed
A-415 Tuyen Nhon Kien Tuong Apr 65 30 Sep 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
A-149 (VNSF)
A - 32 (USASF)
Vinh Gia Chau Doc Aug 64 1 Jul 67 turn over to VNSF; Nov 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
a Vinh Loi Go Cong Mar 64 a

Special Forces Operations Base

Detachment Location Province Date Opened Date and Type of Closure
SFOB Nha Trang Khanh Hoa Oct 62 (S 1 & S-4); Feb 63 HQ USASF Moved from Saigon to Nha Trang
C-5 Ho NGOC Tau Gia Dinh 1966 a
B-51 Dono Ba Thin Cam Rahn Apr 64 Converted to MACV
B-50 Nha Trang (Project Omega) Khanh Hoa Jul 66 a

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Detachment Location Province Date Opened Date and Type of Closure
B-52 Nha Trang (Camp Nguyen Van Tan) Khanh Hoa 15 May 64 Aug 70 closed
B-55 Nha Trang (MSF) (originally Nung Security Platoon 1964-65 3d Co MSF) Khanh Hoa Nov 64 Dec 70 converted to ARVN Ranger
B-56(b) Nha Trang/Ho Ngoc Tao (Project Sigma OPCON IIFFV) Khanh Hoa Aug 66 a
B-57 Nha Trang Khanh Hoa a a
MACV Recondo Nha Trang Khanh Hoa 13 Sep 66 Nov 70 closed
403 SOD Nha Trang Khanh Hoa 1966 1970 closed
B-55 Saigon Gia Dinh Sep 62 Feb 71 closed
USASF (ABN) Walter Reed Institute of Research Survey Team a Khanh Hoa Sep 66 1968 detached from 5th Special Forces Group (ABN)
A-521 Dong Ba Thin Cam Rahn 1965a a
A-503 Nha Trang Khanh Hoa Jun 64 a
A-502 Suoi Dau Khanh Hoa 1967 a
A-502 Thrung Dung Khanh Hoa Mar 64 31 Jan 70 converted to MACV
A-501c Hoai An Binh Dinh a 14 Dec 64 converted to MACV
A-502 Dien Khanh Khanh Hoa Feb 64 Dec 65 closed

a- Not available or unsubstantiated.

b- Also listed with Military Region 3.

c- Also listed with Military Region 2.

d- Effective 1 June 1967 numbers for Military Region 4 camps were changed to correspond with parent B Detachments as follows:

  Old New
Don Phuc (Mike Force) A 430 A-401
To Chau (1st MGF) A-431 A-402
Binh Hung A-411 A-404
Ha Thien (new) A-421 A 405
My Phuoc Tay A-424 A-411
Kinh Quan II A-416 A-412
Ba Xoai A-429 A-421
Cai Cai A 412 A-431
Thuong Thoi A-425 A-432
My An A-426 A-433
Phu Quoc A-427 A-441
Phu Quoc A-428 A-442