Photo Above Courtesy of Scott Baker 
A1C Bob Woodsen and his dog at Phu Cat AB,  January 1967 

 

VSPA K-9 Section
"First Line of Defense"

 

During the Vietnam War, the defense of Air Force bases mirrored the conflict itself: There was no rear echelon once the entire country became a battlefield. Air Force bases relatively, unaffected by ground forces in past wars, were no longer considered safe havens. They, too, suffered from costly ground assaults and mortar shelling.

Within easy reach of North Vietnamese troops, Air Force bases in Vietnam and Thailand were attacked 478 times from 1964 to 1973. One hundred and fifty-five Americans were killed and 1,702 wounded, along with 375 allied aircraft being destroyed and 1,203 damaged. In fact, more U.S. planes were lost in ground action (101) than in dogfights with MIGs (62).

Bien Hoa Air Base, located 15 miles north of Saigon, was the first U.S. air base in Vietnam to taste the damage a small, well-trained force can inflict. A hit-and-run mortar attack destroyed  five B-57 bombers and damaged 15 others. The Viet Cong, in less than five minutes, wiped out an entire squadron.    

The attack hammered home a hard message. To fight in the air, the Air Force had to be able to fight on the ground."      Above Published in AF Times

 

USAF Bases in SEA
(Southeast Asia)

Viet Nam

Thailand
Bien Hoa Air Base Don Muang RTAB
Binh Thuy Air Base Ko Kha RTAS
Ban Me Thout AB   No AF Dogs Korat RTAB
Cam Rahn Bay Air Base Nakhon Phanom RTAB
Da Nang Air Base Takhli RTAB
Dong Ha AB  No AF Dogs Ubon RTAB
Monkey Mountain, No AF Dogs Udorn RTAB
Nha Trang Air Base U-Tapao RTAB
Phan Rang Air Base  
Phu Cat Air Base Special Gift To Thailand
Pleiku Air Base  
Qui Nhon Air Base, No AF Dogs Non-VSPA Websites
Tan Son Nhut Air Base US Army in Thailand 
Tuy Hoa Air Base Thailand K-9 Handlers 
  USAF History
Project Safeside USAF in Thailand 

VSPA K-9 Memorial

Military Dog History

 
History WWI & WWII

Pacific Theater

Vietnam To Present

Top Dog

National Geographic Story

VFW Story

Super Dogs
Soldiers' Keepers:
 Dogs of War
 Patrol  Ver. Sentry

Your dog's fate.
Steadfast Sentinel

Dog School

 1st Patrol Dog Class

Last Sentry Dog
Why Dogs? PD Replacements ? Death of a Warrior

Stories of SEA
(Southeast Asia)

 

Blackie # 129X

 Dusty #770E King #326F 35th ISPD
       
Stories: Da Nang Stories: Da Nang  2 Stories : Phan Rang Story : Pleiku
       
Snake Stories! Barracks of SEA Sugar Comes Home GI Named K-9
Ubon - Story Story of Lex Loci Dog Training Attack Training
       
U-T  Stars & Stripes   Veterinarians Rex's Dentist

                                                 

Cold Nose-Brave Hearts Legendary War Dogs 

from Elks magazine Courtesy of  Don (Jack) Kelly Korat RTAFB 'Nov 71-72'

 

Nemo - Hero of Tan Son Nhut

Attack on Bien Hoa, AB, RVN
   

Attack on Phan Rang AB, RVN

Attack on Ubon, RTAB
   

Attack on U-Tapao

Attacks on Da Nang AB, RVN

            

To submit stories or photos.

Downloads   

 
 The Night Beat  TSN Sentry Dog Manual
     

USAF History of MWD

Parade Article

NKP, RTAB Booklet
     

Kirkuk Paper

Agent Orange Report

Iraq Map
     

Dogs in PACAF

 Cold Nose-Brave Hearts Legendary War Dogs

Last Sentry Dogs
     

 

K-9 Presentation

  

     
    Format for 2003-2007 Excel Program

     

  1. The Handlers of SEA worksheet list all Air Force handlers assigned to Viet Nam & Thailand Bases. Also US Navy handlers at Naval Support Activities Da Nang & Cam Ranh Bay are listed. Over 4,000+ Tour Assignments for handlers are listed.

  2. The Dogs of SEA Worksheet list all known dogs assigned to Viet Nam & Thailand Air Force/Navy bases and some Army dogs used in Thailand. The list also specifies the dogs that were returned in 1975-76 to the DOD Dog Center, Lackland AFB, Texas. Over 1,600 + dogs are listed by name, brand number, and bases assigned. 

  3. Both worksheets show multiple tours/assignments of handlers and dogs.  

Adoption of

Military & Civilian Dogs

 
Adopt Military Dogs   Adoption of Rambo

Adoption of Deployed Handlers

 
Supporting Deployed Troops Support Sent

History of Viet Nam

 
Vietnam The Country French Legacy Dien Bien Phu
RVN Military   Who you calling Ho?

Issues !

 

Missing In America

Attack on America

War Crimes

Tibet's Gamble

Do you have health problems?

 

Chemical Exposure

Testicular Cancer Risk ?

Agent Orange in Thailand ?

Malathion Exposure

Bulletin Boards

 
K-9 Bulletin Board  Chemical Exposure

K-9 News Articles

 

News from the Sandbox

News from CONUS (Stateside Bases)

K-9 Reunions

 
Texas Handlers Da Nang Handlers U-Tapao Handlers
     
  Korat Handlers  

Links of Interest

Map IP Address


 

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Adoption:  Adopting Dogs   Adopting Handlers

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