Tan Son Nhut Air Base

<p>Tan Son Nhut Air Base  (1955–1975) was a <a href="/facts/Republic_of_Vietnam_Air_Force/xLeYcFtA">Republic of Vietnam Air Force</a> (RVNAF) facility. It was located near the city of <a href="/facts/Saigon/TyQxqTmQ">Saigon</a> in southern <a href="/facts/Vietnam/0ulfA8Eq">Vietnam</a>. The United States used it as a major base during the <a href="/facts/Vietnam_War/W0gfbGTE">Vietnam War</a> (1959–1975), stationing <a href="/facts/United_States_Army/WACWBEK9">Army</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force/7MxWBYlc">Air Force</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States_Navy/xYK0fUou">Navy</a>, and <a href="/facts/United_States_Marines/J8JDlJG2">Marine</a> units there. Following the <a href="/facts/Fall_of_Saigon/9jrBqnvp">Fall of Saigon</a>, it was taken over as a <a href="/facts/Vietnam_People%27s_Air_Force/94W0a0rT">Vietnam People's Air Force</a> (VPAF) facility and remains in use today.
</p><p><a href="/facts/Tan_Son_Nhat_International_Airport/G0erKWEy">Tan Son Nhat International Airport</a>, (<a href="/facts/IATA/nes88P7H">IATA</a>: SGN, <a href="/facts/ICAO/TzrL1mLr">ICAO</a>: VVTS) has been a major Vietnamese civil airport since the 1920s.
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Tan Son Nhut Air Base