United States Army Vietnam
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United States Army Vietnam (USARV) was an corps
-level support command of the United States Army
in the Vietnam War
. USARV was created on July 20, 1965 out of the U.S. Army Support Command, Vietnam.
Post to resolve centralization, security, and troop billeting issues. Long Binh Post was a sprawling logistics facility and the largest U.S. Army base in Vietnam with over 50,000 women and men.
until May 15, 1972, when its structure was merged with the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
(MACV) to become USARV/MACV Support Command, which was disbanded on March 28, 1973 after completion of withdrawal of all combat and support units.
USARV controlled nine major support commands in Vietnam, and also supervised 71 smaller units under the organizational titles "offices", "agencies", "groups", "facilities", "centers", "depots", "teams", "activities", "elements", "companies", and "detachments".
Its nine major commands were:
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
-level support command of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
. USARV was created on July 20, 1965 out of the U.S. Army Support Command, Vietnam.
Long Binh headquarters
By mid-1967, almost all of U.S. Army Vietnam HQ Command (USARV), 1st Logistics Command, and many other Army units dispersed in Saigon were moved to Long BinhLong Binh
Long Binh is a ward, in District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.-Long Binh Post:During the Vietnam War, Long Binh Post was located near Bien Hoa, Dong Nai province. Vietnam, 33km from Saigon . The base functioned as a U.S. Army base, logistics center, and major command headquarters for United...
Post to resolve centralization, security, and troop billeting issues. Long Binh Post was a sprawling logistics facility and the largest U.S. Army base in Vietnam with over 50,000 women and men.
Function
USARV controlled the activities of all U.S. Army service and logistical units in South VietnamSouth Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
until May 15, 1972, when its structure was merged with the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, MACV, , was the United States' unified command structure for all of its military forces in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.-History:...
(MACV) to become USARV/MACV Support Command, which was disbanded on March 28, 1973 after completion of withdrawal of all combat and support units.
USARV controlled nine major support commands in Vietnam, and also supervised 71 smaller units under the organizational titles "offices", "agencies", "groups", "facilities", "centers", "depots", "teams", "activities", "elements", "companies", and "detachments".
Its nine major commands were:
- 1st Logistics Command
- 1st Aviation Brigade
- 18th Military Police Brigade
- 34th General Support Group
- 44th Medical Brigade
- 525th Military Intelligence Group
- US Army Security Agency Group
- US Army Engineer Command (Provisional)
- US Army Headquarters Area Command (USAHAC)