United States. Army, Vietnam

The rapid buildup of United States Army ground forces, both combat and logistical units, in 1965, resulted in the establishment of an all-army headquarters element under the operational control of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam to directly command these units. On July 20, 1965, the United States Army Support Command Vietnam was reorganized and redesignated the United States Army, Vietnam (USARV) with the missions of assuming operational control of all U.S. Army and Free World Military Assistance Forces in the Republic of Vietnam and establishing logistical organizations to support these forces.

Headquarters, USARV was initially established in Bien Hoa, a suburb of Saigon. However, the presence of so many Americans in the city lead to friction with various elements of the South Vietnamese population. In 1967 plans were drawn up to remove the headquarters to a more remote area and on July 15 USARV took up its new quarters at Long Binh, just north of the city.

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