Long Binh - Long Binh Post

Long Binh Post

During the Vietnam War, Long Binh Post was located near Biên Hòa, Đồng Nai province. Vietnam, 33 km from Saigon (now called Hồ Chí Minh City). The base functioned as a U.S. Army base, logistics center, and major command headquarters for United States Army Vietnam (USARV). Long Binh base was not far from Biên Hòa Air Base.

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 Binh 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.

The 1st Aviation Brigade, II Field Force, the 93rd & 24th Evacuation Hospitals were located on Long Binh Post. Logistics was provided by the 266th Supply & Service Battalion which provided graves registration, Class II & IV and Class 3 supplies. POL for both aviation and unit transportation was also provided for the III Corp Area in Vietnam. Another unit was the 90th Replacement Battalion,(90 Replacement Battalion was located at Bien Hoa, near Long Bien, a first stop for newly arrived U.S. Army enlisted personnel, who were then permanently assigned to other units in Vietnam; especially in this context (but influenced by the widely used initials of then-President Lyndon B. Johnson), it was known as "Long Binh Junction".

The Việt Cộng attacked the Long Binh ammunitions dump on 4 February 1967, destroying at least 15,000 high explosive 155 mm artillery projectiles.