United States Air Force in South Vietnam

United States Air Force In South Vietnam

What began as a military aid program by the United States in 1950 to assist the French in subduing communist rebels in French Indochina, became, by 1965 an all-out war between South Vietnam and North Vietnam in which the United States was deeply involved. The United States Air Force was deployed to South Vietnam as part of this effort.

Throughout the war in Vietnam, subordinate USAF commands there operated under the jurisdiction of United States Pacific Air Forces in Hawaii.

Read more about United States Air Force In South Vietnam:  Chronology of The USAF Involvement in Vietnam, Air Bases Used By The USAF in South Vietnam

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