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Marines Air Cavalry in Vietnam Transforming Warfare
In Vietnam the 85,000 Marines operate like air cavalry, moving by helicopter rather than ships. Commanders decry the helicopter shortage as critical to mobility, with 60 of 250 choppers grounded daily and calls for bases on each hilltop in Quang Tri. Despite new Cobra and CH53D deliveries, deployments remain constrained as withdrawals begin.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
APS
Vietnam
Robert Cushman Jr
Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Frank Garretson
3Rd Marine Division
Raymond Davis
Quang Tri Province