An Hoa Vietnam 12th Marines established a firebase

12th Marines established a firebase there while the 1st Battalion

Today it serves as a training base for the PAVN

[2]: 71  Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 302 Detachment C was based at Cat Lo during the base construction

a Sikorsky CH-54 Skycrane company

An Hoa Vietnam 12th Marines established a firebaseThe base was first used by the Marines in January 1966 during Operation Mallard when the 1st Battalion, 12th Marines established a firebase there while the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and a Company from the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines swept the surrounding area.[2] On 20 April 1966 the Marines returned to An Hoa on Operation Georgia, the 12th Marines reestablished a firebase while the 3rd Battalion 9th Marines provided security, the base would become