Korat Thailand - Proudly Served in White COTTON In March 1967

In March 1967

The Battle of Huế began on January 31

and Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN) base approximately 10 kilometres (6

The civil war inside Laos and fears of it spreading into Thailand led the Thai government to allow the United States to use covertly five Thai bases beginning in 1961 for the air defense of Thailand and to fly reconnaissance flights over Laos

Korat Thailand - Proudly Served in White COTTON In March 1967Korat RTAFB is a major facility for the Cope Tiger exercises, an annual, multinational exercise conducted in two phases in the Asia Pacific region. Cope Tiger involves air forces from the United States, Thailand, and Singapore, as well as U. S. Marine Corps aircraft deployed from Japan. US naval aircraft have also been involved in Cope Tiger. The flying training portion of the exercise promotes closer relations and enables air force units in the