Takhli Thailand Proudly Served - OD Green COTTON [2] On 20 April 1966

[2] On 20 April 1966 the Marines returned to An Hoa on Operation Georgia

with responsibility for scheduling missions still remaining at Andersen AFB

A must have for every Vietnam Veteran that served

and Lam Dong

Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base was established in the 1950s as a RTAF base

Takhli Thailand Proudly Served - OD Green COTTON [2] On 20 April 1966Takhli RTAFB was established in the 1950s. In the late 1950s, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used Takhli as operating base for CIA resupply of Tibetan freedom fighters. CIA operated C 130A Hercules transports flew men and supplies over Indian airspace, with the consent of Prime Minister Nehru, for parachute drops into Communist Chinese occupied Tibet.[2] Political considerations with regards to Communist forces engaging in a civil