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Activated on March 15, 1966, it was the successor to Field Force Vietnam, a provisional corps command created November 15, 1965 for temporary control of activities of U.S. Army ground combat units arriving in Vietnam. I Field Force was a component of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) and had its headquarters at Nha Trang . I Field Force's area of responsibility was II Corps Tactical Zone , later renamed Military Region 2, which comprised the twelve provinces of Vietnam's Central Highlands . Among the divisions and brigades it controlled were:
I Field Force was deactivated on April 30, 1971 during the withdrawal of U.S. ground combat forces from Vietnam, and its assets formed the basis for its successor, the Second Regional Assistance Command (SRAC). Source: Stanton, Shelby, ''Vietnam Order of Battle'', ISBN 0-89193-700-5 |
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