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Military Assistance Advisory Group

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Vietnam war đź“Ť Vietnam

Military Assistance Advisory Group

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U.S. helicopter units arrive in South Vietnam

đź“… 11 December 1961

The first U.S. Army helicopter units arrived at Saigon’s Tân Sơn Nhứt airfield as part of a major expansion of military assistance. Helicopters increased the mobility of U.S.-backed forces, bringing...