Vietnam Security Police Association, Inc. (USAF)

Da Nang AB
6222nd ABG/AP
1962-1963

by: Gary Bunney
© Copyright 2002

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6222nd ABG/AP Patch. In 1962-1963, we were not yet a squadron, but about 20 Air Police assigned to the 6222nd ABG at Da Nang AB.

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Danang Mess Hall 1963.

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This is a photo of the Air Police CSC office at Da Nang, January 1963.
The armory was in the rear. Photo taken just prior to moving to the new bldg inside the compound.

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Remember the monsoons?  These two were taken just after we moved into the new compound.

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(L to R) Skip, SSgt Burks, Smokey.

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Bunk area in new barracks. [Just like stateside back then]

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(L to R) T. C. Stille, Skip Gautier, Smokey Thomason (all AP's).

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The old NCO club (they built a new one before I left). 
L to R:   T.C. Stille, Skip Gautier, Sgt. Burks, 1963.

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Outpost off the end of the runway near the radar site 1963

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Da Nang flightline - I think at the very far end is the Marine area, but I'm not positive.

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Da Nang flightline.

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U.S. Army Caribou on Da Nang flightline. I notice the tarmac - my memory of the PSP dirt/iron link runway, I
think, is the Marine helicopter area. I remember the tarmac on the flightline, so the runways must have been concrete.

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The Hueys and Mowhawks showed up in Da Nang in late 1963; the view from the C123 (black & white) is just out of Da Nang.

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Marine H34s leaving Da Nang.

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C-123 taking off from Da Nang AB.

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