page_title: Mai Loc Camp
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Mai Loc Camp / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Bunkers and trench line that surrounds the perimeter of Mai Loc Camp
context_page_description: Mai Loc Camp was a U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam base located west of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam.
context_section_description: Mai Loc was located approximately 8 km southwest of Ca Lu Combat Base and 25 km west of Quảng Trị.
  The 5th Special Forces Group first established the base here in early 1968.
  The 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division comprising:
  3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry
  1st Battalion, 506th Infantry
  2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry
  supported by 2nd Battalion, 319th Artillery was based here in October–November 1969.
  On 9 April 1970 at 23:00 a Tripflare was activated on the perimeter of the camp altering the defenders. At 02:35 on 10 April the camp was hit by 75-100 82mm mortar and Rocket-propelled grenade rounds followed by a sapper attack. The  Civilian Irregular Defense Group (CIDG) forces, their Special Forces advisers and artillerymen with M42 Dusters defended the camp. The sappers penetrated the perimeter but were unable to reach the inner perimeter and tactical operations center. At 03:40 a unit from the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) reinforced the camp and helicopter gunships and a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) AC-47 Spooky gunship provided fire support. The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces withdrew by 04:55 leaving 19 dead; U.S. losses were six killed (including four members of the 14th Engineer Battalion) and 14 CIDG killed. U.S Special Forces left Mai Loc in late August 1970.
  Other units based at Mai Loc included:
  8th Battalion, 4th Artillery
  On 2 April 1972 the 147th Marine Brigade abandoned Mai Loc in the face of the PAVN assault on Quảng Trị.
caption: Bunkers and trench line on the perimeter of Mai Loc Camp, 16 October 1969
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