Description Located on the central coast of Vietnam, Qui Nhon provided an operating base and logistics center for the Navy’s Coastal Surveillance Force. With easy access to coastal waters and the shipping lanes of the South China Sea, the port was well-placed to support the MARKET TIME anti-infiltration operations.
Beginning in the second half of 1965, PCF units deployed to Qui Nhon to initiate patrols. Subsequently, naval leaders established a coastal command center to coordinate the efforts of U.S. and South Vietnamese elements and American patrol aircraft. On several occasions other naval units staged from the base. One such example was the inland foray by PBRs in April 1968.