USMC KC-130F #149812 (c/n 3718) on ramp at Nam Phong Airbase, Thailand 1972. Nicknamed “The Rose Garden” Nam Phong was a Marine airbase relocated from Danang and literally carved out of the jungle. Conditions were rough with many structures nothing more than tents. Everything was encrusted with the red clay dust that’s evident in the photo. Also a Marine Corp F-4 Phantom squadron there. Base supported air ops in nearby Laos and Cambodia as well as Vietnam. [photo by Robert D Young]
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