U-Tapao 4258th Strategic Air Wing - Khaki COTTON referring to the small gunboats

referring to the small gunboats and patrol boats used in rivers

Injured and wounded soldiers whose injuries had received initial treatment

flanked by two densely forested mountain ridges whose summits vary in elevation from 900 to 1

The chemical is capable of damaging genes resulting in deformities among offspring of exposed victims

U-Tapao 4258th Strategic Air Wing - Khaki COTTON referring to the small gunboatsThe 4258th Strategic Wing (SAC) was activated in June 1966 at U Tapao under the 3rd Air Division, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The wing was charged with the responsibility of supporting refueling requirements of USAF fighter aircraft in Southeast Asia, plus conducting bombing missions on a daily basis. Steadily progressing and adding to the mission, U Tapao welcomed its first complement of KC 135 tankers in August 1966. By September, the base was