▁Base ▁Squadron ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁US AF ▁opened ▁a ▁training ▁center ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁L - 1 9 s . ▁R V NA F ▁flight ▁cre ws ▁would ▁under go ▁ 1 ▁month ▁of ▁pre fl ight ▁training ▁followed ▁by ▁ 3 ▁months ▁of ▁primary ▁flight ▁training ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 0 ▁flying ▁hours . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁the ▁ 5 1 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁moved ▁to ▁Da ▁N ang ▁Air ▁Base . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁the ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁L ia ison ▁Squadron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁O - 1 s ▁was ▁activ ated ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁the ▁R V NA F ▁ 6 2 nd ▁T act ical ▁Wing ▁and ▁ 5 1 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁Douglas ▁A - 1 H ▁Sky ra iders ▁deployed ▁to ▁N ha ▁Tr ang ▁from ▁Ple iku ▁Air ▁Base ▁while ▁a ▁new ▁run way ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁Ple iku . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁the ▁ 5 2 4 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁A - 1 s ▁was ▁activ ated ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁all ▁Douglas ▁AC - 4 7 ▁Spo ok y ▁gun ships ▁of ▁D ▁Fl ight , ▁ 3