ipped ▁with ▁ 6 ▁Gr um man ▁O V - 1 ▁Moh awk ▁reconna issance ▁aircraft ▁deployed ▁to ▁N ha ▁Tr ang ▁and ▁began ▁flying ▁visual ▁and ▁photo - re con na issance ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁R V NA F ▁and ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁( AR V N ) ▁units . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁Det achment ▁ 4 , ▁ 8 th ▁Aer ial ▁Port ▁Squadron ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Air ▁Base ▁Squadron ▁replaced ▁the ▁ 6 2 2 3 rd ▁Air ▁Base ▁Squadron . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁ 3 ▁V iet ▁Cong ▁( VC ) ▁sa ppers ▁pen etr ated ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁destroyed ▁ 2 ▁C - 4 7 s ▁with ▁s atch el ▁charges . ▁ ▁From ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁ 3 ▁Fair child ▁C - 1 2 3 B ▁Pro viders ▁and ▁ 3 ▁air ▁comm ando ▁C - 4 7 s ▁were ▁kept ▁at ▁N ha ▁Tr ang ▁to ▁support ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Special ▁Forces ▁Group ▁which ▁had ▁its ▁headquarters ▁at ▁N ha ▁Tr ang . ▁These ▁aircraft ▁supported ▁remote ▁Special ▁Forces ▁bases , ▁deliver ing ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁supplies ▁per ▁month . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 0 th ▁Tro op ▁Car rier ▁Squadron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁