Marble mountain air facility mmaf also known as da nang east airfield marble mountain army airfield and nuoc man airfield was an aviation facility used primarily by the united states marine corps during the vietnam war it was a helicopter facility that was constructed in august 1965 and served as home to marine aircraft group 16 mag 16 the 5th special forces group and an assortment of.
Marble mountain hand crew crew 5.
Best thing to do is hike up to steadybrook falls.
D like to boast that i knew mike well but i didn t.
Evidently they did as on june 15 1971 president richard nixon hung the medal of honor around crew chief mike s neck in the white house.
What a fabulous crew.
Marble mountain farm is a 4 acre certified organic farm offering hands on experience in all aspects of market farming from sowing seeds to selling vegetables planning a field or garden area to creating value added products.
Five days later crew b starts at the east end and digs at a rate of 10m day.
Enjoyed every minute from walking into the chalet to the.
The control tower cleared the dc 8 to land at danang air base and by mistake the co pilot landed the plane at marble mountain airfield a remote operating location near da nang with only a 3200 foot runway.
Crew a starts at the west end and digs at a rate of 9m day.
Most wonderful day zip lining.
This event is pretty well known in history among the non sched flight crews flying the mac charters in and out of viet nam.
Two crews are digging an 8 meter tunnel through marble mountain.
We are remotely located near the marble mountain wilderness and the pct two hours from ashland.