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Cam Ranh Bay

American  
[kam ran, kahm rahn] / ˈkæm ˌræn, ˈkɑm ˌrɑn /

noun

  1. an inlet of the South China Sea, on the SE coast of Vietnam: U. S. military facility during the Vietnam War.


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They were independent contractors unloading ammunition, building supplies and auto parts for the military at Cam Ranh Bay, one of the busiest ports in the world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025

The three vessels will stop at Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam over the weekend to replenish supplies, the statement said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2020

One day, a charge nurse pulled Struck into her office where she was working in the US air force hospital in Cam Ranh Bay.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2019

A Defense Ministry official said Kuroshio was en route to visit Vietnamese naval forces at the Cam Ranh Bay naval base in Vietnam, the first time a Japanese submarine has gone there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2018

Using a gangplank hastily hammered together from wooden boards, refugees from Da Nang disembark from the US Military Sealift Command ship Pioneer Contender at Cam Ranh Bay 1975.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

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