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	Utapao Royal Thai Naval Air Force Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Utapao Royal Thai Naval Air Force Base is located near the city of Sattahip on on the Gulf of Siam, approximately 90 miles south of Bangkok.
		Despite Thailand's neutrality on the war in Iraq, the Thai government allowed Utapao to be used by American warplanes flying into combat in Iraq, as it had earlier done during the war in Afghanistan.
		Utapao may be where Al Qaeda operatives have been interrogated, according to some retired American intelligence officials.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Utapao_Royal_Thai_Naval_Air_Force_Base (428 words)

	Utapao Air Baser
		Utapao Royal Thai Naval Air Force Base is located near the city of Sattahip.
		Despite Thailand's neutrality on the war in Iraq, the country allowed Utapao to be used by American warplanes flying into combat in Iraq, as it had earlier done during the war in Afghanistan.
		Utapao may be where Qaeda operatives have been interrogated, according to some retired American intelligence officials.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/utapao.htm (354 words)

	RED HORSE COUNTRY - UTAPAO PAGE
		At Utapao he was kept staked because he didn't like Thai men and would bite them if given a chance.
		It rained most of the way back to Utapao and we had to have an electrician ride on top of the Jolly Green so he could lift live electrical wires over the Helicopter that we had to pass under to get back home.
		This is a BAK 12 Aircraft Arresting Barrier Project that was being constructed on the runway at Utapao Air Base, Thailand in 1975 by 554CESHR, Red Horse.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/554ceshr/Utapao.html (2867 words)

	Dhammayatra III Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Another aspect of this change is that we hope to focus these shorter walks in particular areas, such as Klong Utapao that feed the southern end of the lake, or Klong Lambam which comes into the middle part of the lake from the west and passes through Phattalung town.
		Klong Utapao is one of the primary tributaries of Songkhla Lake, especially the lower section of the lake, and it is the most important water source for Sadao District, Klong Hoey Kong District, Had Yai District and Songkhla Town District — all of Songkhla province.
		In short, the pollution and abuse of Klong Utapao by a humanity focused on its short-term pleasures and survival and which lacks the ability to think in terms of our descendants — both human, animal and plant — is one of the major problems in this vast web of the Songkhla Lake watershed.
	www.suanmokkh.org /ds/dy/dy3a.htm (1473 words)

	Thai Labour Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During the Vietnam War, Utapao was humming 24 hours a day as a base for B-52's carrying out bombing raids over North Vietnam.
		Thaksin allowed Utapao to be used by American warplanes flying into combat in Iraq, as he had earlier, during the war in Afghanistan.
		Utapao is also probably where Qaeda operatives have been interrogated, retired American intelligence officials said, explaining that the base had facilities for sophisticated interrogations.
	www.thailabour.org /news/03060802.html (2328 words)

	Thai Base Used As Tsunami Relief Hub
		BANGKOK, Thailand - A Thai air base that accommodated U.S. bomber planes during the Vietnam War is being used by the American military again as the hub of its tsunami relief effort in the Indian Ocean.
		They will also be used to ferry supplies, people - "whatever's needed" - from Utapao to affected areas, the embassy spokesman said in a telephone interview.
		Utapao is well known to pilots of the Vietnam War, when it served as a base for U.S. B52 bombers.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,FL_hub_123004,00.html (273 words)

	Written Memories Part III
		As we were taxiing to our spot, the pilot opened the clam-shell doors on the rear of the plane, and I immediately noticed the rush of humid heat working its way forward through the cargo compartment of the plane.
		Perhaps because it was so far inland, and maybe because Utapao sat right on the Gulf of Siam which frequently resulted in somewhat of a sea breeze.
		After spending a year at Utapao, I could get by with fairly well with the Thai language, but at Ubon I had to learn a few new words due to the Laotian influence in the area.
	cohojohn.tripod.com /thailand/id8.html (3564 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Asia / US soldiers relish their new role: lifesavers
		Utapao, once a key US installation during the Vietnam War, is now the central operating base in the multinational relief effort.
		After only two hours on the ground in Aceh, including an hour when crew members were assisting in the helicopter rescue operations, the Globemaster III was back in the air.
		Exhausted and somewhat stunned, the crew lay down in the empty cargo hold or sat mostly silent in their seats on the return flight to Utapao.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2005/01/12/us_soldiers_relish_their_new_role_lifesavers (725 words)

	Tsunami Relief as a Subterfuge? The Pentagon Scrambles to Reenter its Old Thai Air Base : QC IMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The tragedy of the natural catastrophe in the Indian Ocean should not serve as a pretext for strengthening the U.S. military presence in the region.
		Utapao air base will serve as a staging base for U.S. military and rescue aircraft.
		There is also speculation that Utapao, with its infamous facilities for ‘sophisticated interrogation’ (a leftover from the Vietnam era), is probably where various al-Qaeda suspects have been secretly grilled.
	qc.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=2224 (518 words)

	DC Indymedia: feature/111903 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The tragedy of the natural catastrophe in the Indian Ocean should not serve as a pretext for strengthening the U.S. military presence on land, sea and in the air in the region.
		There is also speculation that Utapao, with its infamous facilities for 'sophisticated interrogation' (a military heirloom from the Vietnam era), is probably where various al-Qaeda suspects have been secretly grilled.
		Utapao reoperationalized as a ârelief hubâ may be more of a geopolitical strategic boon for the Pentagon than is readily visible.
	dc.indymedia.org /feature/display/111903/index.php (2658 words)

	Disorganization, Shortage of Gear Complicate Task (washingtonpost.com)
		On Wednesday, the United States convened a joint task force drawn from all branches of the U.S. military to oversee its contribution to the humanitarian airlift, establishing a headquarters at the Utapao Air Base in Thailand, a facility where U.S. B-52 bombers were based during the Vietnam War era.
		In the waters near the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was sending helicopters to ferry relief into areas beyond the reach of airplanes.
		In an interview Saturday in Utapao, the commander of the U.S. Air Force complement of the task force, Col. Rod Gregory, said he was satisfied with the progress of the mission.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A41379-2005Jan1.html (1229 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Aid mission Americans return to Vietnam war base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the early afternoon the heat haze rises from the runway at Utapao air base, a vast strip stretching to the horizon.
		At 11,500 feet it is one of the longest in Asia, and for almost a decade during the Vietnam War American B52s roared down it to rain death and destruction on their targets.
		In its own way, the aid operation is a display of same kind of power that delivered the "shock and awe" bombardment of Baghdad at the start of the war in Iraq.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/01/10/wtsun110.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/01/10/ixnewstop.html (607 words)

	Airmen keep cargo, people moving (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The element in Utapao is composed of Airmen from the 615th Air Mobility Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
		The supplies are being sent as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist the victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis that hit Southeast Asia.
		The Thais have relinquished two of their three parking aprons to the aircraft flying in and out of Utapao supporting Operation Unified Assistance, Major Gandy said.
	www.af.mil /news/story_print.asp?storyID=123009667 (521 words)

	Air Force Times - News - More News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Air Force Maj. Jaye Gandy, Tanker Airlift Control Element commander in Utapao, Thailand, is normally attached to the 615th Air Mobility Operations Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. His TALCE team is responsible for getting humanitarian aid, supplies and personnel between Utapao and Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
		The TALCE in Utapao is composed of personnel from elements of the 615th Air Mobility Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
		The supplies are being sent into Indonesia as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist the victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunamis that hit Southeast Asia.
	www.airforcetimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-612651.php (534 words)

	Relief effort switches gears (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		UTAPAO, Thailand -- Senior Airman John Graham inspects a satellite dish during tsunami relief operations here.
		Utapao, home of a Thai navy base, is the hub of the humanitarian relief flights.
		For the Airmen at Utapao, that could mean a long tour of duty, but Airman Torneskog said he does not mind.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?storyID=123009578 (1050 words)

	History - USS Mayaguez Rescue Attempt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Third Marine division on Okinawa was alerted and deployed to Utapao RTAFB to await the President's direction.
		The 56th SPS was ordered to mobilize 50 of the 75 Security Police men who had been training and deploy them to Utapao RTAFB for staging in preparation for the attack.
		Arriving at Utapao RTAFB, there was little to lift the spirits of the demoralized assault force.
	afsf.lackland.af.mil /Heritage/History/heritage_mayaguez.htm (556 words)

	Gerald Ford - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ford dispatched Marines to rescue the crew, but the marines landed on the wrong island and met unexpectedly stiff resistance just as, unknown to the US, the Mayaguez sailors were being released.
		In all phases of the operation, fifty service men were wounded and forty-one killed, including three men believed to have been left behind alive and subsequently executed and twenty-three Air Force personnel killed earlier while enroute to the staging area at Utapao, Thailand.
		It is believed that approximately sixty Khmer Rouge soldiers were killed out of a land and sea force of about 300.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /gerald_ford.htm (2353 words)

	Cobra Gold Community Relations Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		UTAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand — A Sailor teaches a little girl to tie her shoe at Pattaya Orphanage May 25 during exercise Cobra Gold 02.
		UTAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand —Children at Pattaya Orphanage look at books delivered May 25 by sailors from both the U.S. and Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold 02.
		UTAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand —Sailors from CTF 76 stopped by Pattaya Orphanage May 25 to spend time with the kids and deliver over 100 toys collected by Toys for Tots.
	www.ctf76.navy.mil /Photo_Archive/CG_comrel1_FP.htm (612 words)

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		UTAPAO, Thailand — U.S. forces officially ended their relief mission to Thailand on Saturday, moving the few remaining operations to the control of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group at the U.S. Embassy, said Marine Lt. Col.
		Command and control forces will remain at the headquarters in Utapao for the remainder of the dwindling mission, he added.
		At a stop at Utapao, the general said he was pleased with the success of the mission, including the rapid deployment of C-130s to the region and the airlift of supplies by other resources, including Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters in Sri Lanka.
	www.pstripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=25807&archive=true (1026 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Why I Serve: A Family's Sense of Service
		She said that as she grew up, it seemed service that services was something everyone was supposed to do.
		Her deployment to Utapao was in support of the Combined Support Force offering relief to the tsunami disaster victims.
		The Utapao deployment was the first away from her children.
	www.dod.mil /news/Feb2005/n02142005_2005021402.html (384 words)

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		UTAPAO, Thailand — The route in from the gate to the Royal Thai Navy Air Base at Utapao winds past shabby three-story concrete barracks that once housed U.S. troops preparing for missions over Vietnam.
		Today, planes from the United States and Japan stop at Utapao before making their way to disaster areas in the region.
		Utapao and Pattaya were a welcome break for all servicemembers who flew missions to or served in Vietnam.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=26793 (787 words)

	Cobra Gold Community Relations Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		UTAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand — Rear Adm. Rick Ruehe passes out toys at Pattaya Orphanage with sailors from both the U.S. and Thailand May 25 during exercise Cobra Gold 02.
		UTAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand — A Sailor holds a child in the nursery at Pattaya Orphanage May 25 during exercise Cobra Gold 02.
		UTAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand — Kids at Pattaya Orphanage sneak a peak at crates of toys delivered by U.S. and Thai Sailors May 25 during Exercise Cobra Gold 02.
	www.ctf76.navy.mil /Photo_Archive/CG_comrel_FP.htm (641 words)

	Embassy of the U.S. London: Current Issues: Foreign Policy: U.S. General Describes Coordinated Tsunami Relief Effort (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And the means of the quickest possible and most effective delivery is the question here, and I think this is where the cooperation that we are having with the military, both here in Utapao and in outlying areas in the countries concerned, is optimalizing our combined efforts.
		The resources that the military are able to provide -- and I think aircraft, fixed wing and rotary wing have been mentioned, as well as road repair equipment, heavy-duty generators, and others -- are extremely valuable and we are extremely grateful for these being put at our disposal.
		We have placed here with the general's headquarters in Utapao civil military coordination officers who are assisting in the effective tasking of the assets in question.
	www.usembassy.org.uk /forpo642.html (4248 words)

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A forward command element along with three assessment teams are on their way to Utapao, Thailand, to establish the command, control and communication structure for Joint Task Force 536, which will be headed by Lt. Gen.
		PACOM officials plan to use the Thai military facility at Utapao as a regional support center for emergency and medical personnel providing assistance throughout the region.
		The establishment of the forward-operating base in Utapao is the first step in what likely will be a broad effort.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=26308 (1041 words)

	US Tsunami Effort is Largest Asian Military Operation Since Vietnam War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Much of the military relief effort is headquartered at a Thai air base the U.S. Air Force used during that war.
		The troops are providing food, water and medical supplies to the people left homeless, injured or starving in areas inaccessible to aid workers.
		Many thousands of people were left stranded as the tsunamis washed out roads and bridges, and Lieutenant Colonel Krieg says U.S. troops and helicopters are their only lifeline, a lifeline that stretches all the way back to Utapao.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/cn/2005-01-14-voa31.html (474 words)

	2Bangkok.com Forum - When was HDY-Songkhla closed?
		However, U Tapao (literally mean Chinese Junk Dock) was very flood proned, so RSR (Royal Siamese Railway) decided to move the Junction to the present Hatyai (3 km Southern to Utapao) and downgaded Utapao to the Stop for the Railroad to Songkla.
		Utapao is the main (natural) canal of Hatyai, it is located on the west of Hatyai.
		Klong Utapao (Utapao canal) is on the left.
	www.angkor.com /2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=301 (1221 words)

	U.S. General Describes Coordinated Tsunami Relief Effort
		Following is a transcript of the January 7 Defense Department briefing from Utapao, Thailand, on post-tsunami relief efforts:
		I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the Royal Thai government for the use of Utapao, where we are right now.Â This is a regional hub and it's also the site of our command and control for Combined Support Force 536.
		The U.S. military and others are assisting us, basically, to assist the effective countries who have the ultimate responsibility in terms of response to the catastrophe at hand.
	usinfo.state.gov /xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=January&x=20050108133906attocnich0.4413372&t=xarchives/xarchitem.html (2086 words)

	European and Pacific Stars & Stripes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		When the unit received orders to support humanitarian relief efforts in South Asia, an advance team was packed and ready within 24 hours.
		UTAPAO, Thailand — Marines of the 7th Communications Battalion had a quiet Christmas holiday weekend: They received four days off, from Christmas Eve through that Monday.
		But the first day back to work quickly turned from normal to hectic when they learned they’d be leaving their home base of Camp Hansen, Okinawa, for Thailand.
	www.pstripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=26534 (867 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Squadron Brings Relief to Tsunami-Devastated Region
		UTAPAO, Thailand, Jan. 12, 2005 — The 8th Airlift Squadron from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., continued its vital role in the disaster relief effort today.
		Equipment, supplies and personnel were loaded onto one of the squadron's huge C-17 Globemaster III cargo jets for transport from here to Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
		Amaya is a loadmaster with the 8th Airlift Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., and Basaca is with the 615th Air Mobility Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The cargo, which also included an all-terrain forklift and several pallets of supplies, originated in Utapao, Thailand.
	www.dod.gov /news/Jan2005/n01122005_2005011205.html (646 words)

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