Nakhon Phanom 56th Commando Wing - Navy COTTON Udorn was the site of

Udorn was the site of TACAN station Channel 31 and was referenced by that identifier in voice communications during air missions

and other supporting units

5- kilometer-wide flat bottomland covered with tall elephant grass

the Magic Dragon") was the first in a series of fixed-wing gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War

By September

Nakhon Phanom 56th Commando Wing - Navy COTTON Udorn was the site ofThe Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP), formerly Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, is a Royal Thai Navy facility used for riverine patrols along the Mekong River. It is approximately 587 km (365 mi) northeast of Bangkok, 14. 5 km (9. 0 mi) west of Nakhon Phanom city in Nakhon Phanom Province in the northeastern region of Thailand, and 411 km (255 mi) from Hanoi in Vietnam. The Mekong River is NKP's border with Laos. The airfield at NKP is