Polei Kleng Camp

Polei Kleng Camp
Helicopters of the 170th and the 189th Helicopter Assault Companies, await the loading of troops at Polei Kleng, 04/10/1969
Coordinates14°23′49″N 107°48′14″E / 14.397°N 107.804°E / 14.397; 107.804 (Polei Kleng Camp)
TypeArmy Base
Site history
Built1966
In use1966-72
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Battle of Kontum
Garrison information
Occupants5th Special Forces Group
Vietnamese Rangers
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation570 metres (1,870 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
3,500 metres (11,483 ft) PSP

Polei Kleng Camp (also known as Camp Le Vanh, Firebase Bass, Landing Zone Bass or Polei Kleng Special Forces Camp) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base west of Kontum in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.