Fire Support Base Mace Convoy
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18th Bde.
720th
Fire Support Base (FSB) Mace... was located on Highway QL-1 approximately 15 kilometers east of Xuan Loc. It was on what was considered a "red" road, because it was not paved and subject to regular enemy mining. Originally built by the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, it was turned over to the 1st Air Cavalry in September 1970.
199th
1st ID
        Built at the foot of Nui Chau Chan, a small mountain.  It was a large base and built to be permanent. The base was home to artillery elements of the 1st Air Cavalry Division and one of several to support their defensive security missions in the area around Saigon during the various phases of the Vietnamization U.S. force reduction program.
1971 ~ C Company provided the convoy escorts.

11 April, 0755 hours At 7:55 AM, “M1” [call sign] notified this office [Battalion Tatical Operations Center] by radio that the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with a total of 22 vehicles. 1430 Hours At 2:30 PM, M-1 notified this office that the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 33 vehicles, without incident.

12 April, 0755 hours At 7:55 AM, unit “M1” notified this office by radio that the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with a total of 31 vehicles. 1510 hours At 3:10 PM, “M1” notified this office by radio that the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 19 vehicles, without incident.

1 June, 0710 hours 4th Transportation Command (Meyer) notified this office that the FSB Mace Convoy had been cancelled. C Company (Fulton) notified.

2 June, 0820 hours (8:20AM) FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 22 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1340 hours (1:40PM) Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 10 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP group notified.

3 June, 0800 hours (8:00AM) FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 27 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1600 hours (4:00PM) Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 14 vehicles. Reported one minor Traffic Accident, Brigade Information #140-71. 89th MP Group notified.

4 June, 0733 hours (7:33AM) FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 14 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1315 hours (1:15PM) Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 7 vehicles and no incidents to report. 89th MP Group notified.

5 June, 0755 hours (7:55AM) FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 16 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1400 hours (2:00PM) Mace returned to Long Binh Post with 16 vehicles and no incidents to report. 89th MP Group notified.

6 June, 0755 hours At 7:55AM the FSB Mace convoy departed Long Binh Post with 19 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1655 hours, At 4:55PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 19 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

7 June, 0805 hours At 8:05AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 12 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1400 hours, At 2:00PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 12 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

8 June, 0755 hours At 7:55AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 13 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1320 hours, At 1:20PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 13 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

9 June, 0750 hours At 7:50AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 11 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1300 hours, At 1:00PM the Mace convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 8 vehicles, and no incident reported. 89th MP Group notified.

10 June, 0810 hours At 8:10AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 7 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1500 hours, At 3:00PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 11 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP group notified.

11 June, 0750 hours At 7:50AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 16 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1450 hours, At 2:50PM the FSB Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 16 vehicles and 1 incident to report. 89th MP Group notified. 1515 hours, At 3:15PM a PSIR#720-71-85 report of sniper fire on the Mace Convoy was submitted.

12 June, 0820 hours At 8:20AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 11 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1415 hours, At 2:15PM The Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 11 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

13 June, 0905 hours At 9:05AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 15 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1900 hours, At 7:00PM SGT Timothy C. Burns of C Company, reported to this office that the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 10 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

14 June, 0825 hours At 8:25AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 13 vehicles. 89th MP Brigade notified. 1655 hours, At 4:55PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Bin Post with 13 vehicles and no incidents reported.

15 June, 0805 hours At 8:05AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 17 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1450 hours, At 2:50PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 17 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

16 June, 0810 hours At 8:10AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 18 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1435 hours, At 2:35PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 16 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

17 June, 0805 hours At 8:05AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 13 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1319 hours, At 1:19PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 10 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

18 June, 0810 hours At 8:10AM the FSB Mace departed Long Binh Post with 12 scheduled vehicles and 19 1st Cavalry Division tag along's. 89th MP Group notified. 1420 hours, At 2:20PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 20 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

19 June, 0745 hours At 7:45AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 32 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1445 hours, At 2:45PM the FSB Mace returned to Long Binh Post with 30 vehicles and no incidents reported.

20 June, 0800 hours At 8:00AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 17 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1325 hours, At 1:25PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 16 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

21 June, 0810 hours At 8:10AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 14 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1440 hours, At 2:40PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 14 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

22 June, 0820 hours At 8:20AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 30 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1600 hours, At 4:00PM The Fire Support Mace Convoy returned to Long Bin Post with 28 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

23 June, 0800 hours At 8:00AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 11 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1350 hours, At 1:50PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 11 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP group notified.

24 June, 0815 hours At 8:15AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed Long Binh Post with 16 vehicles. 89th MP Group notified. 1445 hours, At 2:45PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 15 vehicles and no incidents reported. 89th MP Group notified.

9 July, 0800 hours At 8:00 AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed the staging area at Long Binh Post with a total of 12 vehicles. 1440 hours At 2:40 PM the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with all 12 vehicles, without incident.

10 July, 0800 hours At 8:00 AM the FSB Mace Convoy departed the Long Binh Post staging area with a total of 18 vehicles. 1400 hours At 2:00 PM, the Mace Convoy returned to Long Binh Post with 18 vehicles without incident.
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