On the night of 5 June, sensors detected movements outside the base wire.

At 03:00 on 6 June PAVN mortar fire hit the base followed by an assault on the southern and eastern perimeters by elements of the PAVN 272nd Regiment with 16 managing to penetrate the perimeter before being forced out.

[1][2]: 99–100 At 02:00 on 7 June a Night Hawk helicopter detected movement near the base and artillery fire was directed against the suspected PAVN positions.

At 03:00 a PAVN rocket and artillery barrage began to hit the base and then at 04:30 2 battalions of the PAVN 88th Regiment attacked the northern perimeter but were forced back by gunship fire.

[3][2]: 100–1 On the night of 7/8 June a third weak assault was made against the base and quickly repulsed.