The base was established in 1966 by the 1st Cavalry Division on Highway 1, approximately 8 km north of Phu My in Bình Định Province to support Operation Thayer.

[3] Other units stationed at Uplift included: On 11 June 1967, a UH-1D helicopter (tail number 63-12958, call sign "Bamboo Viper 47") carrying three crew members and two passengers departed the base for Qui Nhơn Airfield.

The helicopter encountered bad weather and the pilot radioed for assistance in determining his position.

Staff sergeant Glenn H. English Jr. was killed while trying to rescue another soldier from a burning vehicle when it exploded and was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions.

A large PAVN victory monument is located on part of the former base to commemorate the Battle of Dương Liễu–Nhông Pass.