A thorough reconnaissance was made and the Long Binh area was selected for the establishment of a major logistical and administrative base.

[3] By mid-1967, USARV, 1st Logistical Command and many other Army units dispersed in Saigon had moved to Long Binh Post, resolving centralization, security, and troop billeting issues.

Long Binh Post was a sprawling logistics facility and the largest U.S. Army base in Vietnam, with a peak of 60,000 personnel in 1969.

[4] The Viet Cong attacked the Long Binh ammunition supply point on 4 February 1967 destroying at least 15,000 high explosive 155 mm artillery rounds.

Facilities include post exchanges, swimming pools, basketball and tennis courts, a golf driving range, University of Maryland extension classes, a bowling alley, many nightclubs (officer, NCO, enlisted) with live music, a Chase Manhattan Bank branch, laundry services, and a massage parlor.