Mộc Hóa district
Mộc Hóa district
Huyện Mộc Hóa | |
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View of the rice fields in Mộc Hóa | |
| Country | Vietnam |
| Region | Mekong Delta |
| Province | Long An |
| Capital | Bình Phong Thạnh |
| Area | |
• Total | 297.64 km2 (114.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 67,753 |
| Time zone | UTC+07:00 (Indochina Time) |
Mộc Hóa is a rural district (huyện) of Long An province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.
In 1963 team A-414 Special Forces set up operations at Kien Tuong. In 1965 Seabee team 0503 upgraded the outpost to a B camp for team B-41. In 1966 the camp became home to the Mobile Strike Force(Mike Force) for IV Corps. MACV-SOG ran reconnaissance missions into Cambodia from there and the RVN army took over the base in 1970.