After a month of training and checkout, the Squadron was deployed to South Vietnam in November 1965. The Squadron initially was stationed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon. The CH-3C helicopters, which had been disassembled and flown to Vietnam in C-133 aircraft, were then assembled and readied for duty.
After a month of preparation and evaluation, the Squadron was dispatched to South Vietnam in November 1965. Initially based at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon, the CH-3C helicopters, which had been transported to Vietnam disassembled and then reassembled in C-133 aircraft, were prepared for operational duty.