UH-34 Sóc Trăng Airfield was originally established in the French colonial era, it was subsequently used by the Japanese forces from 1940 to 1945.
HMM-362 with
Sikorsky UH-34s codenamed
Operation Shufly was the first USMC helicopter unit to serve in Vietnam arriving on 15 April 1962. Sóc Trăng was selected for the deployment because it had one of the few hard-surfaced runways in South Vietnam. HMM-362's mission was to provide transport and resupply for ARVN units throughout the
Mekong Delta. On 1 August
HMM-163 replaced HMM-362. In early September HMM-163 began moving north to
Da Nang Air Base, completing the redeployment by 20 September. to 23 June 1963 •
121st Aviation Company (Airmobile Light) from 23 June 1963. The 121st Aviation Company was activated using the personnel and equipment of the 93d Transportation Company, which was simultaneously inactivated. •
82nd Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) from October 1964 On 4 November 1970, the control of Sóc Trăng was passed to the RVNAF. ==Accidents and incidents==