Camp Enari
{{Short description|Former U.S. Army base in Vietnam}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Camp Enari
(Hensel Airfield)
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| location = Pleiku, Central Highlands
| country = Vietnam
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| caption = Camp Enari, December 1967
| type = Army base
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| operator = Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
United States Army (U.S. Army)
| garrison = 4th Infantry Division
| built = {{Start date|1966}}
| used = 1966-{{End date|1972}}
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| condition = Abandoned
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Vietnam War
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Camp Enari (also known as Dragon Mountain Base Camp and Hensel Airfield) is a former U.S. Army base south of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.
History
Camp Enari was established near Dragon Mountain (Núi Hàm Rồng) and Highway 19, 12 km southeast of Pleiku. The base was named for 1st Lieutenant Mark Enari, the first 4th Infantry Division member awarded the Silver Star (posthumously) in Vietnam, who was killed in action on 2 December 1966.{{cite book|last=Kelley|first=Michael|title=Where we were in Vietnam|publisher=Hellgate Press|year=2002|isbn=978-1555716257}}{{rp|171–2}}
Camp Enari served as the base for the 4th Infantry Division from September 1966 until February 1968 and from April 1968 until February 1970.{{cite book|last=Stanton|first=Shelby|title=Vietnam Order of Battle|publisher=Stackpole Books|year=2003|isbn=9780811700719|pages=75–6}}
Other units stationed at Camp Enari included:
- 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry (August 1967-February 1968, June-November 1968){{rp|125}}
- 69th Armor Regiment (August 1967-April 1970){{rp|93}}
- 4th Aviation Battalion{{rp|219}}
Hensel Airfield was named after WO-1 Ernest Hensel a 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Huey helicopter gunship pilot who was killed in action on 17 February 1967.{{rp|219}}
The base was turned over to South Vietnamese control on 15 April 1970.{{cite web|url=https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/reports/images.php?img=/images/1683/168300010803.pdf|title=Headquarters MACV Monthly Summary April 1970|publisher=Headquarters United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam|date=17 August 1970|accessdate=15 March 2020|page=43}}{{PD-notice}}
Current use
The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland, light industry and housing.