Quartier Mangin
Laon-Couvron Air Base is a former French and United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Aisne département of France, less than one mile southeast of the village of Couvron and 6 miles northwest of Laon; on the southwest side of the Autoroute des Anglais (A26 autoroute) 1 Mile (1.6 km) east of the village of Couvron-et-Aumencourt.
| Laon-Couvron Air Base Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-70 Quartier Mangin sur l'ancienne base de Couvron | |
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| Part of United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Armée de Terre | |
| Located near: Laon, Aisne, France | |
The AUF1 Argenta, with a 155mm main gun like those equipping the 1er RAMa | |
| Coordinates | 49°38′0″N 3°32′54″E |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | French Army |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1930s |
| In use | 1930s-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | Artillery regiment left 2012. |
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| Elevation AMSL | 263 ft / 80 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°38′00″N 003°32′54″E | ||||||||||
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Location of Laon-Couvron Air Base | |||||||||||
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After 1967, the facility was a French Army Armée de Terre station, renaming the base Quartier Mangin sur l'ancienne base de Couvron. From 1980 to 2012 it was the home of the 1st Marine Artillery Regiment (1er Régiment d'Artillerie de Marine (1er RAMa)).
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