Operation Off Balance was a hastily planned offensive operation of the Laotian Civil War; it happened between 1 and 15 July 1969 on the Plain of Jars in the Kingdom of Laos. The Royal Lao Government forces in Military Region 1 of Laos had just been evicted from the crucial all-weather airfield at Muang Soui, as well as most of the Plain, on 28 June 1969. Hmong General Vang Pao planned a quick counter-offensive to recapture the airfield from his communist foe; it would kick off on 1 July, supported by 60 sorties per day of tactical air strikes from Operation Barrel Roll.
T-28Ds of the Royal Lao Air Force, used in Operation Barrel Roll in the Kingdom of Laos
Muang Soui(In Lao: ເມືອງສຸຍ) is a small town in Xiangkhouang Province Laos. It is located on Route 7 of Laos, so east of Phoukhoune district, northwest of Phonsavan, and Ban Phou Pheung Noi, but north of Sam Thong, and Long Tieng.
Panoramic view, c. Photo of Muong Soui taken from the sky after 1975
It was the airport of the CIA and General Vang Pao during the Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 in Muong Soui-Nong Tang
Nong Tang Lake - Picture taken in December 2016
This city of Nong Tang has existed since 1900. During the Vietnam War 1961 - 1970, it was called Muang Soui.
