 On 6 April 1972, USMC squadrons returned to Da Nang AB to confront the PAVN Easter Offensive, with VMFA-115 and VMFA-232 redeploying to the base under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 15 (MAG-15).On 12 April the base was hit by 122mm rockets killing 14 Vietnamese civilians.On 14 April VMFA-212 arrived at the base followed the next day by H&MS-15.