Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 3/5] [3D BN 5TH MARINES]

Document Item Number: 1201049009
Pages
0141
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 049,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 13-31 May 1966
General Note
BLT 3/5, 3D BN 5TH MARINES (Battalion Landing Team 3/5, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, FMF) ;

USS Princeton (LPH-5) ; USS Alamo (LSD-33) ; USS Pickaway (APA-22) ;
14 May 1966 - Operational Control of BLT 3/5 to Task Group 79.5 ;
Operation Order 330-66 - Operation HILL TOP V ;
After Action Report (AAR) - Operation HILLTOP V, Training exercise, 25-27 May 1966 ;

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201049009

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [BLT 3/5] [3D BN 5TH MARINES], 1201049009. 13-31 May 1966, Box __, Folder 049, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201049009, Accessed 05 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line
1201049009, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 28 Mar 2022]