Texas Tech University

COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [III MAF, COMBINED ACTION FORCE]

Document Item Number: 1201061097
Pages
0187
Media Type
Document
Credit
Courtesy the Marine Corps History Division
Physical Location
Box __, Folder 061,
Copyright Statement
Declassified by the USMC History Division
Language(s)
English
Dates
Existence: 11 January - 21 September 1970
General Note
III MAF, COMBINED ACTION FORCE (III Marine Amphibious Force, Combined Action Force)

11 January 1970 - Activated - My Khe Compound, Danang East
21 September 1970 - Deactivated

11-31 JANUARY 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
Memo - Activation of the Combined Action Force (CAF)
Chart - Combined Action Program Organizational Structure
Chart - Combined Action Force Organizational Structure

FEBRUARY 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
Combined Action Force School Syllabus and Training Schedule

MARCH 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
Letter of Instruction (CAF)

APRIL 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
VC Propaganda leaflet Directed at CAF Marines
Relocation of CAPs from Quang Tri and Thuan Thien Provinces to Quang Nam Province (change of CAP designations)

MAY 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
Request for Deactivation of Combined Action Platoons in Quang Tri Province

JUNE 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
Request for Deactivation of CACO 1-1 and CACO 1-2

JULY 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
List of 5 CAC and 35 CAP - Unit Location and Deactivation Date
Proposal/Request Concerning Deactivation of 4th CAG and 3rd CAG CAP 3-3 and CAP 3-4

AUGUST 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
List of 6 CAC and 29 CAP - Unit Location and Deactivation Date

1-21 SEPTEMBER 1970 COMMAND CHRONOLOGY
Redeployment of Forces / CAF Deactivation Schedule
Program for Deactivation Ceremony, My Khe Compound - 23 September 1970

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201061097

Citation
COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [III MAF, COMBINED ACTION FORCE], 1201061097. 11 January - 21 September 1970, Box __, Folder 061, 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=1201061097, Accessed 07 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line
1201061097, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 30 Nov 2004 [Updated: 11 Jul 2022]