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Seymour
Operation
Dates: 1/28/1967 - 1/31/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III

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Shasta
Operation
Dates: 11/5/1966 - 11/19/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Shasta II
Operation
Dates: 12/19/1966 - 12/21/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Shawnee
Operation
Dates: 4/21/1967 - 5/21/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province

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Shelbyville
Operation
Dates: 9/22/1967 - 9/28/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Shenandoah I
Operation
Dates: 10/16/1966 - 11/2/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province

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Shenandoah II
Operation
Dates: 9/27/1967 - 11/19/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong and Binh Long Provinces and Loc Ninh Provinces - Ben Cat to Chon Thanh west of Highway 13 and in the jungle and rubber plantations around Loc Ninh

One major battle of this operation occurred at Loc Ninh on the 29 October. The U.S. Special Forces and Civilian Irregular Defense Group were attacked with mortar fire. The first assault was pushed back, but the second one breached the perimeter. ARVN and Special Forces units, along with Company C of the 2d Battalion, 28th Infantry, attacked to push out the Communists. Night defensive positions (NDPs) were established to intercept the Communists as they tried to return to Cambodia. The PAVN suffered many causualties and two regiments became ineffective after their losses.
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Sheridan Sabre
Operation
Dates: 11/16/1968 - 3/12/1969

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Sherman Peak
Operation
Dates: 1/25/1969 - 2/9/1969

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Shining Brass/ Prairie Fire/ Phu Dung
Operation
Combat Tactical Zone: Laos
Tactical Area of Operation: cross-border operations into Laos along the Ho Chi Minh Trail

The operation began as merely locating targets for bombing and sporadic fighting, but expanded to include heavier fighting and much more involvement in the airstrikes. Eventually three Amreican-led Vietnamese battalions were used for larger missions in Laos. At first helicopters were only allowed if necessary to extricate troops by air. Later helicopter use became the norm to lift reconnaissance teams. SHINING BRASS became one of the largest and most important Special Forces operation. Its name was later changed to PRAIRIE FIRE in 1968 and PHU DUNG in 1971.
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Shiny Bayonet
Operation
Dates: 10/10/1965 - 10/12/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province - Suaica River valley, 274 miles north of Saigon

Major ARVN / US drive against the NVA / VC; first operation for the 1st Cavalry Division; enemy eluded the trap by the 12th
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Short Fuse
Operation
Dates: 1/12/1966 - 1/25/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Tay Ninh Province

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Show Low
Operation
Dates: 3/5/1968 - 3/13/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province - 10 miles west of Quang Ngai City

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Sidney II
Operation
Dates: 7/15/1966 - 7/23/1966

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Sierra
Operation
Dates: 12/12/1966 - 1/21/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province

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Silver Bayonet (including the Battle of Ia Drang)
Operation
Dates: 10/19/1965 - 11/28/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Pleiku Province - Plei Me area; Ia Drang Valley

This operation marked the PAVN's shift from reliance on VC guerrilla forces to the use of conventional military forces. It also marked the beginning of U.S. direct massive ground combat operations and the testing ground for heliborne airmobility tactics. On 19 October PAVN forces attacked the Plei Me Special Forces camp southwest of Pleiku. The 1st Cavalry and ARVN troops relieved Plei Me while testing the use of helicopters to fly troops over the enemy and land them directly into the battle. On 14 November, during what would come to be know as the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (1/7th) assaulted into LZ X-Ray, unknowingly into the area of the PAVN 66th. The fighting was very heavy. Reinforcements of the 2/7th and 2/5th as well as massive artillery and air strikes helped support the U.S. By 16 November, the PAVN had quit the battlefield. The 2/7th and Company A of the 1/7th moved toward LZ Albany to resume contact. The units blundered into a PAVN ambush and during the following battle, unit cohesion broke down. Air support was impossible until the units could mark their positions. Finally the 1/5th fought into LZ Albany and gathered the wounded and the 2/7th were sent in for reinforcement. The PAVN withdrew with unknown casualties. At the end of the campaign, the 1st Cavalry Division had deflected the PAVN attack and kept South Vietnam from being split in two, while displaying the effectiveness of airmobility warfare.
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Silver Bayonet II
Operation
Dates: 11/20/1965 - 11/26/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Pleiku Province - Plei Me area

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Silver City (or Silver City II)
Operation
Dates: 3/7/1966 - 3/23/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa, Binh Duong, and Long Khanh Provinces - War Zone D

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Silver Lake
Operation
Dates: 1/7/1967 - 1/19/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa and Long Khanh Provinces

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Sioux City
Operation
Dates: 9/25/1966 - 10/9/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province - northwest of Xam Cat

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Skysweep
Operation
Dates: 1/1/1969 - 3/31/1969

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SLAM (Seeking, Locating, Annihilating and Monitoring)
Operation
Dates: 9/23/1966 -
Combat Tactical Zone: Laos
Tactical Area of Operation: Laos

new concept of interdiction operations in Laotian Panhandle
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Smash I & II
Operation
Dates: 12/16/1965 - 12/23/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province

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Smithfield
Operation
Dates: 8/18/1966 - 8/21/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Phuoc Tuy Province

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Snipe Hunt
Operation

occurred in 1966
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Somerset Plain / Lam Son 246
Operation
Dates: 8/4/1968 - 8/20/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province - A Shau Valley

After capturing war materials and supplies during DELAWARE, MACV wished to use SOMERSET PLAIN to destroy the communist forces and gain control of the valley. The 1st Cavalry would continue its operations while the 101st airborne would move to block the retreating PAVN. Then both USA and ARVN froces would engage the Communists. However, when the 1st Cavlary's 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry landed, they encountered antiaircraft fire, which brought down one F-4 fighter bomber and caused wither the loss or damage of 17 helicopters. Finally, they linked up with other ARVN and 1st Cavalry units, but the PAVN would not commit to action. From then on, the operation consisted of minimal fighting. After the combat units withdrew, their reconnaisance teams placed mines, booby traps and sensors. At the end of the operation, the PAVN had suffered relatively insignificant losses while the 101st had suffered significant losses in aviation equipment.
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Song Song River
Operation
Dates: 7/25/1965 - 7/25/1965

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Song Ve 6
Operation
Dates: 11/22/1965 - 11/24/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province

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Spearhead
Operation

occurred in April 1967
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Speedy Express
Operation
Dates: 12/1/1968 - 5/31/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: IV
Tactical Area of Operation: Dinh Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces; MR IV

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Spokane Rapids
Operation
Dates: 2/20/1969 - 3/3/1969

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Spragins White
Operation
Dates: 11/11/1969 - 12/30/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Darlac Province

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Spread Out
Operation
Tactical Area of Operation: upper Van Cahn Valley

ca. October 1965
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Springfield
Operation
Combat Tactical Zone: III

ca. July 1966
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Springfield II
Operation
Dates: 7/26/1966 - 8/1/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III

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Stable
Operation
Dates: 8/10/1966 - 10/10/1966

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Stafford
Operation
Dates: 4/17/1969 - 5/1/1969

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Stark
Operation
Dates: 1/22/1967 - 2/2/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II

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Starlite (Starlight)
Operation
Dates: 8/17/1965 - 8/24/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: began near the Van Tuong Peninsula in Quang Tri Province, then moved south of Chu Lai in Quang Ngai Province. Included landing zones west and southwest of the hamlets Nam Yen and An Cuong

This was the first significant action between US and VC Forces. The VC 1st Regimant had planned an attack on the airfield at Chu Lai when the Marines attempted a spoiling attack. 3/3 blocked VC escape to the south with an amphibious landing at Green Beach. 2/4 landed by helicopter inland at LZs Red, White, and Blue. Only light resistance occurred at LZs Red and White, but at LZ Blue the assult force nearly landed on top of the VC 60th Battalion and fighting ensued. The VC were overrun. The 3/3 landing party attacked An Cuong. As the LZ Blue force attempted to link up with the Green Beach force, they took heavy fire and had to withdraw back to LZ Blue. Then a company from 3/7 landed and fought the 60th VC Battalion until it broke contact. A full Commitment of the 3/7 finished the sweep of the area. The VC were pushed to the coast. Operation Starlite badly destroyed the 60th and 80th VC Battalions, leaving the 1st VC Regiment, at least temporarily, ineffective. It was the first major U.S. ground combat operation and provided a great psychological lift.
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Steel Horse VII
Operation
Dates: 7/25/1966 - 7/25/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province

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Steel Tiger
Operation
Dates: 12/12/1964 -
Combat Tactical Zone: Laos
Tactical Area of Operation: Laotian panhandle below the 17th parallel over the Ho Chi Minh Trail;

In April of 1965 Operation BARREL ROLL split in two. Operation STEEL TIGER covered the Laotian panhandle below the 17th parallel. This campaign over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos was largely unsuccessful due to limited air power in the war. Originally, STEEL TIGER was meant to complement ROLLING THUNDER, however fear of Soviet or Chinese intervention limited the operation severely. Targets were selected in Washington and then sent to Sai Gon, but the target lists were very restircted. During the operation, visibility was very poor and reports of damage to the Communists were largely inaccurate. The North Vietnamese were able to quickly repair any damage to the trail or continue the movement of supplies and men by bicycle or foot. The monsoon seasan made sorties even more difficult. Also complicating the matter, Navy and Air Force planners avoided cooperation in the operations. Because the orders came from Washington, control of air operations became even more unclear. In all, it cost thousands of dollars to hit just one truck on the trail. Finally, in 1968 STEEL TIGER and TIGER HUNT merged to become COMMANDO HUNT.
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Sterling
Operation
Dates: 12/11/1966 - 12/16/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Stingray I
Operation
Dates: 3/6/1969 - 3/6/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province

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Stingray II
Operation
Dates: 3/11/1969 - 3/11/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province

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Stockton
Operation
Dates: 7/27/1967 - 7/29/1967
Tactical Area of Operation: Happy Valley

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Stone
Operation
Dates: 2/11/1967 - 2/22/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Strangler I
Operation
Dates: 2/4/1969 - 2/12/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Gia Dinh Province

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Strangler II
Operation
Dates: 2/13/1969 - 2/16/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Gia Dinh Province

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Strike
Operation
Dates: 9/1/1967 - 11/17/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III

replaced by operation MANCHESTER
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Strike / Uniontown
Operation
Dates: 11/17/1967 - 12/17/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province

operations consolidated November 17, 1967
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