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El Paso II
Operation
Dates: 6/2/1966 - 7/13/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Long and Phuoc Long Provinces, War Zone C, Minh Thanh Road outside of Minh Thanh Village

The battles of Ap Tau O on June 8, Srok Dong on June 30, and An Hoa on July 9 were fought in this campaign. In the first major encounter on 8 June, the 272d VC Regiment amushed Troop A on Route 13. The infantry arrived too late to be a factor, but did kill around 100 of the enemy. Later, the 2/28th fought the 273d northwest of Loc Ninh. On 30 June, an ambush by the 271st VC Regiment at Srok Dong along Route 13 heavily damaged Troop B. Eventually, Troop C removed the dead and wounded and worked to clear a landing zone for companies from the 2/18th. This conflict was saved only by U.S. air superiority. The lessons learned from the two previous ambushes were applied to the next U.S. plan. Information was spread that the U.S. would move a large column up Route 13 and a small one down Minh Tanh Road, but the opposite was true. Ambush sites were located along Minh Thanh Road and troops were moved into ambush and counterambush sites as well as the Minh Thanh village. On 9 July, the 272d VC Regiment attacked Troop C before it reached the second checkpoint and Troop B advanced. Air and aitillery fire began and, after the VC were located, the infantry attacked both frontally and from the flanks. Air strikes finished the conflict. The operation was considered a success, in spite of significant casualties, because Route 13 was reopened and secured. Also a counter-ambush tactic had been developed from the two conflicts before the battle of Minh Thanh Road which could defeat a numerically superior enemy.
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El Paso III
Operation
Dates: 7/12/1966 - 9/3/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Long and Phouc Long Provinces

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Elanora
Operation
Dates: 6/19/1970 - 6/23/1970

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Elk Canyon
Operation
Dates: 7/12/1970 - 9/20/1970
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province - vicinity of Kham Duc

Part 1: July 12 - August 26, 1970 & Part 2: August 27 - September 20, 1970
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Ellis Ravine
Operation
Dates: 4/7/1969 - 4/15/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province - Ba Long Valley

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Emporia I
Operation
Dates: 7/21/1967 - 8/3/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Long Khanh Province

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Emporia II
Operation
Dates: 8/4/1967 - 8/17/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Long Khanh

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Emporia III
Operation
Dates: 8/19/1967 - 8/31/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Long Khanh

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Emporia IV
Operation
Dates: 9/4/1967 - 9/14/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Long Khanh

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Emporia VI
Operation
Combat Tactical Zone: III

deception plan for Operation SANTA FE
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Enoggera
Operation
Dates: 6/21/1966 - 7/5/1966

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Enterprise
Operation
Dates: 2/13/1967 - 3/11/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Long An Province (Rach Kien)

The elements of the 9th Infantry Division and the other Allies arrived in the area and began to sweep it for VC. They suffered considerable losses while most VC escaped. Operations continued through March 1968, but failed to clear Long An Province of VC.
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Entrée
Operation
Dates: 2/12/1966 - 2/16/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province - War Zone D

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Essex
Operation
Dates: 11/6/1967 - 11/17/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Esso
Operation
Dates: 6/15/1969 - 7/15/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Phuoc Tuy Province

reconnaissance in force and pacification operation
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Evansville
Operation
Dates: 8/4/1966 - 8/15/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III

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Ewa
Operation
Dates: 7/8/1966 - 7/13/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Hau Nghia Province

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Fairfax
Operation
Dates: 11/30/1966 - 12/14/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: in and around Saigon

Security around the capital was deteriorating, so Gen. Westmoreland decided to use U.S. troops in and advisory effort to inspire the Vietnamese. The II Field Force Vietnam commander assigned one U.S. Battalion to each district in Gia Dinh, where the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces were to operate jointly to resore security. Eventually the South Vietnamese would manage everything on their own. Though security did improve throughout this time, little progress was made in indentifying or eliminating the Viet Cong Infastructure (VCI). The operation ended in a stalemate and later analysis of FAIRFAX led to the establishment of the Phoenix program.
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Fairfax / Rang Dong
Operation
Dates: 11/30/1966 - 12/14/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Gia Dinh and Long An Provinces

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Falcon
Operation
Dates: 1/8/1967 - 1/10/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III

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Fargo
Operation
Dates: 6/12/1966 - 6/14/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Hau Nghia Province

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Fargo (2d Part)
Operation
Dates: 12/21/1967 - 1/21/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Long and Tay Ninh Provinces

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Farm Gate
Operation
Dates: 10/11/1961 -
Combat Tactical Zone: RVN
Tactical Area of Operation: South Vietnam

This operation began when President Kennedy ordered the Air Force to assist the RVN. The 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron was created to train indigenous air forces and participate in limited combat missions supporting ground forces. At first, the squadron only trained South Vietnamese airmen. Eventually the aircraft were used in other missions. They flew reconnaisance missions and provided logistical support for the U.S. Army Special Forces. After the 6th of December, FARM GATE was allowed to participate in combat missions if at least one Vietnamese national was on board for training purposes. During 1962, FARM GATE continued to support the expanding U.S. effort. They flew air strikes, but were limited only to missions that the Vietnamese could not undertake. In 1963 FARM GATE was expanded to meet the growing demand for air support. As the war continued to increase in intensity, many demands for combat sorties had to go unfilled. The planes suffered from structural failures and shortages of spare parts. Eventually the older B-26s and T-28s were replaced with A-1Es. Finally in 1965, the requirement for South Vietnamese to be carried on combat missions was dropped. Air Force markings replaced the South Vietnamese markings on the aircraft. FARM GATE flew 80 percent of the sorties in support of the ARVN. However, as U.S. involvement continued to escalate, FARM GATE lost importance. In 1967, FARM GATE disappeared long after the counter-insurgency nature of the war had changed to something more conventional.
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Farmgate concept
Operation

Use of VNAF personnel and markings on USAF plans for use of defoliation/crop destruction
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Farragut
Operation
Dates: 1/26/1967 - 3/23/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, and Lam Dong

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Fayette Canyon
Operation
Dates: 12/14/1968 - 2/28/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Federal / Overlander
Operation
Dates: 3/10/1969 - 4/8/1969

Operation FEDERAL March 10 - April 2, 1969; Operation OVERLANDER April 2 - 8, 1969
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Feline
Operation
Dates: 12/7/1965 - 12/8/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province

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Fillmore
Operation
Dates: 3/25/1966 - 7/21/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Phu Yen Province - vicinity of Tuy Hoa

follow-on to Operation HARRISON
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Finney Hill
Operation
Dates: 3/1/1971 - 7/1/1971
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province

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Finschhafen
Operation
Dates: 3/9/1970 - 4/7/1970

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Fire Support Base (FSB) Ripcord
Operation
Dates: 7/1/1970 - 7/23/1970
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province

Operation in conjuction with TEXAS STAR
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Fish Hook
Operation
Dates: 12/10/1965 - 12/14/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province

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Fish Hook II
Operation
Dates: 12/14/1965 - 12/16/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province

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Fitchburg
Operation
Dates: 11/25/1966 - 4/8/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Tay Ninh Province

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Flaming Dart
Operation
Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: Dong Hoi; North Vietnam

The VC mortared Camp Holloway and the Pleiku airfield on February 7, 1965. They killed 8, & wounded 109, while damaging 20 aircraft. Johnson then ordered the bombing of North Vietnamese installations at Dong Hoi as a retaliatory action. The air strikes were carried out against four targets north of the 17th Parallel. This operation was soon followed by FLAMING DART II.
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Flaming Dart II
Operation
Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: North Vietnam

This operation was ordered 48 hours after FLAMING DART to retaliate for the killing of 23 Americans at Qui Nhon. It is often explained as the onset of ROLLING THUNDER
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Flip Flop
Operation
Dates: 10/15/1965 - 10/15/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province

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Florida
Operation
Dates: 6/9/1966 - 6/12/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province

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Fly Low
Operation
Dates: 10/16/1965 - 10/16/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province

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Flying Finn
Operation
Dates: 1/5/1970 - 1/8/1970
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Tay Ninh Province - War Zone C

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Flying Tiger VI
Operation
Dates: 1/9/1966 - 1/11/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province

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Footboy
Operation
Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters

Covert operations in North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters for the purpose of collecting intelligence, conducting psychological warfare operations, and other activities to create dissension among the populace, and for diversion of North Vietnamese resources. Included Operations PLOWMAN (maritime operations), HUMIDOR (psychological operations), TIMBERWORK (inflitration of guerrilla teams), and MIDRIFF.
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Ford
Operation
Dates: 3/10/1968 - 3/20/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province

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Formation Leader
Operation
Dates: 10/17/1967 - 10/24/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I

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Forrest
Operation
Dates: 11/23/1967 - 1/5/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Phuoc Tuy Province

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Forsythe Grove
Operation
Dates: 6/30/1969 - 7/3/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Fort Nisqually
Operation
Dates: 11/28/1966 - 5/14/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province; from Bear Cat to Dau Tieng

Deployment of 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Divisionfrom Bear Cat to Dau Tieng, November 20 - December 22, 1966, and operations
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Fort Smith
Operation
Dates: 6/3/1966 - 7/3/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Hau Nghia Province along Highway 1

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Fort Wayne
Operation
Dates: 5/1/1967 - 5/4/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hao Province

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