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Roadside
Operation
Dates: 5/13/1969 - 5/22/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province
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Robin
Operation
Dates: 10/10/1966 - 10/17/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province
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Rock
Operation
Dates: 3/6/1968 - 3/10/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province
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Rock Crusher
Operation
Dates: 4/29/1970 -
combined with offensive operation into Cambodia
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combined with offensive operation into Cambodia
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Rocket
Operation
Dates: 6/5/1967 - 6/7/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa Province
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Rolling Stone
Operation
Dates: 2/7/1966 - 3/2/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province
action of February 27, 1966
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province
action of February 27, 1966
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Rolling Thunder
Operation
Dates: 3/2/1965 - 10/31/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: North Vietnam
After FLAMING DART the military moved on to a new air campaign that would last until October 31, 1968. It was supsended from December 25, 1965 to January 31, 1966 to induce the DRV to negotiate. The Airforce and Navy expected ROLLING THUNDER to bring the DRV to the negotiation talbe relatively quickly with an acceptable cost to the U.S. They planned to strike at the DRV's vital industrial centers and force it to face economic ruin if it did not negotiate. The Navy and Marines flew from aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Meanwhile, the Air Force flew from bases in Don Muang, Korat, Nakhon Phanom, Takhli, Udorn, and Ubon in Thailand as well as others on Guan, Okinawa. The targets were divided into geographical packages between the Navy and Airforce. The first Package, which was north of the DMZ, was considered part of the ground war and so controlled by MACV. The other packages were controlled by Pacific Command (PACOM). Route Packages II, III, IV, and VIB were the responsibility of the U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet's Task Force 77. Packages V and VIA were the responsibility of the U.S. 7th Air Force/ 13th Air Force headquarters. B-52 bombers remained under the command of the Strategic Air Command. Air operations over Vietnam were meant to be a diplomatic signaling device slowly escalating in intensity and not destroying the DRV's ability to fight. The operation went through five phases, beginning with the bombing of barracks and other military sites and moving on to industrial targets. Johnson called seven bombing halts throughout ROLLING THUNDER to give the DRV a chance to negotiate. However the DRV used these breaks to rebuild defenses and continue to ship supplies to the South. The breaks in the bombing only told the North that the U.S. was not serious about the war. The bombing did not weaken the Communists resolve, but they did hurt the U.S. troops' determination. On April 1, 1968, Johnson called off all bombing north of the 20th parallel. Finally he ordered a halt to ROLLING THUNDER on October 31. The operation failed for many reasons. First, the conventional warfare waged in the air campaign had little impact on the unconventional warfare in the south. Also, since the DRV was an agricultural country, it could not be defeated in airstikes resembling those used on industrial countries in WWII. The economy did not depend upon an industrial base. Johnson was seeking a limited objective; he only wanted the DRV to allow the RVN to be independent and he wanted to avoid contact with China and the USSR. Air power was not well suited to limited warfarer. To continue, Johnson exercised much more control over the bombing than was necessary or prudent. He feared starting a war with China or the USSR, and also distrusted the generals. The size, location, and frequency of air strikes were determine in Washington by people who did not understand Vietnam. Pilots were not allowed to act according to the situation as they saw fit. Finally, the DRV was a very determined foe. All it had to do was outlast the U.S. and make the war too costly for the U.S. people. The failure of ROLLON THUNDER helped accomplish this. The operation cost the U.S. nealry 1,000 aircraft and hundreds of POWs, KIAs, and MIAs.
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Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: North Vietnam
After FLAMING DART the military moved on to a new air campaign that would last until October 31, 1968. It was supsended from December 25, 1965 to January 31, 1966 to induce the DRV to negotiate. The Airforce and Navy expected ROLLING THUNDER to bring the DRV to the negotiation talbe relatively quickly with an acceptable cost to the U.S. They planned to strike at the DRV's vital industrial centers and force it to face economic ruin if it did not negotiate. The Navy and Marines flew from aircraft carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin. Meanwhile, the Air Force flew from bases in Don Muang, Korat, Nakhon Phanom, Takhli, Udorn, and Ubon in Thailand as well as others on Guan, Okinawa. The targets were divided into geographical packages between the Navy and Airforce. The first Package, which was north of the DMZ, was considered part of the ground war and so controlled by MACV. The other packages were controlled by Pacific Command (PACOM). Route Packages II, III, IV, and VIB were the responsibility of the U.S. Navy Seventh Fleet's Task Force 77. Packages V and VIA were the responsibility of the U.S. 7th Air Force/ 13th Air Force headquarters. B-52 bombers remained under the command of the Strategic Air Command. Air operations over Vietnam were meant to be a diplomatic signaling device slowly escalating in intensity and not destroying the DRV's ability to fight. The operation went through five phases, beginning with the bombing of barracks and other military sites and moving on to industrial targets. Johnson called seven bombing halts throughout ROLLING THUNDER to give the DRV a chance to negotiate. However the DRV used these breaks to rebuild defenses and continue to ship supplies to the South. The breaks in the bombing only told the North that the U.S. was not serious about the war. The bombing did not weaken the Communists resolve, but they did hurt the U.S. troops' determination. On April 1, 1968, Johnson called off all bombing north of the 20th parallel. Finally he ordered a halt to ROLLING THUNDER on October 31. The operation failed for many reasons. First, the conventional warfare waged in the air campaign had little impact on the unconventional warfare in the south. Also, since the DRV was an agricultural country, it could not be defeated in airstikes resembling those used on industrial countries in WWII. The economy did not depend upon an industrial base. Johnson was seeking a limited objective; he only wanted the DRV to allow the RVN to be independent and he wanted to avoid contact with China and the USSR. Air power was not well suited to limited warfarer. To continue, Johnson exercised much more control over the bombing than was necessary or prudent. He feared starting a war with China or the USSR, and also distrusted the generals. The size, location, and frequency of air strikes were determine in Washington by people who did not understand Vietnam. Pilots were not allowed to act according to the situation as they saw fit. Finally, the DRV was a very determined foe. All it had to do was outlast the U.S. and make the war too costly for the U.S. people. The failure of ROLLON THUNDER helped accomplish this. The operation cost the U.S. nealry 1,000 aircraft and hundreds of POWs, KIAs, and MIAs.
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Rose
Operation
Dates: 11/11/1967 - 11/30/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan Provinces
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Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan Provinces
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Roundhouse
Operation
Dates: 2/4/1966 - 2/9/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces - War Zone D
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces - War Zone D
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Rush
Operation
Dates: 8/5/1967 - 8/9/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province
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Russell Beach
Operation
Dates: 1/12/1969 - 7/21/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province - Batangan Peninsula
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province - Batangan Peninsula
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Sabine Draw
Operation
Dates: 10/27/1968 - 11/1/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province
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Salem
Operation
Saline
Operation
Dates: 1/30/1968 - 2/28/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province
combined with Operation NAPOLEON on February 28, 1968
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province
combined with Operation NAPOLEON on February 28, 1968
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Sam Houston
Operation
Dates: 1/1/1967 - 4/5/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Pleiku and Kontum Provinces
the 4th and 25th Infantry Divisions continued to survey the border in the Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Followed by Francis Marion.
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Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Pleiku and Kontum Provinces
the 4th and 25th Infantry Divisions continued to survey the border in the Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Followed by Francis Marion.
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San Angelo
Operation
Dates: 1/15/1968 - 2/9/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: II and III
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Duc and Phuoc Long Provinces
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Combat Tactical Zone: II and III
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Duc and Phuoc Long Provinces
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San Francisco
Operation
Santa Cruz
Operation
Dates: 12/19/1966 - 12/22/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong Province
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Santa Fe (1966)
Operation
Dates: 6/13/1966 - 7/4/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Hau Nghia Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Hau Nghia Province
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Santa Fe (1967)
Operation
Dates: 10/27/1967 - 11/18/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Phuoc Tuy Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Phuoc Tuy Province
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Santa Fe (1967-1968)
Operation
Dates: 11/2/1967 - 1/5/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces
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Saratoga
Operation
Dates: 12/7/1967 - 3/11/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong, Gia Dinh, Hau Nghia, and Tay Ninh Provinces
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Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Duong, Gia Dinh, Hau Nghia, and Tay Ninh Provinces
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Sayonara
Operation
Dates: 9/28/1965 - 11/13/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province - Binh Khe-Qui Nhon Area
(GOOD FRIEND II)
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Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province - Binh Khe-Qui Nhon Area
(GOOD FRIEND II)
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Scotland
Operation
Dates: 11/1/1967 - 3/31/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province (action centered in Khe Sanh area)
Originally, only the 3/26th and the 1/26th were at Khe Sanh. Since it appeared that PAVN troops were massing in the area, the USA sent in the 3/26th. On 20 January, the 1/26th and 3/26th fought a PAVN battalion between hills 881 South and 881 North, beginning the second Battle of Khe Sanh. On 21 January the PAVN overran Khe Sanh and blew up an ammunition dump, but because of the fight the day before, they did not attack 881S and could not use both hills as fire bases. They did occupy 881N, however. The ARVN Ranger battalion soon joined the Marine battalions in and around Khe Sanh. The base at Khe Sanh itself was never actually threatened by ground forces. It was the Marines in the outlying hills and listening posts that had more impact on the operation. From their outposts, the Marines directed artillery and air strikes and alerted the base about launches from PAVN held Hill 881N. In February, at Hill 861A, the Marines were attacked by PAVN 325C Division. The PAVN 304th Division overran Lang Vei Special Forces camp on the 6th. On 25 February a PAVN company ambushed the patroling 3d Platoon, Company B, 1/26th, as well as the relief platoon. Company B suffered massive casualties, nearly two-thirds of its men were lost. The Doomed Patrol lost every soldier and their bodies were not recovered for two weeks. The PAVN began to withdraw in mid-March, and the last conflict occurred on 30 March when Company B, 1/26th attacked and entrenched PAVN battalion. Operation SCOTLAND then gave way to the combined forces Operation PEGASUS on 1 April 1968.
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province (action centered in Khe Sanh area)
Originally, only the 3/26th and the 1/26th were at Khe Sanh. Since it appeared that PAVN troops were massing in the area, the USA sent in the 3/26th. On 20 January, the 1/26th and 3/26th fought a PAVN battalion between hills 881 South and 881 North, beginning the second Battle of Khe Sanh. On 21 January the PAVN overran Khe Sanh and blew up an ammunition dump, but because of the fight the day before, they did not attack 881S and could not use both hills as fire bases. They did occupy 881N, however. The ARVN Ranger battalion soon joined the Marine battalions in and around Khe Sanh. The base at Khe Sanh itself was never actually threatened by ground forces. It was the Marines in the outlying hills and listening posts that had more impact on the operation. From their outposts, the Marines directed artillery and air strikes and alerted the base about launches from PAVN held Hill 881N. In February, at Hill 861A, the Marines were attacked by PAVN 325C Division. The PAVN 304th Division overran Lang Vei Special Forces camp on the 6th. On 25 February a PAVN company ambushed the patroling 3d Platoon, Company B, 1/26th, as well as the relief platoon. Company B suffered massive casualties, nearly two-thirds of its men were lost. The Doomed Patrol lost every soldier and their bodies were not recovered for two weeks. The PAVN began to withdraw in mid-March, and the last conflict occurred on 30 March when Company B, 1/26th attacked and entrenched PAVN battalion. Operation SCOTLAND then gave way to the combined forces Operation PEGASUS on 1 April 1968.
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Scotland II
Operation
Dates: 4/14/1968 - 2/28/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province - Khe Sanh
This operation began after the termination of PEGASUS. In the beginning, 3/26th patrolled the valley west from Khe Sanh toward Hill 881S. They encountered little resistance, finding mostly the remains of the Communists. The 1/9the Marines did encounter fighting against PAVN bunkers near Hill 689. The Marines suffered more casualties leaving Khe Sanh than in the seige itself. The PAVN base was eventually abandoned, though PAVN troops remained in the area. The USMC was employing mobile tactics at the end of the operation.
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province - Khe Sanh
This operation began after the termination of PEGASUS. In the beginning, 3/26th patrolled the valley west from Khe Sanh toward Hill 881S. They encountered little resistance, finding mostly the remains of the Communists. The 1/9the Marines did encounter fighting against PAVN bunkers near Hill 689. The Marines suffered more casualties leaving Khe Sanh than in the seige itself. The PAVN base was eventually abandoned, though PAVN troops remained in the area. The USMC was employing mobile tactics at the end of the operation.
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Sea Dragon
Operation
Dates: 10/25/1966 - 10/31/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: Coast of North Vietnam, Song Giang and Kien Giang Rivers
The operation began on 25 October 1966 when the first U.S. ships entered the waters north of the DMZ. The Masnfield and Hanson were to stop Communist shipments over water from North Vietnam into Quang Tri Province. By February, the area patrolled extended past the DMZ to the 20th parallel. The ships involved in the operation worked around logistic choke points including the mouths of the Song Giang and Kien Giang Rivers. They attacked radar stations, coastal guns, supply craft, truck columns, boat repair facilities, bridges, and SAM sites, as well as picked up Communist radar transmissions. SEA DRAGON was successful in sinking or damaging an estimated 2,000 logistics craft and inhibiting the movement of supplies south. However, the North Vietnamese did increase their defenses on shore and often fired upon SEA DRAGON ships, damaging 29 vessels, killing 5 and wounding 26. After the bombing halt in April 1968, the operation was limited to below the 19th parallel and it ended on 31 October. However, in 1972 destroyers once again went north above the DMZ to retaliate for the Easter Offensive.
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Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: Coast of North Vietnam, Song Giang and Kien Giang Rivers
The operation began on 25 October 1966 when the first U.S. ships entered the waters north of the DMZ. The Masnfield and Hanson were to stop Communist shipments over water from North Vietnam into Quang Tri Province. By February, the area patrolled extended past the DMZ to the 20th parallel. The ships involved in the operation worked around logistic choke points including the mouths of the Song Giang and Kien Giang Rivers. They attacked radar stations, coastal guns, supply craft, truck columns, boat repair facilities, bridges, and SAM sites, as well as picked up Communist radar transmissions. SEA DRAGON was successful in sinking or damaging an estimated 2,000 logistics craft and inhibiting the movement of supplies south. However, the North Vietnamese did increase their defenses on shore and often fired upon SEA DRAGON ships, damaging 29 vessels, killing 5 and wounding 26. After the bombing halt in April 1968, the operation was limited to below the 19th parallel and it ended on 31 October. However, in 1972 destroyers once again went north above the DMZ to retaliate for the Easter Offensive.
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Seamont
Operation
Dates: 8/4/1966 - 8/30/1966
Tactical Area of Operation: Phu Quoc Island
terminated with 26th Marines OPCOM to Operation PEGUSUS
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Tactical Area of Operation: Phu Quoc Island
terminated with 26th Marines OPCOM to Operation PEGUSUS
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Search Turn
Operation
Dates: 11/1/1968 -
Combat Tactical Zone: IV
Tactical Area of Operation: Mekong Delta; Rach Gia-Long Xuyen Canal from the Bassac River to the Rach Soi Canal and southwest to the Gulf of Thailand
Admiral Zumwalt asked Capt. Salzer to design an operation to establish a blockade along the Vinh Te Canal bordering Cambodia. The operation, SEARCH TURN, began on 1 November. After four days, an interdiction barrier with a 24 hour river patrol was launched by NAV-FORV (Naval Forces, Vietnam). SEARCH TURN's success contributed to the establishment of TRAN HUNG DAO later.
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Combat Tactical Zone: IV
Tactical Area of Operation: Mekong Delta; Rach Gia-Long Xuyen Canal from the Bassac River to the Rach Soi Canal and southwest to the Gulf of Thailand
Admiral Zumwalt asked Capt. Salzer to design an operation to establish a blockade along the Vinh Te Canal bordering Cambodia. The operation, SEARCH TURN, began on 1 November. After four days, an interdiction barrier with a 24 hour river patrol was launched by NAV-FORV (Naval Forces, Vietnam). SEARCH TURN's success contributed to the establishment of TRAN HUNG DAO later.
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Searcy
Operation
Dates: 1/31/1967 - 2/9/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province
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Seaside
Operation
Settlement
Operation
Dates: 10/16/1965 - 11/1/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh
Operation COBRA became Operation SETTLEMENT on October 16
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Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh
Operation COBRA became Operation SETTLEMENT on October 16
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Seward
Operation
Dates: 9/4/1966 - 10/25/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Phu Yen Province
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Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Phu Yen Province
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Seymour
Operation
Shasta
Operation
Dates: 11/5/1966 - 11/19/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province - 10 miles west of Quang Ngai City
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