List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (A–F)

Operation Adair

15 – 24 Jun 67

1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces

Operation Ahina

13–18 May 67

25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong and Tay Ninh Provinces

Operation Akron I

9 – 27 Jun 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation along Highway 2 encountered elements of the VC 274th Regiment and 5th Division

56

9

Operation Akron III

26 Sep – 21 Oct 67

1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Akumu/Xay Duong 12-7

8 Jul – 28 Aug 67

1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 7th Regiment cordon and search operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Alcorn Grove

21 Mar – 6 Apr 68

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation in Long Khanh Province

Operation All the Way

24 Oct – 26 Nov 65

1/1 Cavalry operation near Pleiku

Operation Altoona

13 – 23 Jan 68

199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Andover

1 – 10 Apr 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation in Hua Nghai Province vicinity of village of Tan Hoa

459

42

Operation Anvil

16 – 17 Aug 65

Search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Arc Light

18 Jun 65 – 15 Aug 73

B-52 Stratofortress bombing campaign against communist base areas throughout Vietnam

Operation Arizona

13 – 26 Jun 67

2nd Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion 11th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Arkansas City II

24 Sep – 9 Oct 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Arlington Canyon

3 Jul – 21 Sep 69

2nd Battalion 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion 4th Marines clear and search and security operations around Vandegrift Combat Base

Operation Ashgrove Tram

25 Mar – 29 May 68

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/RNZIR (ANZAC) cordon-and-search operation in the village of Long Hải

Operation Atalla/Casey

20 – 27 Jan 68

1st Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Long Province

Operation Atlanta II

18 Nov – 23 Dec 67

2nd and 3rd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong and Hậu Nghĩa Provinces

Operation Atlas Power

10 Apr 69

1st Infantry Division security operation near Saigon

Operation Auburn I

67

7th Marines security operation in the "rocket belt" around Da Nang, Quang Nam Province

Operation Ayr

6 – 7 Mar 67

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation near Bình Ba, Phước Tuy Province

Operation Badger Catch later Operation Napoleon

20 – 26 Jan 68

BLT 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines and HMM-165 search and destroy operation to clear the north banks of the Cua Viet River and prevent enemy interdiction of river traffic

10

12

Operation Badger Tooth

26 Dec 67 – 2 Jan 68

3rd Battalion 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Baird Silver

24 Apr – 4 May 70

4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Ballard Valley

10 – 19 Sep 70

1st Marine Division search and destroy operation near Da Nang in I Corps

Operation Ballistic Charge

16 – 28 Sep 67

1st Battalion 3rd Marines operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces

Operation Barbara Glade I

15–30 May 70

Special Forces intelligence gathering operation on the Khe Sanh plateau and Đa Krông river valley

Operation Barking Sands

18 May – 7 Dec 67

25th Infantry Division operation in Hua Nghai and Binh Duong Provinces

304

19

Operation Barrel Roll

14 Dec 64 – 29 Mar 73

The bombing of Laos by U.S. forces, to support the Royal Lao Army and CIA-trained Hmong

Operation Barrier Reef

2 Jan 69

fourth and last interdiction barrier in the Mekong Delta established with naval patrols operating on the LaGrange-Ong Long Canal from, Tuyen Nhon on the Vam Co Tay River to An Long on the Mekong

Operation Batten Down/Dagger Thrust

7th Fleet SLF series of short (usually 1 or 2 day) amphibious operations aimed at the destruction of VC installations and capturing or destroying VC personnel and material. Operation name changed to Batten Down in February 1966

Operation Bayonet

7 Sep 65

One of several named operations conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne as part of Operation Highland in the An Khe area, Binh Dinh Province, II Corps

Operation Beacon Gate

7 – 11 Aug 67

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines sweep operations in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces

Operation Beacon Hill

20 Mar – 3 Apr 67

3rd Marine Division operation in Quảng Trị Province

334

16

Operation Beacon Star

26 Apr – 12 May 67

3rd Marine Division operation in Quảng Trị Province, TAOR vicinity of Khe Sanh

469

24

Operation Bear Bite

3 – 18 Jul 67

Marines amphibious and heliborne assault near the DMZ

150

Operation Bear Claw (part of Operation Game Warden)

2 – 14 Jul 67

3rd Marine Division operation in Quảng Trị Province vicinity of Con Thien, SLF part of Operation Buffalo

424

29

Operation Beau Diddley

22 Apr 67

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Swift Boat amphibious operation in I Corps

Operation Beaver I

17 – 21 Dec 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road clearing and security operation in III Corps

Operation Beaver Dam

13 – 19 Apr 69

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security for land-clearing operation in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Belt Drive

27 Aug – 6 Sep 67

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation on the Nhung River south of Quảng Trị

Operation Big Horn

26 Oct 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Big Muddy

5 – 17 Jan 69

3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operations along the Saigon River

Operation Billings

20 Jun – 9 Jul 67

1st Infantry Division operation in Binh Duong, Phuoc Long and Long Khánh Provinces

347

40

Operation Binder II

2 Nov 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Binder IV

8 Nov 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Binh Son Support

3 – 5 Dec 67

198th Infantry Brigade operation near Chu Lai

Operation Binh Tay II

14–27 May 70

Phase II of the Cambodian Incursion. ARVN 40th and 47th Regiments 22nd Division were inserted by helicopter to attack NVA Base Area 701 while the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment attacked across the border from Darlac Province into Ratanakiri Province in eastern Cambodia

Operation Binh Tay IV

23 – 27 Jun 70

Phase IV of the Cambodian Incursion. ARVN 22nd Division movement of Cambodian refugees along Highway 19 in eastern Cambodia to Đức Cơ District

Operation Birdwood

29 Jun – 23 Jul 70

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to interdict VC movement to and from the Long Hải hills in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Black Lion

13 Oct 65

2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Blackjack

15 Apr – 26 May 67

5th Special Forces Group and Mobile Guerilla Force 876 operation

Operation Blackjack 24

15 Mar – 30 Apr 67

Mobile Guerilla Force operation in western II Corps

Operation Blackjack 33

27 Apr – 24 May 67

5th Special Forces Group operation in Châu Đức District

320

67

Operation Blue Bonnet

1 – 9 Oct 65

3/1 Cavalry security operation along Route 19 Binh Dinh Province

Operation Blue Marlin

7 – 10 Nov 65

BLT 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines, VNMC amphibious operation near Tam Ky, Quang Tin Province, I Corps

Operation Bluefield

5 – 9 Jun 67

US search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Bold Lancer I

4–14 May 70

1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Cambodia

Operation Bold Mariner (part of Operation Game Warden)

13 Jan – 9 Feb 69

HMM-362, SLF-A, ARVN 2nd Division, 2/26th Marines, HMM-164 operation in Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, Batangan Peninsula; this cordon, search, and sweep operation was the largest amphibious assault of the War

60

5

Operation Bolo

2 Jan 67

USAF decoy mission to disguise the electronic signature of F-4 fighter as F-105s in order to lure VPAF MiGs to engage

7 MiG 21

Operation Boudinot

15 Oct – 31 Dec 67

5th Special Forces Group, 27th MSF Company and CIDG operation in Đắk Lắk Province

Operation Bowen

10–12 May 67

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation near Long Tan, Phước Tuy Province

Operation Brandeis Blue

2 Jul – 1 Sep 70

2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Breakfast (first phase of Operation Menu)

18 Mar – 2 May 69

B-52 bombing of eastern Cambodia; the first course in a four-year bombing campaign that drew Cambodia into the Vietnam War

Operation Bright Light

9 Mar 71

198th Infantry Brigade POW recovery operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Broken Hill

6 – 13 Jun 67

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Bryan White

20 May – 29 Jun 70

3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry and 2/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in Đắk Lắk Province

Operation Buena Vista

199th Infantry Brigade and 5th ARVN Marine Battalion search and destroy operation in Binh Duong and Binh Hoa Provinces

Operation Bull Run I

18 Aug – 24 Sep 69

5th Special Forces Group and 3rd Mike Force reconnaissance in force operation in Phuoc Long Province

Operation Bullard

16 May – 28 Jun 67

MIKE Force operation in II Corps

Operation Bunker Hill

16 Feb 67

3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation in Dinh Tuong Province

Operation Burnham

29 Aug – 30 Sep 69

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC), 199th Infantry Brigade and Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force reconnaissance and land-clearing operation in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Bushmaster I

14 – 22 Nov 65

3rd Brigade 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation south of the Michelin Rubber Plantation in Binh Duong Province

245

Operation Bushmaster III

9 – 16 Dec 65

1st Brigade 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

301

Operation Butler

9 – 12 Jun 67

1 Company from each of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Cacti

9 Sep 65

One of several named operations conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne as part of Operation Highland in the An Khe area, Binh Dinh Province, II Corps

Operation Calhoun

25 Jun – 1 Jul 67

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces

Operation Camden I

1 – 31 Jan 67

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search missions south of Nui Dat in and around the village of Hoa Long, which had been a center of recent Vietcong activity

Operation Cameron Falls

25 May – 23 Jun 69

2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines operation southwest of Ca Lu in Quảng Trị Province

Operation Can Giuoc

19 – 20 Jun 67

3rd Brigade 9th Infantry Division operation in Long An Province west of Can Giuoc District to secure Route 4

Operation Canyon

5 – 10 Apr 67

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam and Quảng Trị Provinces including a sweep of the Barrier Island which was bounded by the Cua Dai/Son Thu Bon rivers to the north and the Truong Giang to the west

Operation Capricorn

26 May – 11 Jun 70

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) battalion reconnaissance and ambush operation in the Nui Dinh hills

2

26

Operation Carentan II

1 Apr – 17 May 68

101st Airborne Division and 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division operation in lowlands of Quảng Trị and Thua Thien Provinces

2,100

195

Operation Carolina Blaster

14 Aug – 28 Sep 69

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment search and clear operation in the A Shau Valley and Đa Krông Valley in Quảng Trị and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Catawba Falls

18 – 21 Sep 70

1st Marine Division operation in Quang Nam Province to cover the movement of the 5th Marines from An Hoa to the Vu Gia River Valley

Operation Cedar Falls

8 – 26 Jan 67

25th Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN operation to attack Vietcong positions in the Iron Triangle, Binh Duong Province

735

72

Operation Chapman

16 Feb – 13 Jun 67

1st and 2nd Battalions, 2nd Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone

Operation Charger Sweep

6 – 9 Dec 65

1/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị Province

Operation Chattachoochee Swamp/Lien Ket 45

20 – 30 Jun 68

3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation in Song Tea Khuc and Song Tam Rao valleys, Quang Ngai Province

Operation Checkerboard I

1 Oct 65

2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Checkmate

14 Oct 65

2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Chenla II

20 Aug – 3 Dec 71

FANK operation against NVA to reopen Route 6

3500+ claimed

4500+ claimed

Operation Cheyenne Sabre

4 Feb – 19 Apr 69

3/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

600

Operation Chicago Peak

24 Jul – 11 Aug 70

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation into the A Shau Valley

Operation Chinh Nghia (May 1964)

30 May 64

ARVN operation about 9 miles southeast of Biên Hòa, Biên Hòa Province, III Corps

Operation Chinh Nghia 35

10 Jul 64

ARVN operation about 4 miles south of Duc Hoa in Hau Nghia Province

Operation Choctaw

21 May – 9 Jul 67

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Cimarron

1 Jun-2 Jul 67

Continuation of Operation Prairie IV

Operation Citrus

15 – 23 Dec 67

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Clarksville

23 Mar – 7 Apr 69

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division security operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Clayton

20 – 21 Feb 68

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and search operation in Long Dien with support elements and South Vietnamese police and interpreters

Operation Clean House II

19 – 22 Dec 65

3/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Clean Sweep II

30 Dec 68

2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Clearwater

1 Jan 68 – 1 Mar 73

US Navy operation to interdict enemy bases and lines of communications on inland waterways in I Corps

Operation Cleveland

24 – 25 Jan 67

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Cliff Dweller IV

4 – 11 Jan 70

1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation on Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin Mountain) in Tay Ninh Province

Operation Clinch Valley

9 – 15 Jul 70

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division search and destroy operation on the Khe Sanh plain, Quảng Trị Province

Operation Cobra

9 Oct – 1 Nov 65

2/1 Cavalry security operation along Route 19 in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Cochise Green/ Dan Sinh

30 Mar 68 – 31 Jan 69

173rd Airborne Brigade and 4th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force and pacification operation in Binh Dinh and Quang Ngai Provinces

929

94

Operation Cold Steel

10 – 11 Sep 65

US search and destroy operation in II Corps

Operation Comeback Ridge

13 – 20 Aug 70

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Commanche Falls II

3 Oct – 2 Nov 68

1st Cavalry Division clear and search operation in Quảng Trị and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Commando Hunt (part of Operation Barrell Roll)

15 Nov 68 – Mar 1972

USAF, US Navy, USMC and Royal Lao Air Force dry season phase of the air interdiction campaign to bomb the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Operation Commando Vault

USAF use of M-121 and BLU-82 bombs dropped from C-130 Hercules aircraft to create helicopter landing zones

Operation Concordia

19 Jun 67

2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation in Long An Province

Operation Concrete I

19 Apr – 7 May 70

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 8 RAR operation to establish blocking positions in the east of Phước Tuy Province while 6 RAR/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment reconnoitered in force towards these ambush positions

Operation Cook

19 Jun 67

3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 196th Infantry Brigade cordon and search and search and destroy operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Cooparoo

21 – 30 Jun 67

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Corn

14 – 15 Nov 65

1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Coronado II/Operation Son Thang 3

7 Jul – 3 Aug 67

MRF 9th Infantry Division, 3/39 Infantry, 7th ARVN Division, 3/47 Infantry search and destroy operation in Dinh Tuong Province, Mỹ Tho River, to help provide security for the Dong Tam Base Camp

73

9

Operation Coronado V

12 Sep – 10 Oct 67

9th Infantry Division operation in Kien Hoa and Dinh Tuong Provinces

347

72

Operation Coronado VII

21 Oct – 1 Nov 67

9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Coronado X

18 Jan – 13 Feb 68

MRF 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and US Navy Task Force 117 search and destroy operation in Ba Xuyen, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Phuoc Dinh and Vĩnh Long Provinces

344

23

Operation Coronado XII

4 – 6 Mar 68

MRF 9th Infantry Division, ARVN 9th Division, ARVN 21st Division search and destroy operation in Ba Xuyen and Phong Binh Provinces

Operation County Fair 1-25

5 – 8 Jan 67

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation County Fair 1-29

9 – 12 Jan 67

1st Battalion, 1st Marines security operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation County Fair 1-32

20 – 22 Jan 67

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation County Fair 14

20 – 22 Jan 67

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Cramer White

16 Oct 69 – 6 Jan 70

1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry security operation along Route 14

52

2

Operation Crockett

13 May – 16 Jul 67

1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị Province

Operation Cumberland

3 Jun – 15 Sep 67

1st Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines search and destroy operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Cung Chung I

12 – 28 Jun 70

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC), 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance-and-ambush mission to deny the VC access to villages along the main roads throughout Phước Tuy Province

Operation Cung Chung III

1 Oct 70 – 1 Feb 71

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) and7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Custer Flats

1 – 20 Nov 65

2nd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Cuu Long I

9 May 70

ARVN 9th Division, 21st Division, 5 Armored Cavalry Squadrons and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps airborne, amphibious and mechanized operation to clear the banks of the Mekong River to allow access to a fleet of over 100 ships to evacuate 17,300 Vietnamese civilians from Phnom Penh and to clear the supply route from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham

Operation Cuu Long III

25 May – 30 Jun 70

ARVN 9th Division, 4th Armored Brigade, 4th Ranger Group and Chau Doc Regional Forces and Popular Forces and FANK operation to clear NVA forces on Route 2 and Route 3 Cambodia

Operation Dagger One

1 Nov 65 – 17 Jan 66

2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment and 1st and 2nd Battalions, 18th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Dakota Clint

10 Feb – 29 Mar 70

1st Battalion 11th Infantry and Regional Forces formed integrated infantry companies and recon/killer teams combined reconnaissance in force to ensure security of the villages of the Mai Loc area, night ambush and search and clear operations

19

2 ARVN

Operation Dale Common

18 – 19 Oct 68

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Mo Duc, Quảng Ngãi Province, I Corps

23

Operation Dan Chi

29 May 64

ARVN operation in Chuong Thien Province

Operation Dan Chi 80

17 – 19 Oct 64

ARVN operation in Ba Xuyen Province

123

Operation Dan Quyen 38-A

15 May – 7 Jun 69

ARVN 42nd Regiment and 22nd Ranger Group operation in the Ben Het–Đắk Tô region of II Corps

945

Operation Dan Thang 5

3 Aug 65

52nd Aviation Battalion operation to lift 1,150 troops in six lifts from Camp Holloway Army Airfiled to the LZ at the Duc Co Airfield, Pleiku Province, II Corps, during the siege of Duc Co

Operation Dan Thang 69

18 Apr – 31 Dec 69

ARVN 22nd Division operation in Binh Dinh Province

507

Operation Dan Tien 40

12 Nov – 28 Dec 69

ARVN 23rd Regiment operation in Quang Duc Province, II Corps

1012

Operation Dandenong

18 – 19 Feb 68

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search operation in Ap Soui Nghe

Operation Darby Crest

31 Jan – 3 Mar 69

173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Darby Crest III

16 Mar – 15 Apr 69

173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Darby Swing

2 – 24 Dec 70

2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry security operation in Binh Dinh Province later merged into Operation Hancock Dragon

Operation Darby Trail II

3 Feb – 16 Apr 69

2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Daring Rebel

5–20 May 69

2nd ARVN Division, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade, U.S. forces operation mounted to seek out and destroy Vietcong rest camps on Barrier Island, 24 km south of Da Nang

4

Operation Darwin

6 – 7 Jun 67

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation

Operation Dawson River

28 Nov 68 – 26 Jan 69

1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation in the vicinity of Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị Province

Operation Dayton

4 – 17 Apr 67

173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation in Binh Tuy and Long Khánh Provinces

Operation Dazzlem (1967-68)

1 Oct 67 – 8 Feb 68

1st Cavalry Division (1Oct 67 – 17 Jan 68) and 173rd Airborne Brigade (17 Jan – 8 Feb 68) search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Deckhouse V/Operation Song Than

6 – 15 Jan 67

SLF 1st Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd and 4th Battalions Vietnamese Marines operation in Kien Hoa Province, supported by HMM-362 from the USS Iwo Jima

21

7

Operation Deerstalk

12 – 18 Apr 69

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ambush and reconnaissance operations west of Nui Dat

1

Operation Delaware

19 Apr – 17 May 68

1st Marine Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division and 196th Infantry Brigade, operation into A Shau Valley in western Thua Thien Province

869

45

Operation DeSoto I

64–65

US Navy and Republic of Vietnam Navy operation along the coast of North Vietnam to provoke coastal radar installations so electronic intelligence (ELINT) ships could record the resulting transmissions

Operation Dessert

70

Fifth phase of Operation Menu

Operation Dewey Canyon II

30 Jan 71

1st Bde, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base

unknown

estimated 75

Operation Diamond Head

17 May – 7 Dec 67

3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in the Michelin Rubber Plantation, Ho Bo Woods and the Trapezoid in Binh Duong and Tay Ninh Provinces

Operation Distant Trumpet

21 – 26 Jul 69

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to locate and engage elements of the VC D445 Battalion near Xuyen Moc

Operation Do Xa

Apr – May 63

ARVN 1st and 2nd Corps operation in Do Xa VC's stronghold located at the junction of three provinces: Kon Tum, Quang Nam and Quang Tin

Operation Dodge Valley

12 – 16 Aug 68

Elements of the 1st Marines, 7th Marines and 27th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Don Tre

22 Sep 65

FAC's operation in Tuy Hoa

Operation Dong Tien II/Operation Toan Thang 43

1 May – 26 Jun 70

1st Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation in Cambodia

Operation Dragon Fire

5 Sep – 30 Oct 67

ROK 2nd Marine Brigade operation in Quang Ngai Province

541

Operation Dubois Square

10 – 19 Sep 70

1st Marine Division operation near Da Nang

Operation Duck

18 Oct 66 – 1 Feb 67

9th Infantry Division movement from Vũng Tàu to Bear Cat

Operation Duck Hook

68–69

Nixon administration covert plan to coerce the North Vietnamese to make concessions at the Paris Peace Talks

Operation Dukes Glade

1 – 8 Oct 68

11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Duntroon

10 – 21 Jan 68

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in conjunction with 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division Operation Akron V in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Durham Peak

20 Jul – 13 Aug 69

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines and 21st and 37th ARVN Ranger Battalions clear and search operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces

Operation Eagle II/Operation Toan Thang 9-68

11 – 25 Sep 68

2nd, 5th, 6th and 9th ARVN Airborne Battalions and 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, VNMC operation in Tay Ninh Province

Operation Eagle's Claw 800 (Operation Đại Bàng 800)

Feb 67

1st Cavalry Division, 22nd ARVN Division and ROK Capital Division search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

300

Operation Earhart White

11 – 18 Mar 70

1st and 2nd Brigades, 4th Infantry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Eastertide (An Loc)

2 Apr – 11 Jul 72

ARVN 5th Division, reinforced by TF 52 comprising the ARVN 18th Division, ARVN 21st Division, ARVN 35th Division and 1st Airborne Brigade defense and recapture of An Loc

Operation Eastertide (Quảng Trị)

1 Apr – 16 Sep 72

ARVN 3rd Division reinforced by the ARVN 1st Division, VNMC and ARVN Airborne Division defense and counteroffensive against the NVA 304th, 308th, 312th, 320th, 324B and 325th Divisions in Quảng Trị Province

Operation Elanora

19 – 23 Jun 70

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Elk Canyon II

27 Aug – 29 Sep 70

196th Infantry Brigade search and clear operation near Kham Duc in Quảng Trị Province

Operation Emporia I

21 Jul – 2 Aug 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment land clearing operation along Route 20 from Gia Tan to the La Nga River ambushed by the VC 275th Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the Dong Hai Regiment

96

14

Operation Emporia IV

1 – 15 Sep 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation for engineering teams on Route 2

Operation Enhance Plus

Jun 72

US resupply of military equipment and consumables to South Vietnam

Operation Essex

6 – 17 Nov 67

2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Fargo II

1 – 22 Jan 68

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation to engage the VC 271st, 272nd and 273rd Regiments, open Route 13 from An Loc to Loc Ninh and prevent infiltration from Cambodia

2

2

Operation Farragut

26 Jan – 23 Mar 67

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan and Lâm Đồng Provinces

115

15

Operation Federal

17 Feb – 2 Apr 69

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Feline

7 – 8 Dec 65

1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Finschhafen

9 Mar – 7 Apr 70

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation east of Nui Dat in Phước Tuy Province

Operation Fish Hook II

14 – 16 Dec 65

2/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Flaming Dart

7 – 24 Feb 65

Phase I (February 7): USAF reprisal bombing attacks against NVA units and military barracks near Đồng Hới and the Demilitarized Zone. Phase II (February 11): USAF and VNAF strike the Chanh Hoa and Vit Thu Lu barracks, respectively, in North Vietnam

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Operation Fly Low

16 Oct 65

1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Footboy

65–72

MACVSOG 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

Operation Formation Leader

17 – 24 Oct 67

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines amphibious and heliborne search and destroy operation on the coastal region east of Route 1 in Thua Thien Province

Operation Forsythe Grove

30 Jun – 3 Jul 69

1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Fortress Ridge

21 – 24 Dec 67

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines operation on the beach area of Gio Linh District, 7 km south of the DMZ

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Operation Foster

13 – 30 Nov 67

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Frag Order 15-65

7 – 11 Aug 65

173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Fredenhall Gold

18–30 May 70

4th Infantry Division security operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Freedom Deal

19 May 70 – 15 August 73

Seventh Air Force interdiction and close air support campaign waged in Cambodia in support of the FANK against the NVA and Khmer Rouges

Operation Fremont

10 Jul – 31 Oct 67

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Frisk I

11 Dec 65

1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Fulton

17 Dec 65

1st Cavalry Division search and destroy operation in Khanh Hoa, Tuyen Doc and Ninh Thuan Provinces