List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (M–S)

This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War, a war fought by America to try to stop communism in Southeast Asia, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their assorted allies. This is not a complete list. Operations are currently listed alphabetically, but are being progressively reorganised as a chronology.

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Operation Name

Date Duration

Description – location – Units

VC-NVA KIA's

Allied KIA's

Operation Ma Doo I

21 Jan – 7 Feb 67

28th Regiment, ROK 9th Infantry Division operation in Phu Yen Province

160

Operation MacArthur

12 Oct 67 – 31 Jan 69

4th Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, ARVN 42nd Regiment and 3rd Airborne Battalion operations in the western highlands Pleiku and Kontum Provinces, including the Battle of Dak To

5,731

700+

Operation Macon

4 Jul – 27 Oct 66

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy and security operation for the An Hoa industrial complex in Quang Nam Province

507

24

Operation Madison

21 – 23 Oct 66

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Mailed Fist

1–31 May 69

B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification and reconnaissance operation in Duc Thanh District

Operation Maili

27 Apr – 12 May 66

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

Operation Maimi

27 Apr – 12 May 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road clearing operation in Tân Uyên District

Operation Maine Crag

15 Mar – 2 May 69

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 12th Marines reconnaissance in force operation along the Laotian border west of Khe Sanh, Quang Tri Province

157

21

Operation Makaha

11 – 14 Apr 66

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

Operation Makalapa

18 Mar – 21 Apr 67

1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Makiki

3 – 9 Jun 66

2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 49th Regiment search and destroy operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Malheur I

11 May – 8 Jun 67

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Đức Phổ District of Quang Ngai Province

869

81

Operation Malheur II

8 Jun – 2 Aug 67

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation northwest of Đức Phổ District in the vicinity of the Song Ne Valley and VC Base Area 122 in Quang Ngai Province

488

Operation Mallard

11 – 17 Jan 66

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in An Hoa, Quang Nam Province

Operation Mallard II

23 Aug – 26 Sep 66

Deployment of 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment from Vung Tau to Long Binh

Operation Mallet

28 Jan – 15 Feb 66

2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation to open Route 15 in Long Khánh Province

Operation Mameluke Thrust

18 May 68 – 23 Oct 68

1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Battalion, 13th Marines, 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines clear and search operations in central Quang Nam Province

2728

269

Operation Manchester

17 Dec 67 – 17 Feb 68

199th Infantry Brigade and 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa, Binh Duong, Long Khánh and Phuoc Long Provinces

Operation Mang Ho V

23 – 27 Mar 66

ROKA Capital Division search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

349

17

Operation Mang Ho VI

23 Sep – 30 Oct 66

ROKA Capital Division search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

1161

30

Operation Mang Ho VIII

3 – 31 Jan 67

ROK Capital Division search and clear operations along Route 1 in Phu Yen Province

150

Operation Mang Ho IX

17 Dec 67 – 31 Jan 68

ROK Capital Division search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

749

Operation Mang Ho X

16 Feb – 1 Mar 68

ROK Capital Division search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

664

Operation Manh Ho

6 – 9 Sep 66

ARVN operation in Binh Dinh Province

147

Operation Manhattan

23 Apr – 15 May 67

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in the Boi Loi Woods and Long Nguyen Forest north of the Iron Triangle in Binh Duong Province

123

Operation Marauder/Operation An Dan 564

1 – 8 Jan 66

1st Infantry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and ARVN operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province, IV Corps, Plain of Reeds area of the Mekong Delta

268

15 US, 31 ARVN

Operation Marble Mountain

4 – 5 Aug 65

USMC search and destroy operation in I Corps

Operation March

6 Jul – 3 Sep 67

5th Special Forces Group Detachment B-50 Project OMEGA operation in II Corps

Operation Market Time

11 Mar 65 – 72

A combined U.S. Navy and South Vietnamese Navy effort to stop the flow of supplies from North Vietnam into South Vietnam

Operation Marsden

28 Nov – 28 Dec 69

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) ambush and reconnaissance operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Marshall Mountain

9 Dec 68 – 28 Feb 69

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division clear and search operation in Quang Tri Province

Operation Maryland

25 – 28 Jan 67

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines clear and search operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II

24 Jan – 6 Mar 66

1st Cavalry Division, ARVN 22nd Division Airborne Brigade and 1st Regiment ROK Capital Division operation in Binh Dinh Province. USMC Operation Double Eagle links in cross border segment

2389

288 US, 10 ROK, 119 ARVN

Operation Massachusetts Bay

23 Apr – 15 Jun 69

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division patrolling and ambushes in the area of Base Area 101 and the districts of Quang Tri Province, provided security and denied access to rice producing area to NVA and VC

Operation Massachusetts Striker

28 Feb – 8 May 69

2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation into the A Shau Valley

Operation Massey-Harris

29 Aug – 20 Sep 70

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) and A Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment rice denial operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Mastiff

21 – 27 Feb 66

2nd and 3rd Brigades, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in and around the Michelin Rubber Plantation and the Boi Loi woods in Binh Duong, Binh Long and Tay Ninh Provinces

Operation Matador I

31 Dec 65 – 13 Jan 66

2/1 Cavalry security and defence operation in Binh Dinh, Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Matador II

13 – 17 Jan 66

2/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh, Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Matador III

1 – 20 Jan 66

1/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation along the Cambodian border in Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Mathews

24 May – 12 Jun 68

1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Kontum Province

352

69

Operation Matilda

15 – 26 Jan 70

A Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operations with Regional Force and Popular Forces in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Matthew

29 Jun – 17 Jul 69

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation in Long Khánh Province

4

Operation Maui Peak

6 – 19 Oct 68

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines effort to relieve the Special Forces camp at Thuong Duc in Quang Nam Province

353

28

Operation McLain

20 – 31 Jan 68

173rd Airborne Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment reconnaissance in force operation in Binh Thuan Province as continuation of Operation Byrd

1,042

Operation Meade River/Operation Hung Quang 1/81

20 Nov – 9 Dec 68

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines and ARVN 51st Regiment cordon and search operations south of Danang in support of Accelerated Pacification Campaign

847

352

Operation Meadowlark

5 – 29 Sep 66

Deployment of 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from Vung Tau to Long Binh

Operation Medina

10 – 20 Oct 67

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 11th Marinesand two battalions of the ARVN 1st Division in the Hai Lang Forest Reserve

Operation Menu

18 Mar 69 – 28 May 70

US Strategic Air Command bombing of Cambodia

Operation Merino

18 – 24 Jul 68

3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Mexicali

13 Jun 66

1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Miami

15 – 20 Apr 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Middlesex Peak

1 Mar – 1 Jul 71

196th Infantry Brigade, 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Divisionoperation in Quang Tin and Quang Ngai Provinces

463

Operation Midnight

12 Aug 65

3rd Marines search and destroy mission about 10 miles northwest of Da Nang in Elephant Valley, Quang Nam Province, I Corps

2

Operation Mingo

3 – 7 Mar 68

1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation along Route 527 towards the A Shau Valley

5

Operation Mississippi

29 Nov – 7 Dec 66

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

Operation Mobile

25–28 May 66

17th Marines, ARVN 5th Regiment and VNMC 5th Battalion search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province

Operation Mokuliea

14 – 22 Jul 66

2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong and Hậu Nghĩa Provinces

Operation Monroe

23 – 27 Mar 66

2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Montana Mauler

23 Mar – 3 Apr 69

3rd Marine Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 2nd Regiment reconnaissance in force operation in the vicinity of Con Thien in Quang Tri Province

571

21

Operation Montana Mustang

8 Apr – 11 Jul 71

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation intended to locate and destroy enemy forces, eliminate VC infrastructure, conduct reaction/exploitation operations and assist in pacification and Vietnamization in Quang Tri Province

91

57

Operation Montana Raider

12 Apr – 14 May 69

1st Cavalry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operations from Dau Tieng to Quan Loi on a series of coordinated search operations designed to destroy the NVA support and supply facilities along Route 13 in Tay Ninh Province

358

Operation Montana Scout

29 Mar – 23 Jun 69

1st Cavalry Division operation along the southern frontier of War Zone "C" in Tay Ninh Province

1,570

284

Operation Monterey

28 – 29 Sep 66

1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Tin Province

Operation Monterey II

30 Sep – 3 Oct 66

1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines security operation in Quang Tin Province

Operation Montgomery/Operation Lien Ket 40

9–14 May 66

1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and VNMC 2nd & 5th Battalions security operation in Quảng Ngãi Province

Operation Montgomery Rendezvous

8 Jun – 15 Aug 69

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division clear and search operation in the A Shau Valley, Thua Thien Province

393

Operation Morgan

20–22 May 66

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, ARVN 4th Regiment search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province

Operation Morning Star

19 – 27 Oct 62

ARVN operation to clear Tay Ninh Province

Operation Mosby I (part of Operation Lincoln)

11 – 17 Apr 66

1/1 Cavalry 3/1 Cavalry and 5th Battalion, 14th Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force along Cambodian border in western Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Mosby II

21 Apr – 3 May 66

2/1 Cavalry reconnaissance in force and interdiction of VC movement west of Route 14 in Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Muncie

4 – 15 Feb 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force operations along Route 15 to Ba Ria and Route 2 from Ba Ria to Duc Thanh and Cam My

Operation Mundingburra

14 Jul – 15 Aug 69

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force, ambush, patrolling and village security operation in Đất Đỏ and Long Điền Districts

10

Operation Murray Blue

25 Sep – 12 Oct 70

2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Muscatine

19 Dec 67-10 Jun 68

3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade operation in Quang Ngai Province

1,129

142

Operation Muscle Shoals

8 Sep 67 – 1 Jun 68

Interim code name for Operation Igloo White

Operation Muskegon

1 – 6 Jun 66

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

Operation Muskegon (USMC)

6 Jun 66

2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines search and destroy operation in I Corps

Operation Muskogee Meadows

6 – 20 Apr 69

1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

162

16

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Operation Name

Date Duration

Description – location – Units

VC-NVA KIA's

Allied KIA's

Operation Nantucket Beach

20 Jul 69 – 8 Mar 71

198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation to secure the Batangan Peninsula in Quảng Ngãi Province

630

Operation Napa/Operation Lien Ket 56

4 – 15 Sep 66

1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd, 3rd, 4th Battalions, ARVN 6th Regiment search and destroy operation in Quang Tin Province

Operation Napier

10 Jan – 10 Mar 70

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) cordon and search and reconnaissance and ambush operation around Ngãi Giao in Đồng Nai Province

Operation Napoleon

5 Nov 67 – 29 Feb 68

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion operation on the coast, north of the Cua Viet River in the Dong Ha area

Operation Napoleon Saline

29 Feb – 9 Dec 68

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines and 2/1 Cavalry operation along Cua Viet River in Quang Tri Province

3495

353

Operation Napoleon Saline II

1 Nov 68 – Feb 69

3rd Marine Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division strike operation in the vicinity of Quang Tri City in coordination with ARVN forces including the 1st Regiment, ARVN 1st Division to support the pacification of Quang Tri Province

Operation Narasuan

20 Oct 67 – 7 Apr 68

9th Infantry Division and Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Nathan

13 Jul – 2 Aug 70

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment and 107th Field Battery series of reconnaissance and ambush and land clearing protection missions in the centre and south-west of Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Nathan Hale

19 Jun – 1 Jul 66

1st Cavalry Division and 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation in Phu Yen Province vicinity of Dong Tre and Tuy Hoa

459

62

Operation Navajo Warhorse I

15 Dec 68 – 13 Feb 69

1st Cavalry Division operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Navajo Warhorse II

14 Feb – 28 Mar 69

1st Cavalry Division operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Nebraska Rapids

5 – 8 Sep 70

196th Infantry Brigade, 1st Marine Division and ARVN 2nd Division operation in Quảng Ngãi Province

Operation Neosho I

1 Nov 67 – 20 Jan 68

1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines operation northwest of Hue

77

12

Operation Neosho II

21 – 24 Jan 68

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st Battalion, 9th Marines clearing operation to provide cover for the 1st Cavalry Division's arrival at Camp Evans, 24 km northwest of Hue

1

Operation Neppabunna

15 Aug – 15 Sep 69

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force and pacification operation in Đất Đỏ and Xuyên Mộc Districts in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Neutralize

12 Sep – 31 Oct 67

USAF and US Navy operations against NVA artillery positions bombarding Con Thien

Operation Nevada/Operation Lien Ket 34

Apr 66

1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, ARVN 2nd Division and VNMC search and destroy operation on the Batangan Peninsula, Quảng Ngãi Province

68

3

Operation Nevada Eagle

17 May 68 – 28 Feb 69

101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division clear and search operation in central Thua Thien Province as follow-up to Operation Delaware

3,299

353

Operation New Castle

21 – 25 Mar 67

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

Operation New Life (1965)

15 Nov 65

173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division and 10th Division operation that moved all its combat unit by air to Vo Dat to prevent the rice harvest from falling into communist hands, Bien Hoa Province, III Corps

Operation New Life

3 Apr – 3 Sep 75

Resettlement of over 110,000 refugees from Indochina

Operation New Life 65

21 Nov – 17 Dec 65

173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy and rice harvest security operation in Binh Tuy Province

Operation New One

21 – 27 Oct 65

173rd Airborne Brigade clear and secure operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation New York

27 Feb – 3 Mar 66

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, and HMM-163 sweep operation east of Phu Bai in Thua Thien Province joining with ARVN Operation Thua Thien 177

122

15

Operation Newark

18 – 30 Apr 67

1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation along the Song Be River in Biên Hòa and Binh Duong Provinces

Operation Niagara

5 Jan – 8 Apr 68

USAF bombing around Khe Sanh Combat Base

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Operation Niagara (Cedar Falls)

5 – 7 Jan 67

1st Infantry Division operation between the Thi Thanh River and Route 13 east of the Iron Triangle to place a blocking force for Operation Cedar Falls

Operation Niagara Falls

4 – 7 Jan 67

173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Nicoliet Bay

7 – 13 Nov 68

1st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Night Bolt

Oct – Dec 67

US Navy plan to scuttle a submarine to block the Haiphong channel (Cua Nam Trieu)

Operation Noble Canyon

22 Oct – 3 Nov 70

5th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Norfolk Victory

8 – 19 Apr 68

1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Nghĩa Hành District, Quảng Ngãi Province

43

5

Operation Norfolk Victory II

19 – 29 Jun 68

3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation in Quảng Ngãi Province

Operation Norton Falls

29 Sep – 8 Nov 69

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces to screen the deployment of the 4th Marines

Operation Norwalk

19 – 29 Jun 68

1st Infantry Division security operation

Operation Nowra

8 Aug – 6 Sep 68

1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment defence of Bà Rịa and Long Điền District, Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Nudgee

20 Apr – 11 Jun 70

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC), 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment and B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in Xuyên Mộc and Đất Đỏ Districts

26

4

Operation Nutcracker

28 Jul 69

2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation against VC 268th Regiment

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Operation Name

Date Duration

Description – location – Units

VC-NVA KIA's

Allied KIA's

Operation Oahu

1 – 31 Aug 66

1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province

Operation Oakland/Operation Lien Ket 46

29 Jun – 1 Jul 66

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines, 2nd Battalion, ARVN 5th Regiment ARVN 37th Ranger Battalion search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province

Operation Oakleigh

15 Feb 68

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation in Hoa Long, Long Hải

9

Operation Oceanside

2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division cordon and search operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Oh Jak Kyo I

8 Mar – 18 Apr 67

Linkup of the ROK Capital Division and 9th Infantry Division tactical areas of responsibility in Phu Yen Province

831

23

Operation Ohio Rapids

24 Jan – 28 Feb 69

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division reconnaissance in force operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Oklahoma Hills

1 Mar – 29 May 69

1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines and ARVN 51st Regiment clear and search operation southwest of Danang in Quang Nam Province

596

Operation Oliver Wendell Holmes

13 Sep – 2 Oct 66

1/1/ Cavalry, 2/1 Cavalry and ARVN 3rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation

Operation Olympa

24 – 29 Mar 66

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

Operation Omaha

20 – 22 Apr 66

2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy and road clearing operation on National Road 13 (Vietnam)Route 13 between Chơn Thành District and Lai Khe

Operation Onslow

15 – 17 Oct 67

1st Battalion, 5th Marines and ARVN 2nd Ranger Battalion search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Orange

1 – 11 Apr 66

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation near Thuong Guc, 40 km southwest of Danang in Quang Nam Province

57

18

Operation Oregon

20 – 23 Mar 66

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Tri Province

Operation Oregon (1967)

8 – 30 Apr 67

Movement of units from III Corps to I Corps

Operation Osage

27 Apr – 2 May 66

SLF 1st Battalion, 5th Marines rice harvest security operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Osceola

20 Oct 67 – 20 Jan 68

1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation in Hải Lăng Forest, Quang Tri Province

76

17

Operation Osceola II

21 Jan – 16 Feb 68

1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Tri Province

24

2

Operation Otsego

18 – 20 Apr Apr 66

1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Ottawa

20 – 22 Aug 66

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

Operation Overland

2 – 10 Apr 69

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation on the border of Biên Hòa Province, Long Khánh Province and Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Overlander

11 – 15 Apr 69

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Overlord

6 – 7 Jun 71

3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment pacification operation in Long Khánh Province

Operation Owen Mesa

25 Sep – 14 Oct 68

3rd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Ox Trail

3 – 7 Dec 65

2/1 Cavalry and 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

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Operation Name

Date Duration

Description – location – Units

VC-NVA KIA's

Allied KIA's

Operation Paddington

7 – 14 Jul 67

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment; 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and ARVN search and destroy operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Paddy Bridge

14 – 16 Feb 66

2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Palestine

18 – 19 Mar 66

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

Operation Palm Beach

6 Jan – 31 May 67

3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion 39th Infantry and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 60th Infantry search and destroy operation and establishment of a base camp at Dong Tam, in Dinh Tuong Province, IV Corps

570

149

Operation Park Silver

1 Mar – 17 Nov 70

1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment security operation in Pleiku Province. Later redesignated Operation Hancock Dragon

Operation Patio

1 Apr – 31 May 70

Covert USAF aerial interdiction of eastern Cambodia

Operation Patrick

1 – 31 Mar 68

3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division search and destroy and cordon and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Paul Bunyan

19 Jul – 11 Sep 67

1st Infantry Division land clearing operation

3

Operation Paul Revere/Operation Than Phong 14

10 May – 31 Jul 66

3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, 1 Battalion from the 2/1 Cavalry, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2 ROKA Battalions and 2 ARVN Battalions border screening, area-control operation in Darlac and Pleiku Provinces which thwarts a VC monsoon season offensive in II Corps

546

63 US, 16 ARVN

Operation Paul Revere II

1 – 25 Aug 66

3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, 2/1 Cavalry, 3/1 Cavalry, ROKA, ARVN 23rd Division and ARVN 3rd Airborne Brigade search and clear operation in Pleiku Province

809

94

Operation Paul Revere III

10 May – 31 Jul 66

2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 2nd and 3rd Brigades 25th Infantry Division and 3/1 Cavalry operation 26 km west of Pleiku

Operation Paul Revere IV

18 Oct – 30 Dec 66

2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and 2/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation along the Cambodian border in western II Corps

977

110

Operation Pawnee

26 Aug – 6 Sep 66

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

Operation Pawnee II

8 – 14 Sep 66

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

Operation Pawnee III

29 Oct – 24 Dec 66

2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Pecos

20 – 27 Jul 67

1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation in "Happy Valley" Quang Nam Province

Operation Pegasus/Operation Lam Son 207

1 – 15 Apr 68

1st Cavalry Division, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions, 26th Marines and ARVN 2nd Division resupply and relief operations along Route 9 to U.S. Marines besieged at Combat Base in Quang Tri Province

1100+ (est)

144

Operation Pennsylvania Square

26 Jun 70 – 1 Mar 71

198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation in Quang Tin Province

Operation People's Road

17 Mar – 21 May 68

9th Infantry Division security operation for repair of Route 4 between Cat Lay and Mỹ Tho

Operation Perry

23 – 27 Mar 67

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province

Operation Pershing

12 Feb 67 – 19 Jan 68

1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, ROK Capital Division and ARVN 22nd Division operation in Binh Dinh and Quảng Ngãi Provinces against the NVA 610th Division and VC units

5401

Operation Pershing II

22 Jan – 29 Feb 68

2/1 Cavalry and 4th Infantry Division operation in Binh Dinh and Quảng Ngãi Provinces

614

156

Operation Petrie

29 Jun – 13 Jul 70

8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Phoenix

26 Feb – 1 Mar 66

173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Phoenix

67–72

CIA-organized assassination campaign against Vietcong cadres in South Vietnam

Operation Phoi Hop

7 – 19 Apr 70

3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation aimed at denying the enemy entry into the villages of Hoa Long, Suối Nghê, Duc My and Bình Ba

11

Operation Phu Vang I

27 – 29 Sep 68

1st and 2nd Brigades, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment search and destroy operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Phu Vang III

25 Oct – 6 Nov 68

2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Phu Vang IV

11 Dec 68 – 9 Jan 69

2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Phu Yen 7

Oct 65

ARVN rice harvest operation near Tuy Hoa

Operation Picken's Forest

15 Jul – 24 Aug 70

1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation near Song Thu Bon valley in Quang Nam Province

Operation Pickett

6 Dec 66 – 19 Jan 67

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Kontum Province

Operation Piedmont Swift

24 – 30 Nov 68

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

Operation Pierce Arrow

5 Aug 64

US Navy airstrikes against North Vietnamese torpedo boat bases and POL facilities in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident

1

Operation Pike

1 – 3 Aug 67

1st Marine Division search and destroy operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Province

Operation Pimlico

1 – 2 Oct 70

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) operation with support of 107th Field Battery, a search-and-ambush mission carried out in cooperation with a contingent of troops from Thailand

Operation Pink Rose

11 Aug 66 – Apr 67

ARPA, US Forest Service and USAF operational testing of techniques to dry out and start forest fires in Tay Ninh and Phuoc Long Provinces

Operation Pinnaroo

27 Feb – mid Apr 68

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to cordon off the entire Long Hải hills area to stop a number of VC groups trying to escape through the cordon; Australians' first successful foray into the traditional VC stronghold of the Minh Dam Secret Zone in Phuoc Tuy Province

21

Operation Pioneer

26 Sep – 4 Oct 68

1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Quang Tri Province

Operation Pioneer I

17 Jan – 18 Jan 66

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

Operation Pioneer II

24 – 26 Jan 66

2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Pipestone Canyon

26 May – 7 Nov 69

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battlaion, 26th Marines and ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province centered approximately 13 km west of Hoi An

852

71

Operation Piranha

7 – 10 Sep 65

BLT 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN 2d Battalion, 4th Regiment and 3rd Vietnamese Marine Battalion operations on the Batangan Peninsula and An Ky Peninsula aimed at the remnants of the 1st VC Regiment, to shut down reported places of entry for a VC network of seaborne infiltration

183

2 Marines, 5 ARVN

Operation Pitt

5 – 12 Dec 67

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

Operation Pittsburg

25 Feb – 2 Mar 67

1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division spoiling attacks to locate and disrupt VC activity in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Plateau

30 Apr – 4 May 70

2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Platte Canyon

30 Apr – 4 May 70

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 7th Cavalry Regiment and ARVN 54th Regiment reconnaissance in force in the Ruong Ruong Valley south of Phu Bai

Operation Platypus

29 Jul – 13 Aug 68

1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force in the Hat Dich area of Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Platypus (1969)

1 – 14 Aug 69

B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment interdiction of VC movement across Route 15 in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Pochahontas Forest

5 Jul – 3 Aug 68

196th Infantry Brigade, 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and ARVN 5th Regiment clear and search operation in Hiệp Đức Valley in Quang Nam and Quang Tri Provinces

Operation Pocket Money

8 May 72

Mining of Haiphong Harbour by A-7 Corsair IIs and A-6 Intruders from the USS Coral Sea (CV-43)

Operation Pole Star

23 Aug – 23 Sep 66

ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation in Bình Sơn District, Quang Ngai Province

Operation Popeye

20 Mar 67 – 5 Jul 72

USAF cloud-seeding operation over the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Operation Portsea

20 Mar – 17 Apr 67

1st Brigade, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, ARVN 43rd Regiment and ARVN 35th Ranger Battalion search and destroy operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Prairie

3 Aug – 31 Jan 67

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation against the 324B NVA Division in the hills at Con Thien/Gio Linh areas south of the DMZ at Mutter's Ridge, the Razorback, Hill 400, Hill 484 and The Rockpile

1397

200

Operation Prairie II

1 Feb – 18 Mar 67

1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in the DMZ area, around Con Thien and Gio Linh, to prevent the 324B NVA Division from entering Quang Tri Province

693

129

Operation Prairie III

19 Mar – 19 Apr 67

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operations along the DMZ against the NVA 324B and 341st Divisions

Operation Prairie IV

20 Apr – 17 May 67

Continuation of Operation Hickory southwest of Con Thien, northern Leatherneck Square

505

164

Operation Prairie V

19 Apr – 31 May 67

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Tri Province

Operation Prek Ta

early 72

FANK and ARVN operation against NVA

Operation Project Delta

1 Oct 64 – 30 Jun 70

Project DELTA operated country-wide under the direction of MACV as approved by the South Vietnamese Joint General Staff

Operation Project Shining Brass

1 Sep 65

A series of cross-border reconnaissance and intelligence operations conducted by mixed Special Forces and LLDB teams to counter NVA infiltration through Laos into South Vietnam. Shining Brass was renamed Prairie Fire in 1968 and finally Phu Dung on 8 April 1971.

Operation Providence

17–21 May 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy and route security operation from Tân Uyên District to Phuoc Vinh

Operation Puckapunyal

26 Apr – 1 May 67

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment supported by the 1st Brigade, RNZA 161 Battery search and destroy operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Pulaski

23 – 27 Feb 67

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

Operation Purple Martin

27 Feb – 8 May 69

1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Tri Province – originally Operation Massachusetts Bay

Operation Putnam Cougar

21 Sep – 28 Oct 69

2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Putnam Panther

31 Jan – 16 Jun 69

1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 3rd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Kontum Province

Operation Putnam Paragon

18 May – 12 Oct 70

2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Putnam Power

18 Jan – 7 Feb 70

1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Putnam Shark

30 Jan – 11 Mar 70

1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Putnam Tiger

22 Apr – 22 Sep 69

2nd and 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 3rd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment operation in Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

563

435

Operation Putnam Valley

12 – 24 Oct 70

1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Putnam Wildcat

1 Nov 69 – 18 Jan 70

1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z — See also__NOTOC__

Operation Name

Date Duration

Description – location – Units

VC-NVA KIA's

Allied KIA's

Operation Quang Dien

18 – 20 Aug 66

ARVN search and clear operation in Thua Thien Province

100

21

Operation Quang Nam

27 Feb – 20 Jun 69

ARVN 1st Ranger Group operation in Quang Nam Province

688

Operation Quang Ngai

14 – 16 Jul 64

ARVN operation 14 km west-northwest of Son Tinh, Quang Ngai Province

Operation Queanbeyan

17 – 26 Oct 66

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in AO Gold, a 14 square km area including Nui Thi Vai and the region north and west of it, Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Quick Draw

2 – 4 Oct 65

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

Operation Quick Hop/Operation Tyler

13 – 17 Jan 66

2nd Battalion, 327th AirborneInfantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Thuan Province

Operation Quick Kick (1965)

10 – 22 Dec 65

1/1 Cavalry security operation in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces

Operation Quick Kick (1966)

3 – 8 Jan 66

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

Operation Quick Kick II

11 – 14 Jan 66

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

Operation Quick Kick III

24 – 26 Jan 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province, about 30 miles north of Saigon

Operation Quick Kick IV

3 – 9 Feb 66

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

Operation Quicksilver

4 – 21 Dec 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment highway security operation between Bến Cát District and Phuoc Vinh for movement of the 101st Airborne Division

Operation Quin Thang 165 (Ramrod)

25 Aug – 10 Sep 65

ARVN road clearing operation. 21st TASS FAC's from Qui Nhơn directed fifty A-1E strikes, four F-100 strikes and one B-57 strike, against constant ground fire, ambushes and automatic weapons fire for sixteen days

Operation Quintus Thrust

1 – 9 Mar 69

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force west of Nui Dat

11

3

Operation Quyet Chien

17 Jul 68 – 4 Mar 69

ARVN 7th Division, ARVN 9th Division, 21st ARVN Division and 9th Infantry Division operation in Kien Giang Province, IV Corps, U Minh Forest

2,248

131

Operation Quyet Thang (Resolve To Win)

11 Mar – 7 Apr 68

1st Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division; ARVN 5th Division, 25th Division, Airborne Battalions, and Marines post-Tet Offensive clearing operation to mop up VC in the Saigon area and 5 surrounding provinces

2658

79 US

Operation Quyet Thang II

1 Jan – 31 Dec 69

ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division and 21st Division clear and search operations in IV Corps

37,874

Operation Quyet Thang 21/38

29 Sep – 31 Dec 69

ARVN 32nd Regiment operation in An Xuyen Province

721

Operation Quyet Thang 22

24 Feb – 10 Mar 69

ARVN 2nd Division operation in Quang Ngai Province

777

Operation Quyet Thang 25

20 – 31 Mar 69

ARVN 4th Regiment operation in Quang Ngai Province

592

Operation Quyet Thang 172

1 – 2 Nov 65

ARVN 22nd Division, 1st Aviation Battalion, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 119th Aviation, and the Marine Helicopter Squadron from Qui Nhon operation to secure the rice rich Tuy Hoa Valley in Phu Yen Province

Operation Quyet Thang 184

14 – 16 Apr 66

ARVN 2nd Division operation in Quang Ngai Province

206

11

Operation Quyet Thang 202 (Do Xa Campaign)

27 Apr – 27 May 64

ARVN 2nd Corps campaign against the VC Do Xa sanctuary on the border of Quang Ngai and Kontum Provinces

62

23

Operation Quyet Thang 208

4 May – 29 Jun 71

ARVN 2nd Division and 71st Assault Helicopter Companyoperation in Quang Tin, Quang Ngai and Kontum Provinces

Operation Quyet Thang 296

30 May 66

ARVN operation in Quang Tin Province

100

2

Operation Quyet Thang 303

31 May 64

ARVN operation 40 km northeast of Toumorong in Kontum Province

Operation Quyet Thang 404

16 Jun – 12 Jul 64

ARVN operation in Phu Yen Province

Operation Quyet Thang 512

31 Mar 65

ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion, MAG-16, HMM-163 and HMM-162 air assault near Tam Ky 40 km south of Danang in Quang Tin Province

2 US

Operation Quyet Thang 606

17 Aug 64

ARVN operation 43 km northwest of Cheo Reo, Phu Bon Province

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Operation Name

Date Duration

Description – location – Units

VC-NVA KIA's

Allied KIA's

Operation Rabbit Hunt

27 Nov 65

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

Operation Rain Dance

17 Mar 69

USAF air support for Royal Lao Army counteroffensive on the Plain of Jars

Operation Ranch Hand

62 – May 71

US spraying of herbicides (including Agent Orange) by aircraft and ground forces

Operation Randolph Glen

7 Dec 69 – 31 Mar 70

101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation on edge of populated lowlands in eastern Thua Thien Province

670

Operation Ranger I

19 Oct 65

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

Operation Ransom Raider

24 – 28 Nov 69

199th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 18th Division clear and search operation in Long Khánh Province

Operation Rawlings Valley

16 – 24 Dec 68

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

Operation Reaction

29 Feb – 1 Mar 68

1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation

Operation Rebel Rouser

31 Dec 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road clearing and security operation on Route 13 in Binh Duong Province

Operation Reconstruction

Feb 66

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 47th Regiment search and destroy operation south of Tuy Hoa Phu Yen Province

Operation Red Ball IV

15 – 19 Jan 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division resupply operation in III Corps

Operation Red Ball V

28 Jan – 1 Feb 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division resupply operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Red Ball VI

3 – 6 Mar 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division route security for resupply convoys in Biên Hòa and Binh Duong Provinces

Operation Red Ball VII

27 Mar – 1 Apr 66

1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Red One

29 Sep – 25 Oct 65

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

Operation Red Snapper

22 – 25 Oct 65

2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and two ARVN Battalions, one ARVN Ranger Battalion, and four Regional Force/Popular Force companies operation on the Phu Gia Peninsula 36 km north of Danang

7

Operation Remagen

16 Mar – 29 Apr 69

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force in Quang Tri Province

Operation Reno

30 May – 8 Jun 66

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines reconnaissance in force in the vicinity of Dong Ha, Quang Tri Province

Operation Reno I

30 May – 6 Jun 66

2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Renmark

18 – 22 Feb 67

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation into the VC stronghold of the Long Hải hills

1

Operation Republic Square

28 Sep – 6 Dec 69

101st Airborne Division clear and search operation in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Retriever I

18 – 20 Jan 66

173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation in Binh Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces

Operation Retriever II

24 – 30 Jan 66

173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation in Binh Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces

Operation Revenger

24 Oct 65

1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Reynella

8 May – 15 Jun 69

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment pacification operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Rhino

19 – 23 Jun 67

2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation

Operation Rice

18 Apr – 17 May 68

1st and 3rd Battalion 26th Marines and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment operation in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces

21

Operation Rice Farmer

1 Jan – 31 Aug 69

9th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Regiment operation in Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces

1,860

Operation Rich

23 – 27 Oct 68

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division combined arms assault near the Ben Hai River in the DMZ, Quang Tri Province

308

212

Operation Richland Square

14 Aug – 28 Sep 69

3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment clear and search operation in the A Shau and Đa Krông Valliesin Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces

Operation Richmond

22 – 28 Sep 67

3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment engineering security operation along Route 20 in Long Khánh Province

Operation Riley

3 Jul 67 – 7 Apr 68

1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and Royal Thai Army Volunteer regiment search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa and Long Khánh Provinces

Operation Riley II

27 Aug – 18 Sep 67

1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa and Phuoc Tuy Provinces

Operation Rio Blanco/Operation Lien Ket 70

20 – 27 Nov 66

1st Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN search and destroy operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Rio Grande/Operation Lien Ket 81

20 – 27 Nov 66

1st Battalion, 5th Marines, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Ripley Center

13 – 31 Aug 70

1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation River Raider

16 Feb – 20 Mar 67

3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone

Operation Riviera

30 Nov – 1 Dec 65

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

Operation Road Runner

10 – 15 Nov 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road clearing and security operation along Route 13, north of Bến Cát District in Binh Duong Province

Operation Road Runner II

18 Nov 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division security operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Road Runner III

20 Nov 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division security operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Road Runner IV

22 Nov 65

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division security operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Road Runner VI

7 – 11 Feb 66

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road clearing and security operation along Route 13, north of Bến Cát District in Binh Duong Province

Operation Roadside

13–22 May 69

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance operations around Xuan Loc to prevent attacks by VC 5th Division on Long Binh base

1

Operation Robertson White

1 – 9 Jun 70

2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment security operation

Operation Robin

11 – 16 Oct 66

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation to receive the 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at the ports of Saigon and Vũng Tàu, and to safeguard the transport to, and initial occupation of, the designated brigade base camp at Ben Cat in Binh Duong Province. A full examination of the area was cut short as 5RAR was required for road security on Route 15 while the 196th Infantry Brigade moved from Vung Tau to Long Binh

Operation Robin North/Robin South

28 May – 19 Jun 68

US Task Force Hotel (consisting of 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines) search and destroy operation using airmobile tactics to prevent an attack on Khe Sanh and northern Quang Tri Province

725

Operation Rock

6 – 10 Mar 68

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines sweep on the peninsula formed by the Vu Gia and Thu Bon Rivers, the so-called "Arizona Territory," 6 km northwest of the battalion's base at An Hoa

35

3

Operation Rock Crusher

29 Apr 70

ARVN operation in the Parrot's Beak area, is directed against NVA and Vietcong forces deployed in Cambodia with U.S. air, artillery and logistic support

Operation Rocket

5 – 7 Jun 67

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

Operation Rolling Stone

11 Feb – 2 Mar 66

1st Infantry Brigade, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and the New Zealand artillery combined search and destroy, road repair, and pacification operation 30 km northwest of Bien Hoa Air Base in Binh Duong Province

154

11 US

Operation Rolling Thunder

2 Mar 65 – 1 Nov 68

USAF, U.S. Navy and VNAF sustained and escalating bombing campaign of North Vietnam to destroy military infrastructure, interdict supply routes and undermine the North's willingness to continue the war

20,000 est.

835

Operation Rose

11 – 30 Nov 67

3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Thuan and Ninh Thuan Provinces

Operation Ross

14 Oct – 30 Nov 69

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) ambush and reconnaissance operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Roundhouse

4 – 9 Feb 66

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

Operation Rush

5 – 9 Aug 67

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 4th Battalion, 12th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Russell Beach

15 – 20 Jan 69

198th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 26 Marines and ARVN joint operation on the Batangan Peninsula in Quang Tin Province, 32 km southeast of Chu Lai to remove Vietnamese refugees from the area before pushing forward to root out VC troops and fortifications

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Operation Name

Date Duration

Description – location – Units

VC-NVA KIA's

Allied KIA's

Operation Sabine Draw

27 Oct – 1 Nov 68

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

Operation Salem

13 – 17 Mar 66

1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Saline

30 Jan – 28 Feb 68

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion search and destroy operation to keep the Cua Viet River supply line open. Combined with Operation Napoleon on 28 Feb 68

Operation Sam Houston

1 Jan – 5 Apr 67

2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy and border surveillance operation in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces; follow-up to Operation Paul Revere IV

733

169

Operation San Angelo

15 Jan – 9 Feb 68

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Quang Duc and Phuoc Long Provinces

Operation San Francisco

16 – 17 Mar 68

3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Santa Cruz

19 – 22 Dec 66

1st Infantry Division cordon and search operation in Binh Duong Province

Operation Santa Fe (1966)

13 Jun – 4 Jul 66

1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province

Operation Santa Fe (1967)

27 Oct – 18 Nov 67

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Santa Fe (1967-68)

2 Nov 67 – 5 Jan 68

1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and ARVN 2nd Battalion, 43rd Infantry Regiment operations to open Route 1 from Gia Ray to Ham Tan

8

Operation Saratoga

8 Dec 67- 11 Mar 68

25th Infantry Division operation along the Cambodian border in Binh Duong, Già Dinh, Hậu Nghĩa, and Tay Ninh Provinces

3,862

215

Operation Saturate

5 Oct – 4 Dec 69

101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Sayonara

28 Sep – 13 Nov 65

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines area and route security operation to cover the deployment of the ROK Capital Division in Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province

Operation Scalping Mustang

17 – 20 Dec 65

1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Sceptre

29 Sep – 6 Oct 68

4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation near Ap Sui Nghe in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Scotland

1 Nov 67 – 31 Mar 68

1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines operations in the western-most portion of Quang Tri Province centered on the Khe Sanh area (including the Battle of Khe Sanh). The operation terminates with commencement of Operation Pegasus

1631

204

Operation Scrotum II

15 Apr 68 – 28 Feb 69

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines continuing operations around Khe Sanh plateau upon termination of Operation Pegasus

3,304

435

Operation Sea Dragon

25 Oct 66 – 31 Oct 68

US Navy interdiction of sea lines of communication and supply from North Vietnam to South Vietnam

5

Operation Sea Float/Solid Anchor/Tran Hung Dao III

26 Jun 69

Joint US/Vietnamese attempt to inject an allied presence into An Xuyen Province, 175 miles southwest of Saigon to penetrate areas traditionally controlled by the Viet Cong and to extend allied control over the strategic Nam Can region of the Ca Mau Peninsula

Operation Sea Tiger

Feb 69 – May 70

US Navy Swift Boats operation to clear and keep open the Cua Dai river for commercial and fishing activities

Operation Seahawk

72

US search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Tonkin, on the gun line off the coast, coming under enemy fire on 15 occasions

Operation Sealords

8 Oct 68 – 1 Apr 71 or 72

US Navy and South Vietnamese Navy interdiction campaign in the Mekong Delta to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines in and around the delta

Operation Seamont

4 – 30 Aug 66

26th Marines search and destroy operation on Phú Quốc Island

Operation Search Turn

2 – 7 Nov 68

US and Vietnamese Navy operation to interdict the waterways and canals in Kien Giang Province along the Cambodian border and to secure the canals running between Ha Tien and Rach Gia

219

Operation Searcy

31 Jan – 9 Feb 67

1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Seaside

8 Sep 66

3rd Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Settlement

16 Oct – 1 Nov 65

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

Operation Seward

4 Sep – 25 Oct 66

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 1st battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment search and destroy and security operation in Phu Yen Province

347

27

Operation Seymour

28 – 31 Jan 67

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in the Nui Dinh hills in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Shasta

5 – 19 Nov 66

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Shasta II

19 – 21 Dec 66

1st Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Shawnee

21 Apr – 21 May 67

2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Shelbyville

22 – 29 Sep 67

2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Shenandoah I

17 Oct – 1 Nov 67

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road-runner operation in the Lai Khe-An Loc-Dau Tieng area

97

Operation Shenandoah II

27 Sep – 19 Nov 67

1st Infantry Division operations in Binh Guong Province that extended to include the Loc Ninh area of Binh Long Province after NVA/VC attacks on Loc Ninh on 29 October 1967

956

5

Operation Sheridan Sabre

16 Nov 68 – 12 Mar 69

2/1 Cavalry, 3/1 Cavalry, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN 36th Regiment screening operation to prevent NVA infiltration into Binh Long Province

2898

219

Operation Sherman Peak

29 Jan – 9 Feb 69

2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation north of the A Shau Valley in Quang Tri Province

1

Operation Shining Brass/Prairie Fire/Phu Dung

1 Sep 65 – 1 Mar 67

A series of cross-border MACV-SOG reconnaissance and intelligence operations conducted by mixed US and Montagnard teams, aimed at countering NVA infiltration through Laos into South Vietnam, performing B-52 bomb damage assessment, and controlling airstrikes

Operation Shiny Bayonet

10 – 12 Oct 65

1st Cavalry Division and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps operation in the Saui Ca River near An Khe in Binh Dinh Province to trap elements of the NVA 325th Division

Operation Short Fuse

12 – 25 Jan 66

2/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in Tay Ninh Province

Operation Show Low

5 – 13 Mar 68

4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment and ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Sierra

12 Dec 66 – 21 Jan 67

2nd battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Silver Bayonet

23 Oct – 20 Nov 65

1st Cavalry Division and a large ARVN force combined operation in Ia Drang Valley of Pleiku Province to seek out and destroy the NVA 32d, 33rd, and 66th regiments concentrated in western Pleiku

1,771

240

Operation Silver Bayonet II

20 – 26 Nov 65

2/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in the Plei Me area in Pleiku Province

Operation Silver City

7 – 24 Mar 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and ARVN 10th Division search and destroy operation along the Song Be River in the Binh Duong Province/Long Khánh Province border area. Major enemy unit encountered is the VC 271st Main Force Regiment

336

107

Operation Silver Lake

7 – 19 Jan 67

3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa and Long Khánh Provinces

Operation Sioux City

15 Sep – 9 Oct 66

173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team search and destroy operation in the Xom Cat, Biên Hòa Province

Operation Skysweep

1 Jan – 31 Mar 69

1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation

Operation Smash

17 – 22 Dec 65

173rd Airborne Brigade and 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation in the Courtenay Rubber Plantation, Biên Hòa Province

73

Operation Smithfield

16 – 18 Aug 66

6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation in response to VC mortar fire developed into a battle against the VC 275th Regiment at Long Tan

245

18

Operation Snack

70

Third phase of Operation Menu

Operation Somerset Plain/Operation Lam Son 246

4 – 20 Aug 68

101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division and ARVN 1st Regiment search and destroy operation in the A Shau Valley, Thua Thien Province

Operation Song Ve 6

22 – 24 Nov 65

3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd VNMC Battalion and ARVN 11th and 37th Ranger Battalions operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Spearhead

Apr – 11 May 67

4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment and TF 117 search and destroy operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone

Operation Speedy Express

1 Dec 68 – 11 May 69

9th Infantry Division and ARVN 7th Division operation in Kien Hoa and Vinh Binh Provinces to prevent Vietcong units from interfering with pacification efforts, interdict lines of communication and deny them the use of base areas

10,889

40

Operation Spokane Rapids

20 Feb – 3 Mar 69

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation

Operation Spragins White

11 Nov – 30 Dec 69

1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment in Darlac Province

Operation Spread Out

Oct 65

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Vân Canh Valley, Binh Dinh Province

Operation Springfield

6 – 26 Jul 66

1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Springfield II

26 Jul – 1 Aug 66

1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Stable

10 Aug – 10 Oct 66

1st Logistical Command movement of the ROK 9th Division from Nha Trang to Tuy Hoa

Operation Stable Door

Nov 66 – Jan 70

US Navy Defence of allied shipping against VC attacks

Operation Stafford

17 Apr – 1 May 69

4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Stark

22 Jan – 2 Feb 67

Special Forces Detachment B-50 Project OMEGA operation in II Corps

Operation Starlite/Operation Starlight

17 – 24 Aug 65

2nd Battalion 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion 7th Marines operation at Van Tuong peninsula (south of Chu Lai), Quang Tri Province

700

242

Operation Steel Horse VII

25 Jul 66

6th Battalion, 16th Field Artillery harassment and interdiction operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Steel Tiger (part of Operation Barrell Roll)

3 Apr 65 – 11 Nov 68

U.S. 2nd Air Division aerial interdiction effort targeted against the infiltration of NVA men and material moving south from North Vietnam through southeastern Laos

Operation Sterling

11 – 16 Dec 66

3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Stingray I

6 Mar 69

173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Stingray II

11 Mar 69

173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Stockton

27 – 29 Jul 67

1st Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in "Happy Valley", Quang Nam Province

Operation Stomp

5 – 7 Sep 65

2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation 16 km north of Qui Nhon in the Ky Son Mountains, Binh Dinh Province

26

Operation Stone

11 – 22 Feb 67

1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Strangle I

21 Jul – 21 Sep 69

1st Infantry Division operation in Binh Duong Province

365

Operation Strangler I

4 – 12 Feb 69

199th Infantry Brigade cordon and search operation in Gia Dinh Province

Operation Strangler II

13 – 16 Feb 69

199th Infantry Brigade cordon and search operation in Gia Dinh Province

Operation Strike

1 Sep – 17 Nov 67

4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment operation in III Corps. Succeeded by Operation Manchester

Operation Strike/Operation Uniontown

17 Nov – 17 Dec 67

9th Infantry Division and 199th Infantry Brigade operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Su Bok

26 Mar – 23 Sep 66

ROK Capital Division operation in Binh Dinh Province

299

23

Operation Sullivan

13 Sep 68

1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Quang Tri Province

Operation Sultan (1967)

1 – 23 Dec 67

Special Forces Project DELTA operation in II Corps

Operation Sultan (1968)

5 – 25 Jan 68

Special Forces Project DELTA operation in Kontum Province

Operation Summerall

29 Mar – 29 Apr 67

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Darlac, Khanh Hoa and Phu Yen Provinces

Operation Sunrise

22 Mar – Apr 62

South Vietnamese relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around Saigon to "strategic hamlets"

Operation Sunset Beach

1 Sep – 11 Oct 66

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

Operation Supper

70

Sixth phase of Operation Menu

Operation Surfside

12 Apr – 2 May 69

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation against the VC D445 Battalion at Ho Tram Cape south of Xuyên Mộc, Phuoc Tuy Province

3

Operation Sussex Bay

29 Aug – 9 Sep 68

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

Operation Sutter

30 Nov – 6 Dec 66

1st Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Tin Province

Operation Suwannee

13 – 21 Aug 66

1st Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Svay Rieng

27 Apr – 2 May 74

ARVN last major operation with a major thrust against the North Vietnamese 5th Division

1200

Operation Sweeping Mustang

9 – 15 Dec 65

1/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation in II Corps

Operation Swift

4 – 15 Sep 67

Task Force X-Ray: 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines, ARVN 21st, 37th and Ranger Battalions, 3rd Battalion, ARVN 4th Regiment, 3rd Battalion, ARVN 6th Regiment search and destroy mission in the Que Son Valley, Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces

517

183

Operation Swift Play

23 – 24 Jul 68

BLT 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Swift Saber

6 Jun 68

BLT 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines clear and search operation 16 km north of Danang in Quang Nam Province

Operation Sydney I

4 – 14 Jul 66

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Sydney II

15 – 23 Jul 66

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Sylvester

19 – 31 Dec 67

5th Special Forces Group and Vân Canh District CIDG force reconnaissance operation southwest of Qui Nhon

See also

  • First Indochina War
  • Viet Cong insurgency
  • Vietnamization
  • Vietnam War casualties
  • Aircraft losses of the Vietnam War

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