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This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1967, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies.

Date Duration Operation Name Unit(s) – Description Location VCNVA KIA's Allied KIA's
67 Operation Auburn I[1] 7th Marines security operation in the "rocket belt" around Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province
67 – 72 Operation Dump Truck[1] Use of anti-personnel mines as part of Operation Igloo White
67 – 72 Operation Phoenix[2] CIA-organized assassination campaign against Vietcong cadres across South Vietnam
Jan Operation Garden City[1][3] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation near Dong Tam, Long An Province
Jan Operation Lam Son 45[4] ARVN 1st Division operations Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces
Jan 1 – 31 Operation Camden I[5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search missions Hoa Long village, south of Nui Dat
Jan 1 – Apr 5 Operation Sam Houston[1] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy and border surveillance operation; follow-up to Operation Paul Revere IV Pleiku and Kon Tum Provinces 733 169
Jan 2 Operation Bolo[6] USAF decoy mission to disguise the electronic signature of F-4 fighter as F-105s in order to lure VPAF MiGs to engage North Vietnam 7 MiG 21
Jan 3 – 31 Operation Mang Ho VIII[7] ROK Capital Division search and clear operations Route 1, Phú Yên Province 150
Jan 4 – 7 Operation Niagara Falls[1] 173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation Bình Dương Province
Jan 4 – 9 Operation Lincoln (I Corps)[1] 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 5 – 7 Operation Niagara Falls[8] 1st Infantry Division operation to place a blocking force for Operation Cedar Falls between the Thi Thanh River and Route 13 east of the Iron Triangle
Jan 5 – 8 Operation County Fair 1-25[1] 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 5 – 9 Operation Fitchburg[9] 196th Light Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation to position a blocking force for Operation Cedar Falls Ho Bo Woods, Tây Ninh Province
Jan 6 – 15 Operation Deckhouse V/Operation Song Than[1][10] SLF 1st Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd and 4th Battalions Vietnamese Marines operation supported by HMM-362 from the USS Iwo Jima Kien Hoa Province 21 7
Jan 6 – May 31 Operation Palm Beach[11] 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 Dong Tam, Dinh Tuong Province, IV Corps 570 149
Jan 7 – 9 Operation County Fair 1-28[1] 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 7 – 19 Operation Silver Lake[1] 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Biên Hòa and Long Khánh Provinces
Jan 8 – 26 Operation Cedar Falls[12] 25th Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN operation to attack Vietcong positions Iron Triangle, Bình Dương Province 735 72
Jan 9 – 10 Operation Caloundra[5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation against the VC village cadres, cordon-and-search Bình Ba, 7 km (4 mi) north along Route 2
Jan 9 – 12 Operation County Fair 1-29[1] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines security operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 10 Operation Glen Burnie[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 52nd ARVN Rangers operation Binh Loc hamlet, Long Khánh Province
Jan 10 – 28 Operation Wollongong[1][5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1st APC Squadron and 3 Squadron, SAS search and destroy and security operation Phước Tuy Province 1
Jan 20 – 22 Operation County Fair 1-32[1] 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 20 – 22 Operation County Fair 14[1] 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 21 – Feb 7 Operation Ma Doo I[14] 28th Regiment, ROK 9th Infantry Division operation Phú Yên Province 160
Jan 22 – Feb 2 Operation Stark[1] Special Forces Detachment B-50 Project OMEGA operation II Corps
Jan 24 – 25 Operation Cleveland[1] 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 24 – 28 Operation Tuscaloosa[7] 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province 72
Jan 25 – 28 Operation Maryland[1][15] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines clear and search operation Thừa Thiên Province
Jan 25 - Feb 7 Operation Lafayette[1] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines and 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 26 – Mar 23 Operation Farragut[1][16] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation Bình Thuận, Ninh Thuận and Lâm Đồng Provinces 115 15
Jan 26 – Apr 7 Operation DeSoto II[1][17] 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province 383 204
Jan 27 – 30 Operation Colby[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade 9th Infantry Division and 3/5 Cavalry operation north of Phú Mỹ
Jan 27 – 31 Operation Bullseye V[1] 2/1 Cavalry and ARVN 40th Regiment reconnaissance operation southwestern Bong Son Plain, Bing Dinh Province
Jan 27 – Feb 3 Operation Iola[1] 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment security operation for the movement of the 9th Infantry Division from Vũng Tàu to Bear Cat along Route 15
Jan 28 – 31 Operation Seymour[1][5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation Nui Dinh hills, Phước Tuy Province
Jan 29 – 31 Operation Baek Ma I[7] ROK 9th Division search-and-destroy operation Khánh Hòa Province 390
Jan 29 – Feb 1 Operation County Fair 1-30[1] 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines security operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 29 – Feb 16 Operation Big Spring[1] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation III Corps
Jan 30 – Feb 1 Operation Trinity[1] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Jan 31 – Feb 3 Operation Clay[1] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Trị Province
Jan 31 – Feb 9 Operation Searcy[1] 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation III Corps
Feb Operation Eagle's Claw 800 (Operation Đại Bàng 800)[18] 1st Cavalry Division, 22nd ARVN Division and ROK Capital Division search and destroy operation Bình Định Province 300
Feb Operation Highrise[19] Marines and Army shelling of NVA gun positions in and north of the DMZ
Feb Operation Lam Son 46[20] ARVN 1st Division operations Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces
Feb 1 – 8 Operation Tamborine[1][5] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ambush operation along Route 23 between Đất Đỏ District and Song Tre, Phước Tuy Province 7 4
Feb 1 – 9 Operation Independence[1] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines and 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Feb 1 – 15 Operation Gatling[1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation Lâm Đồng, Bình Tuy and Bình Thuận Provinces
Feb 1 – Mar 18 Operation Prairie II[1][21] 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 to prevent the 324B NVA Division from entering Quảng Trị Province DMZ area, around Con Thien and Gio Linh, 693 129
Feb 3 – 21 Operation Gadsden[22] 25th Infantry Division, 196th Infantry Brigade and 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division operation against the Vietcong 271st and 272d Regiments, 70th Guard Regiment and 680th Training Regiment near the villages of Lo Go and Xom Giua 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Tây Ninh 161 29
Feb 4 – 15 Operation Muncie[13][23] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force operations Route 15 to Ba Ria and Route 2 from Ba Ria to Duc Thanh and Cam My
Feb 5 – 24 Operation Green Leaf[1] US search and destroy operation III Corps
Feb 7 – Mar 31 1968 Operation Lam Son 67[1] 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 1st Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division, 18th Division and VNMC 3rd Battalion security operations Biên Hòa and Bình Dương Provinces
Feb 11 – 22 Operation Stone[1][24] 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 Quảng Nam Province
Feb 12 – Jan 19 68 Operation Pershing[25] 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Brigade 25th Infantry Division, ROK Capital Division and ARVN 22nd Division operation against the NVA 610th Division and VC units Bình Định and Quảng Ngãi Provinces 5401
Feb 13 – 14 Operation Beaumaris[5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search An Nhut village between Long Điền District and Đất Đỏ District, Phước Tuy Province
Feb 13 – Mar 11 68 Operation Enterprise[26] 9th Infantry Division operation Long An Province 2,107 51
Feb 14 – 17 Operation Tucson[27] 1st and 3rd Brigades 1st Infantry Division and 5th Regiment, 9th Infantry Division operation against the Vietcong 272nd Regiment and the Phu Loi Battalion southwest Bình Long Province near the Michelin Rubber Plantation 13 3
Feb 16 Operation Bunker Hill[1] 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation Dinh Tuong Province
Feb 16 Operation Dalby[5] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment airmobile search-and-destroy operation area immediately north of Đất Đỏ, Phước Tuy Province
Feb 16 – Mar 3 Operation Deckhouse VI[28] SLF 1st Battalion, 4th Marines and HMM-363 two-phase search and destroy operation which augmented Operation DeSoto southern Quảng Ngãi Province
Feb 16 – Mar 20 Operation River Raider[1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation Rung Sat Special Zone
Feb 16 – Jun 13 Operation Chapman[1][14] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 2nd Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation Rung Sat Special Zone
Feb 17 – 18 Operation Bribie[5] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search-and-destroy operation to establish a blocking position to prevent the withdrawal eastwards of a VC force which had unsuccessfully ambushed Route 44 between Đất Đỏ and Lang Phước Hải Ap My An, Phước Tuy Province 70
Feb 17 – 22 Operation Giant Dragon[14] ROK 2nd Marine Brigade search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province 16
Feb 17 – 22 Operation Lien Ket 81[1] ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Feb 17 – 28 Operation Chinook II[7] 3rd Marine Division operation. Writer Bernard B. Fall was killed by a VC mine while observing this operation Street Without Joy, Thừa Thiên Province
Feb 18 – 22 Operation Renmark[5] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation into VC stronghold Long Hải hills 1
Feb 19 – May 14 Operation Ala Moana[29] 25th Infantry Division operation Hua Nghai, Tây Ninh and Bình Dương Provinces 382 38
Feb 20 Operation Brandywine[1] 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Dinh Tuong Province
Feb 22 – May 14 Operation Junction City 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 196th Infantry Brigade, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, VNMC 1st and 5th Battalions and ARVN 35th and 36th Ranger Battalions operation Tây Ninh Province 1728 282
Feb 23 – 27 Operation Pulaski[1] 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Feb 25 – 28 Operation Lanoke[1] 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Feb 25 – Mar 2 Operation Pittsburg[1] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division spoiling attacks to locate and disrupt VC activity Biên Hòa Province
Mar 3 – Apr 3 Operation Blackjack 23[1] Mobile Guerilla Force operation western II Corps
Mar 3 – Apr 3 Operation Dawes[1] Special Forces Project Omega operation II Corps
Mar 3 – Apr 3 Operation Knox[1] Special Forces Project DELTA operation II Corps
Mar 4 – 22 Operation Hancock Queen[1] 3rd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Thuận, Bình Tuy and Lâm Đồng Provinces
Mar 6 – 7 Operation Ayr[1][5] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation near Bình Ba, Phước Tuy Province
Mar 7 – Apr 8 Operation Waialua[1] 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Hậu Nghĩa, Tây Ninh and Long An Provinces
Mar 8 – Apr 18 Operation Oh Jak Kyo I[1][30] Linkup of the ROK Capital Division and 9th Infantry Division tactical areas of responsibility Phú Yên Province 831 23
Mar 10 – 12 Operation Yuba[1] 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Mar 13 – 18 Operation Tippecanoe[1] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Mar 15 – 18 Operation Webster[1] 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Mar 15 – Apr 30 Operation Blackjack 24[1] Mobile Guerilla Force operation western II Corps
Mar 18 – Apr 21 Operation Makalapa[1] 1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Hậu Nghĩa Province
Mar 19 – Apr 19 Operation Prairie III[1][31] 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 against the NVA 324B and 341st Divisions DMZ
Mar 20 – Apr 3 Operation Beacon Hill[32] 3rd Marine Division operation Quảng Trị Province 334 16
Mar 20 – Apr 17 Operation Portsea[1][5] 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 Phước Tuy Province
Mar 20 – Jul 5 72 Operation Popeye[33] USAF cloud-seeding operation over the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Mar 21 – 25 Operation New Castle[1][34] 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Mar 23 – 24 Operation Early[1] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Mar 23 – 27 Operation Perry[1] 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Mar 29 – Apr 29 Operation Summerall[1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation Darlac, Khánh Hòa and Phú Yên Provinces
Apr – 11 May Operation Spearhead[1][35] 4th Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment and TF 117 search and destroy operation Rung Sat Special Zone
Apr onwards Operation Daniel Boone[1] MACVSOG reconnaissance to verify suspected enemy locations, infiltration routes and supply bases Eastern Cambodia
Apr 1 – 10 Operation Andover[36] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation Hậu Nghĩa Province vicinity of village of Tan Hoa 459 42
Apr 2 Operation Harvest Moon[1] 5th Special Forces Group operation III Corps
Apr 4 – 17 Operation Dayton[1] 173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation Bình Tuy and Long Khánh Provinces
Apr 4 – 21 Operation Big Horn II[1] 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Thừa Thiên Province
Apr 5 – 10 Operation Canyon[1] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation 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 Quảng Nam and Quảng Trị Provinces
Apr 5 – Oct 12 Operation Francis Marion[37] 1st and 2nd Brigades, 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation against the NVA 1st and 10th Divisions western highlands of Pleiku Province 1,203
Apr 7 – 10 Operation Dixie[1] 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Apr 7 – 22 Operation Lejeune[1] 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 2/1 Cavalry, 3/1 Cavalry and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Apr 8 Operation Hop Tac VII[1] 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Dinh Tuong Province
Apr 8 – 30 Operation Oregon[1] Movement of units III Corps to I Corps
Apr 9 – 10 Operation Dazzlem[1] 1st Cavalry Division defence of Camp Radcliffe Bình Định Province
Apr 13 – 17 Operation Humboldt[1] 3rd Battalion 1st Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Apr 15 – May 26 Operation Blackjack 25[1] Mobile Guerilla Force operation western II Corps
Apr 15 – May 26 Operation Blackjack[1] 5th Special Forces Group and Mobile Guerilla Force 876 operation
Apr 16 – May 15 Operation Buckner[1] Special Forces Detachment B-50 Project Omega operation western II Corps
Apr 17 Operation Lawrence[1] 196th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation I Corps
Apr 18 – 30 Operation Newark[1] 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation along the Song Be River Biên Hòa and Bình Dương Provinces
Apr 19 – 21 Operation County Fair 1-34[1] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and ARVN 4th Battalion, 5th Regiment search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Apr 19 – May 31 Operation Prairie V[1] 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 Quảng Trị Province
Apr 20 – 23 Operation Golden Fleece 196-1[1] 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment security operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Apr 20 – May 17 Operation Prairie IV[38] Continuation of Operation Hickory southwest of Con Thien, northern Leatherneck Square 505 164
Apr 20 – Mar 21 1968 Operation Kittyhawk[39] 9th Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment security and escort operations Long Khánh District
Apr 21 – 25 Operation Grand[1] 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Apr 21 – May 17 Operation Union I/Operation Lien Ket 102[1][40] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and ARVN 1st Ranger Group search and destroy operation Que Son Valley, Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces 965 53
Apr 21 – May 21 Operation Shawnee[1] 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Thừa Thiên Province
Apr 22 Operation Beau Diddley[1] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and Swift Boat amphibious operation I Corps
Apr 23 – May 15 Operation Manhattan[1] 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 Boi Loi Woods and Long Nguyen Forest north of the Iron Triangle, Bình Dương Province 123
Apr 26 – May 1 Operation Puckapunyal[1][5] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment supported by the 1st Brigade, RNZA 161 Battery search and destroy operation Phước Tuy Province
Apr 26 – May 12 Operation Beacon Star[41] 3rd Marine Division operation Quảng Trị Province, vicinity of Khe Sanh 469 24
Apr 26 – May 22 Operation Hancock I[1] 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment and ARVN 45th Regiment search and destroy operation north of Ban Me Thuot, Darlac Province
Apr 27 – May 24 Operation Blackjack 33[42] 5th Special Forces Group operation Châu Đức District 320 67
Apr 28 – May 12 Operation Beaver Cage[43] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines operation to sweep a long-established VC stronghold 40 km (25 mi) south of Da Nang 200
May 1–4 Operation Fort Wayne[1] 173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operation Long Khánh Province
May 1 – 8 Operation Lismore[1][5] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation Phước Tuy Province
May 2 – 3 Operation Hop Tac XVI[1] 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Dinh Tuong Province
May 3 – 7 Operation Gulf[1] 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
May 3 – Jun 7 Operation Leeton[1] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation Phước Tuy Province
May 4 – 5 Operation Lam Son 48[1] ARVN 1st Division operations Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces
May 10 – 12 Operation Bowen[1] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation near Long Tan, Phước Tuy Province
May 11 – Jun 8 Operation Malheur I[44] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province 869 81
May 13–18 Operation Ahina[1] 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Bình Dương and Tây Ninh Provinces
May 13 – Jul 16 Operation Crickett[1][45] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Trị Province
May 14 – Dec 7 Operation Kole Kole[1] 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Bình Dương, Hậu Nghĩa and Tây Ninh Provinces 645
May 16 – Jun 28 Operation Bullard[1] MIKE Force operation II Corps
May 17 – 26 Operation Dallas[1] 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment road clearing and security operation Route 16 near Phu Loi 3
May 17 – 27 Operation Thunder Dragon[1][46] ROK 2nd Marine Brigade search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province 147 14
May 17 – Dec 7 Operation Diamond Head[1] 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Michelin Rubber Plantation, Ho Bo Woods and the Trapezoid, Bình Dương and Tây Ninh Provinces
May 18 – 28 Operation Hickory[47] 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines operation north from Con Thien to the Bến Hải River, Quảng Trị Province 367 142
May 18 – Dec 7 Operation Barking Sands[48] 25th Infantry Division operation Hua Nghai and Bình Dương Provinces 304 19
May 18 – Jun 8 Operation Ashland[1] 3/5 Cavalry operation Biên Hòa and Long Khánh Provinces
May 18 – 23 Operation Cincinnati[1] 173rd Airborne Brigade operation III Corps
May 18 – 26 Operation Beau Charger[49] US 7th Fleet combined forces amphibious landing and sweep operation southern half of the DMZ in the Bến Hải River area 83 23
May 19 – 25 Operation Duval[1] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
May 19 – 27 Operation Lam Son 54[50] ARVN 1st Division operation launched in conjunction with Operation Beau Charger and Operation Hickory Route 1 north of Gio Linh to the Bến Hải River, 342 22
May 19 – Dec 7 Operation Waimea[1] 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in the Ho Bo Woods, Bo Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation and the Iron Triangle Bình Dương and Tây Ninh Provinces
May 21 – Jul 9 Operation Choctaw[1] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
May 25 – Jun 5 Operation Union II[1][40] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN 6th Regiment search and destroy operation to entrap the NVA 3rd and 21st Regiments north of Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam Province 701 110
May 30 – Jun 6 Operation Tulsa[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation and to secure the Gia Ray rock quarry Route 1 near Suoi Cat
Jun 1 – Jul 2 Operation Cimarron[47] Continuation of Operation Prairie IV Quảng Trị Province
Jun 1 – Jul 25 Operation Coronado I[51][52] 9th Infantry Division operation vicinity of Rach Nui Canal (XS 8466) Dinh Tuong Province 478 34
Jun 1 – Feb 7 68 Operation Hop Tac[1] 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy and security operation Dinh Tuong Province
Jun 2 Operation Lam Son 63[20] ARVN 1st Division operations Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces
Jun 3 – Sep 15 Operation Cumberland[1][53] 1st Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines search and destroy operation Thừa Thiên Province
Jun 5 – 7 Operation Rocket[1] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Biên Hòa Province
Jun 5 – 9 Operation Bluefield[1] US search and destroy operation III Corps
Jun 6 – 7 Operation Darwin[1][5] 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation
Jun 6 – 11 Operation Colgate[1][15] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Thừa Thiên Province
Jun 6 – 13 Operation Broken Hill[1][5] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation Phước Tuy Province
Jun 8 – Aug 2 Operation Malheur II[46] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in the vicinity of the Song Ne Valley and VC Base Area 122 northwest of Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province 488
Jun 9 – 12 Operation Butler[1] 1 Company from each of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Jun 9 – 27 Operation Akron I[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation along encountered elements of the VC 274th Regiment and 5th Division Route 2 56 9
Jun 10 – 25 Operation Kawela[1] 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Iron Triangle, Bình Dương Province
Jun 13 – 20 Operation Great Bend[1] 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation III Corps
Jun 13 – 26 Operation Arizona[1] 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion 11th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Jun 15 – 21 Operation Geraldton[1][5] 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation east of Đất Đỏ, Phước Tuy Province 1
Jun 15 – 24 Operation Adair[1] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
Jun 16 – Oct 12 Operation Greeley[1][54] 1st, 2nd and 4th Battalions, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 3/1 Cavalry, ARVN 5th and 8th Airborne Battalions and 42nd Regiment search and destroy operations against NVA buildup Dak To
Jun 18 – Jul 2 Operation Beacon Torch[55] US Costal Division Twelve operation east of the Truong Giang River and southeast of the city of Hội An 86 13
Jun 19 Operation Concordia[1] 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation Long An Province
Jun 19 Operation Cook[1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 196th Infantry Brigade cordon and search and search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Jun 19 – 20 Operation Can Giuoc[56] 3rd Brigade 9th Infantry Division operation to secure Route 4 Long An Province west of Can Giuoc District
Jun 19 – 23 Operation Rhino[1] 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation
Jun 20 – Jul 9 Operation Billings[57] 1st Infantry Division operation Bình Dương, Phước Long and Long Khánh Provinces 347 40
Jun 21 – 30 Operation Cooparoo[1][5] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation Phước Tuy Province
Jun 25 – Jul 1 Operation Calhoun[1][55] 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 Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
Jul 2 – 14 Operation Bear Claw[58] 3rd Marine Division operation SLF part of Operation Buffalo Quảng Trị Province, vicinity of Con Thien 1281 125
Jul 3 – 18 Operation Bear Bite[15][59] Marines amphibious and heliborne assault near the DMZ 150
Jul 3 – Apr 7 68 Operation Riley[1] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and Royal Thai Army Volunteer regiment search and destroy operation Biên Hòa and Long Khánh Provinces
Jul 4 – 16 Operation Beaver Track[1][60] 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines search and destroy operation near Cam Lo
Jul 5 – 9 Operation Lion[1] 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation
Jul 6 - 12 Operation Lake[1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Jul 6 – Sep 3 Operation March[1] 5th Special Forces Group Detachment B-50 Project OMEGA operation II Corps
Jul 7 – 14 Operation Paddington[1][5] 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 Phước Tuy Province
Jul 7 – Aug 3 Operation Coronado II/Operation Son Thang 3[1][61] 7MRF 9th Infantry Division, 3/39 Infantry, 7th ARVN Division, 3/47 Infantry search and destroy operation to help provide security for the Dong Tam Base Camp Dinh Tuong Province, Mỹ Tho River, 73 9
Jul 8 – Aug 28 Operation Akumu/Xay Duong 12-7[1] 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 7th Regiment cordon and search operation Bình Dương Province
Jul 9 – Aug 26 Operation Hong Kil Dong Republic of Korea Army Capital Division and White Horse Division operation Tuy Hòa Province 638 26
Jul 10 – Oct 31 Operation Fremont[1][62] 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 Thừa Thiên Provinces
Jul 12 – 15 Operation Gem[1] 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines blocking operation Quảng Nam Province
Jul 14 – 16 Operation Hickory II[63] 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, SLF A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy sweep to clear the area of enemy fortifications, mortar and artillery positions southern half of the DMZ 39 4
Jul 15 Operation Goethals[1] 5th Special Forces Group MIKE Force operation II Corps
Jul 16 – Oct 31 Operation Kingfisher[64] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines operation DMZ - Con Thien 1,117 340
Jul 17 Operation Tiger Concordia VI[1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine search and destroy operation Long An Province
Jul 17 – 25 Operation Beacon Torch[1][55] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines amphibious search and destroy operations Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
Jul 17 – Oct 31 Operation Ardmore[1][65] 1st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Trị Province
Jul 19 – Sep 11 Operation Paul Bunyan[1] 1st Infantry Division land clearing operation 3
Jul 20 – 24 Operation Lam Son 87[20][66] ARVN 1st Division operations Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces
Jul 20 – 26 Operation Bear Chain/Fremont[1][67] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines operation to engage the VC 806th Battalion "Street Without Joy" area to the east of Route 1 between Quảng Trị and Huế
Jul 20 – 27 Operation Pecos[1] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation "Happy Valley", Quảng Nam Province
Jul 21 – 30 Operation Beacon Guide[1][66] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation 29 km (18 mi) south of Huế
Jul 21 – Aug 2 Operation Emporia I[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment land clearing operation ambushed by the VC 275th Regiment and the 1st Battalion of the Dong Hai Regiment along Route 20 from Gia Tan to the La Nga River 96 14
Jul 24 – 25 Operation Tiger Concordia VIII[1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine and airmobile search and destroy operation Long An Province
Jul 24 – 25 Operation Tiger Coronado VIII[68] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine and airmobile search and destroy operation Long An Province
Jul 27 – 29 Operation Stockton[1] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation "Happy Valley", Quảng Nam Province
Jul 28 – Aug 1 Operation Tiger Coronado V[69] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine and airmobile and mechanized search and destroy operation Dinh Tuong Province
Jul 30 Operation Winfield Scott[1] 5th Special Forces Group MIKE Force reconnaissance operation II Corps
Aug 1 – 3 Operation Pike[1][70] 1st Marine Division search and destroy operation Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Province
Aug 2 – 13 Operation Hood River[1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation Quảng Ngãi Province
Aug 3 – 18 Operation Emporia II[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 919th Engineer Company and 52nd ARVN Ranger Battalion land clearing operation Route 20 from the La Nga River to the boundary of Long Khánh Province 96 14
Aug 4 – 16 Operation Ballarat[5] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search-and-destroy operation against VC bases eastern Hat Dich area
Aug 5 – 9 Operation Rush[1] 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 4th Battalion, 12th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Thừa Thiên Province
Aug 7 – 11 Operation Beacon Gate[1][71] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines sweep operations Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
Aug 11 – 28 Operation Cochise[1][72] 1st Marine Division Task Force X-Ray, comprising 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
Aug 12 – Sep 1 Operation Benton[73] 101st Airborne Division and 196th Infantry Brigade operation Quảng Tín Province 397 45
Aug 14 – 16 Operation Tiger Coronado III[1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation Rung Sat Special Zone, Biên Hòa Province
Aug 20 – Sep 9 Operation Coronado IV[1] MRF 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Long An Province
Aug 22 – 27 Operation Akron II[1] 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Long Khánh Province
Aug 23 Operation Tiger Coronado[1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation Rung Sat Special Zone, Long An Province
Aug 27 – Sep 5 Operation Yazoo[1] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation "Happy Valley", Quảng Nam Province
Aug 27 – Sep 6 Operation Belt Drive[1][74] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation Nhung River south of Quảng Trị
Aug 27 – Sep 18 Operation Riley II[1] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation Biên Hòa and Phước Tuy Provinces
Aug 29 – 30 Operation Tiger Coronado IV[1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine and airmobile search and destroy operation Long An Province
Aug 31 – Sep 21 Operation Ainslie[5] 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/RNZIR (ANZAC) operation to clear a Vietcong staging and supply area north of the 1st Australian Task Force base at Nui Dat Phước Tuy Province
Sep 1 – 3 Operation Beacon Point[1][75] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines amphibious assault operation "Street Without Joy" area to the east of Route 1 between Quảng Trị and Huế
Sep 1 – 6 Operation Valdosta I[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation along Route 1 Long Khánh Province 10 2
Sep 1 – 15 Operation Emporia IV[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation for engineering teams Route 2
Sep 1 – Nov 17 Operation Strike[1] 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment operation succeeded by Operation Manchester. III Corps
Sep 4 – 15 Operation Swift[1][76] 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 Que Son Valley, Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces 517 183
Sep 5 – Oct 30 Operation Dragon Fire[77] ROK 2nd Marine Brigade operation Quảng Ngãi Province 541
Sep 8 – Jun 1 68 Operation Muscle Shoals[1] Interim code name for Operation Igloo White
Sep 11 Operation Corral[1] 2nd Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment and 720th MP Battalion security operation Biên Hòa Province
Sep 11 – Nov 25 Operation Wheeler[1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation. Consolidated with Operation Wallowa on 11 Nov 67 Quảng Tín Province
Sep 11 – Nov 11 1968 Operation Wheeler/Wallowa[78][79] Task Force Oregon (originally 196th Infantry Brigade, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division later reconstituted as 23rd Infantry Division consisting of the 196th, 198th and 11th Infantry Brigades operations Nui Luc Son Valley, Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces 10,020 683
Sep 12 – Oct 10 Operation Coronado V[80] 9th Infantry Division operation Kien Hoa and Dinh Tuong Provinces 347 72
Sep 12 – Oct 31 Operation Neutralize[1][81] USAF and US Navy operations against NVA artillery positions bombarding Con Thien DMZ
Sep 15 – 21 Operation Arkansas City I[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation to attempt to locate and destroy the VC 274th Regiment Highway 2
Sep 16 – 28 Operation Ballistic Charge[82] 1st Battalion 3rd Marines operation Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
Sep 17 Operation Fortress Sentry[1][83] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines amphibious and heliborne search and destroy operation Quảng Trị Province
Sep 19 – Jan 31 1969 Operation Bolling[84] 1st Cavalry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation Phú Yên Province 715 55
Sep 22 – 28 Operation Richmond[1][13] 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment engineering security operation along Route 20, Long Khánh Province
Sep 22 – 29 Operation Shelbyville[1][82] 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Sep 23 – 28 Operation Bluefield II[1] 1st Infantry Division search and destroy and road-clearing operation III Corps
Sep 24 – Oct 9 Operation Arkansas City II[1] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation Phước Tuy Province
Sep 26 – Oct 21 Operation Akron III[1] 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Biên Hòa Province
Sep 27 – Nov 19 Operation Shenandoah II[85] 1st Infantry Division operations in Binh Guong Province that extended to include the Loc Ninh area of Bình Long Province after NVA/VC attacks on Loc Ninh on 29 October 1967 Bing Guong and Bình Long Provinces 956 5
Sep 29 – Oct 11 Operation Kenmore[1][5] 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation Phước Tuy Province
Oct – Dec Operation Night Bolt[86] US Navy plan to scuttle a submarine to block the Haiphong channel (Cua Nam Trieu) Haiphong
Oct 1 – Feb 8 Operation Dazzlem (1967-68)[1] 1st Cavalry Division (1Oct 67 – 17 Jan 68) and 173rd Airborne Brigade (17 Jan – 8 Feb 68) search and destroy operation Bình Định Province
Oct 4 – Nov 11 Operation Wallowa[1] 23rd Infantry Division and 3/1 Cavalry search and destroy and security operation Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
Oct 10 – 20 Operation Lam Son 138[1] two battalions of the ARVN 1st Division operation in conjunction with the US Operation Medina Hai Lang Forest Reserve, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Oct 10 – 20 Operation Medina[1][87] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 11th Marines and two battalions of the ARVN 1st Division operation Hai Lang Forest Reserve
Oct 11 – 20 Operation Bastion Hill[1][88] 1st Battalion 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion 1st Marines, 1st Battalion 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion 4th Marines and 1st Battalion 11th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Province
Oct 11 – 20 Operation Coronado VI[1] MRF 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation III Corps
Oct 12 - Jan 31 1969 Operation MacArthur[1] 4th Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, ARVN 42nd Regiment and 3rd Airborne Battalion operations, including the Battle of Dak To western highlands of Pleiku and Kon Tum Provinces 5,731 700+
Oct 14 Operation Lard Yar[1] Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment operation III Corps
Oct 15 – 17 Operation Onslow[1][89] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and ARVN 2nd Ranger Battalion search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Oct 15 – Dec 31 Operation Boudinot[1] 5th Special Forces Group, 27th MSF Company and CIDG operation Đắk Lắk Province
Oct 17 – 20 Operation Don Ched I[1] 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry Regiment and Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment search and destroy operation III Corps
Oct 17 – 24 Operation Formation Leader[1][90] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines amphibious and heliborne search and destroy operation coastal region east of Route 1, Thừa Thiên Province
Oct 17 – Nov 1 Operation Shenandoah I[91] 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division road-runner operation Lai Khe–An Loc–Dầu Tiếng area 97
Oct 20 – 23 Operation Valdosta II[13] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operations central Long Khánh Province
Oct 20 – Jan 20 68 Operation Osceola[1][65][92] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation Hải Lăng Forest, Quảng Trị Province 76 17
Oct 20 – Apr 7 68 Operation Narasuan[93] 9th Infantry Division and Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment search and destroy operation Biên Hòa Province
Oct 21 – Nov 1 Operation Coronado VII[1] 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation III Corps
Oct 24 – Nov 4 Operation Knox[1][89] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines operation Thừa Thiên Province
Oct 25 – Nov 6 Operation Granite[1][94] 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 4th Marines operation Thừa Thiên Province
Oct 27 – Nov 18 Operation Santa Fe[1][5] 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation Phước Tuy Province
Nov Operation Eagle Thrust[1] Movement of the 101st Airborne Division to South Vietnam
Nov 1 – Jan 18 1968 Operation Coronado IX[1][95] 9th Infantry Division, US Navy Task Force 117 and 5th Battalion, VNMC operation Kien Hoa and Dinh Tuong Province 349 32
Nov 1 – Jan 20 1968 Operation Lancaster I[92][96] 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy operation Route 9 between Cam Lo and in the old Operation Kingfisher area around Ca Lu 46 27
Nov 1 – Jan 20 1968 Operation Neosho I[65][92] 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines operation northwest of Huế 77 12
Nov 1 – Mar 31 1968 Operation Scotland[65][97] 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines operations (including the Battle of Khe Sanh). The operation terminates with commencement of Operation Pegasus westernmost portion of Quảng Trị Province centered on the Khe Sanh area 1631 204
Nov 1 – Feb 28 1968 Operation Kentucky[98][99] 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, 3d Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion anti-infiltration operation Leatherneck Square between Con Thien, Gio Linh, Cam Lo and Dong Ha 3,921 520
Nov 2 – Jan 5 1968 Operation Santa Fe (1967-68)[1][13] 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 Gia Ray to Ham Tan 8
Nov 5 – Feb 29 68 Operation Napoleon[100] 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion operation north of the Cua Viet River, Dong Ha area
Nov 6 – 17 Operation Essex[1][101] 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Nov 11 – 30 Operation Rose[1] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation Bình Thuận and Ninh Thuận Provinces
Nov 13 – 29 Operation Badger Hunt[1][102] 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines search and destroy operation Đại Lộc District, Quảng Nam Province
Nov 13 – 30 Operation Foster[1][89] 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Nov 16 – 24 Operation Kiên Giang 9-1[1][103] MRF, 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 9th Infantry Division, ARVN 7th Division and 9th Division, 5th Battalion, Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps and US Navy TF117 operation against the Vietcong 263rd and 514th Battalions Base Area 470 Dinh Tuong Province 21 12
Nov 17 – 21 Operation Cove[1] 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines and 2nd and 3d Battalions, 26th Marines security operation Thừa Thiên Province
Nov 17 – Dec 17 Operation Strike/Operation Uniontown[1] 9th Infantry Division and 199th Infantry Brigade operation Biên Hòa Province
Nov 18 – Dec 23 Operation Atlanta II[1] 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division search and destroy operation Bình Dương and Hậu Nghĩa Provinces
Nov 23 – Jan 5 68 Operation Forrest[1][5] 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment rice denial operation west, east and southeast of the Nui Dat base
Nov 24 – 27 Operation Ballistic Arch[1][104] 1st Battalion 3rd Marines helicopter and amphibious assault operation 7 km (4 mi) south of the DMZ in Quảng Trị Province
Dec 1 – 17 Operation Uniontown[1] 199th Light Infantry Brigade operation
Dec 1 – 23 Operation Sultan[1] Special Forces Project DELTA operation II Corps
Dec 1 – Jan 8 68 Operation Klamath Falls[1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation Bình Thuận, Bình Tuy and Lâm Đồng Provinces
Dec 3 – 5 Operation Binh Son Support[1] 198th Infantry Brigade operation near Chu Lai
Dec 4 – 5 Operation Tiger Coronado IX[1] 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment riverine search and destroy operation Dinh Tuong Province
Dec 4 – 21 Operation Quicksilver[1] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment highway security operation for movement of the 101st Airborne Division between Bến Cát District and Phuoc Vinh
Dec 5 – 12 Operation Pitt[1] 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Dec 8 – Feb 24 1968 Operation Yellowstone[13][105] 25th Infantry Division, 2/22nd Mechanized and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operations Tây Ninh Province, along the Cambodian border 1,254 81
Dec 8 – Mar 11 68 Operation Saratoga[1] 25th Infantry Division operation along the Cambodian border Bình Dương, Già Dinh, Hậu Nghĩa, and Tây Ninh Provinces 3,862 215
Dec 14 – Jan 20 68 Operation Brush[1] 5th Special Forces Group and MIKE Force operation II Corps/III Corps boundary
Dec 15 – 23 Operation Citrus[1][89] 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
Dec 16 – 31 Operation Camden[1] 3rd Battalion, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 49th Regiment search and destroy operation Hậu Nghĩa and Tây Ninh Provinces
Dec 17 – Jan 31 68 Operation Mang Ho IX[1] ROK Capital Division search and destroy operation Bình Định Province 749
Dec 17 – Feb 17 68 Operation Manchester[1] 199th Infantry Brigade and 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation Biên Hòa, Bình Dương, Long Khánh and Phước Long Provinces
Dec 17 – Mar 8 68 Operation Uniontown[1][106] 199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation, encompassing Tet Offensive operations Biên Hòa and Gia Định Provinces 922 76
Dec 18 – 23 Operation Warm Springs[1] 199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation. Redesignated Operation Uniontown on 23 Dec 67 III Corps
Dec 18 – Jan 5 1968 Operation Hall[1] 5th Special Forces Group operation southwest of Cam Ranh Bay
Dec 19 – 31 Operation Sylvester[1] 5th Special Forces Group and Vân Canh District CIDG force reconnaissance operation southwest of Qui Nhơn
Dec 19 – Jun 10 1968 Operation Muscatine[1][107] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade operation Quảng Ngãi Province 1,129 142
Dec 21 – 24 Operation Fortress Ridge[108] 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines operation coast of Gio Linh District, 7 km (4 mi) south of the DMZ 10 10
Dec 26 Operation Lam Son 166[20] ARVN 1st Division operations against the 816th Vietcong Battalion Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces
Dec 26 – Jan 2 1968 Operation Badger Tooth[1][109] 3rd Battalion 1st Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Dec 26 – Jan 21 1968 Operation Fargo[110] 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
Dec 28 – Jan 3 1968 Operation Auburn II[92] 5th Marines operation south of Da Nang, and on Go Noi Island 37 24

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  • Marvin E. Gettleman (1995), Vietnam and America, 560 pages
  • William Rosenau (2001), Special operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets, 60 pages
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