This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War 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 |
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Operation Gadsden[1] | 3 – 21 Feb 67 | 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 northwest of Tây Ninh | 161 | 29 |
Operation Gaffey Base[2] | 15 – 30 Jul 69 | 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Game Warden[3] | 18 Dec 65 | First major U.S. riverine patrol operation to deny Viet Cong access to the resources in the Mekong Delta | 1000 | 39 |
Operation Garden City[2][4] | Jan 67 | 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division operation near Dong Tam in Long An Province | ||
Operation Garrad Bay[2] | 25 Oct – 16 Nov 68 | 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Gatling[2] | 1 – 15 Feb 67 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Lâm Đồng, Binh Tuy and Bình Thuận Provinces | ||
Operation Gator[2] | 14 Jan 68 | 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment operation in IV Corps | ||
Operation Gem[2] | 12 – 15 Jul 67 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines blocking operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Geneva Park[2][5] | 18 Mar 69 – 28 Feb 71 | 198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation in Quang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces | 2,237 | 253 |
Operation Georgia Tar[2] | 16 Jul – 25 Sep 69 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation northeast of Khe Sanh in Quảng Trị Province | ||
Operation Geraldton[2] | 15 – 21 Jun 67 | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation east of Đất Đỏ in Phước Tuy Province | 1 | |
Operation Giant Dragon[6] | 17 – 22 Feb 67 | ROK 2nd Marine Brigade search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | 16 | |
Operation Giant Slingshot[7] | 6 Dec 68 | Third Sealords barrier established along the Vam Co Tay and Vam Co Dong rivers to interdict communist routes leading from the Cambodian Parrot's Beak into the III Corps area of South Vietnam | ||
Operation Gibralter[8] | 18 – 22 Sep 65 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division, and ARVN operation in Qui Nhơn | ||
Operation Ginger[2] | 17 Jul – 7 Aug 69 | B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation in Duc Than District | ||
Operation Gisborne[2] | 28 Feb – 10 Mar 70 | 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation east of Nui Dat in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Give Up[2] | 6 Dec 65 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance operation in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Gladiator[2] | 6 Dec 65 | 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Bình Dương Province | ||
Operation Glen Burnie[9] | 10 Jan 67 | 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 52nd ARVN Rangers operation in Binh Loc hamlet Long Khánh Province | ||
Operation Goethals[2] | 15 Jul 67 | 5th Special Forces Group MIKE Force operation in II Corps | ||
Operation Golden Dragon II[10] | 4 – 21 Jan 71 | ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Golden Fleece (1968)[2] | 26 Sep – 17 Nov 68 | 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division operation | ||
Operation Golden Fleece 196-1[2] | 20 – 23 Apr 67 | 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment security operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Golden Sword[2] | 16 Sep – 19 Oct 68 | Movement of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division to northern I Corps and the 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division to III Corps | ||
Operation Golden Valley[2] | 10–12 May 68 | 2nd Battalion, 196th Infantry Brigade, Company A, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment and Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery Regiment relief and reinforcement of Kham Duc Special Forces Camp in Quảng Tín Province | ||
Operation Good Friend[2] | 22 Sep – 19 Oct 65 | 2nd Battalion, 502nd Airborne Infantry Regiment relief of 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment at Cam Ranh Bay and securing the area for the arrival of the ROK 2nd Marine Brigade | ||
Operation Good Friend II[2] | 1 Oct – 13 Nov 65 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN 22nd Division operation in the vicinity of Qui Nhơn to secure the area for the arrival of the ROK Capital Division | ||
Operation Good Luck[2] | 70–73 | USAF bombing of NVA and Pathet Lao forces on the Plain of Jars in northern Laos | ||
Operation Goodwood[11][12] | 3 Dec 68 – 17 Feb 69 | 2nd Squadron SAS 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation in Biên Hòa Province | ||
Operation Grand[2] | 21 – 25 Apr 67 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Granite[2] | 25 Oct – 6 Nov 67 | 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 4th Marines operation in Thừa Thiên Province | ||
Operation Great Bend[2] | 13 – 20 Jun 67 | 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in III Corps | ||
Operation Greeley[2][13] | 16 Jun – 12 Oct 67 | 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 around Dak To | ||
Operation Green Ax[2] | 21 Jun – 5 Aug 69 | 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Green Leaf[2] | 5 – 24 Feb 67 | US search and destroy operation in III Corps | ||
Operation Green River[14] | 19 Jan – Jul 70 | 1st Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation to continue search and clear, reconnaissance in force, search and clear operations, and measures against VC rockets throughout Quảng Trị Province | 400 | 22 |
Operation Greene Ace[2] | 4 Aug – 16 Oct 69 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Basket[2] | 15 May – 21 Jun 69 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Bear[2] | 16 Oct 69 – 30 Jan 70 | 1st and 2nd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment clear and search operation in Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces | ||
Operation Greene Blue[2] | 31 Jan – 25 Feb 69 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Darlac Province | ||
Operation Greene Bullet[2] | 20 Oct – 20 Nov 69 | 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Cyclone[2] | 7 Feb – 12 Mar 69 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Deuce[2] | 30 Jan – 17 Mar 70 | 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Gallop[2] | 18 May – 30 Jun 69 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Hurricane[2] | 19 Mar – 14 Apr 69 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Jack (1969)[2] | 15 – 31 Jul 69 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Jack (1970)[2] | 28 Jul – 16 Aug 70 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment operation in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Greene Lightning[2] | 1 Jan – 13 Mar 71 | 173rd Airborne Brigade operation in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Greene Lion[2] | 21 – 22 Apr 69 | 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Orange[2] | 14 – 27 Apr 69 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Orange II[2] | 2–5 May 69 | 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Orange III[2] | 5 May – 4 Aug 69 | 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Queen[2] | 1 Feb – 6 May 69 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Darlac Province | ||
Operation Greene Queen II[2] | 30 Apr – 14 May May 69 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation in Darlac Province | ||
Operation Greene Storm[2] | 1 Jan – 13 Mar 71 | 173rd Airborne Brigade operation in Bình Định, Phu Bon and Pleiku Provinces | ||
Operation Greene Sure[2] | 14 Mar – 21 Apr 71 | 173rd Airborne Brigade operation in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Greene Thunder[2] | 31 Jan – 17 Feb 69 | 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces | ||
Operation Greene Thunder II[2] | 28 Feb – 2 Apr 69 | 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Tornado[2] | 25 – 27 Feb 69 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Typhoon[2] | 17 Apr – 1 May 69 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Greene Typhoon II[2] | 5 May – 21 Jun 69 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Gulf[2] | 3–7 May 67 | 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province |
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Operation Name | Date Duration | Description – location – Units | VC–NVA KIA's | Allied KIA's |
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Operation Hall[2] | 18 Dec 67 – 5 Jan 68 | 5th Special Forces Group operation southwest of Cam Ranh Bay | ||
Operation Hamilton[15][16] | 3 – 24 Mar 70 | 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in Xuyên Mộc District | ||
Operation Hammer[17] | 6 – 8 Jun 69 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operations against the NVA 1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment in Bình Ba village | 107 | 1 |
Operation Hammersley[18] (the Battle for the "Long Hais") | 10 Feb – 9 Mar 70 | 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in the western side of the Long Hải Hills to protect quarry operations being undertaken by 17 Construction Squadron, to establish Fire Support Base Isa and ambush likely VC routes leading from the hills | 42 | |
Operation Hancock I[2] | 26 Apr – 22 May 67 | 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment and ARVN 45th Regiment search and destroy operation north of Ban Me Thuot in Darlac Province | ||
Operation Hancock Dragon[2] | 18 Nov 70 | 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment security operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Hancock Eagle[2][19] | 3 – 20 Feb – 69 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation north of Phan Thiết in Bình Thuận Province | 654 | 282 |
Operation Hancock Eagle III[2] | 23 – 31 Mar 69 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Bình Thuận Province | ||
Operation Hancock Flame[2] | 27 Sep – 7 Oct 69 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Bình Thuận Province | ||
Operation Hancock Gold[2] | 5 – 21 Jul 70 | 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Bình Thuận Province | ||
Operation Hancock Hawk[2] | 16 – 30 Jun 70 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Bình Thuận Province | ||
Operation Hancock Knight[2] | 31 Jan – 12 Feb 69 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Lâm Đồng Province | ||
Operation Hancock Knight II[2] | 23 – 28 Mar 69 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Lâm Đồng and Tuyen Muc Provinces | ||
Operation Hancock Knight III[2] | 3 – 7 Apr 69 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Lâm Đồng Province | ||
Operation Hancock Queen[2] | 4 – 22 Mar 67 | 3rd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Bình Thuận, Binh Tuy and Lâm Đồng Provinces | ||
Operation Happy Valley[2] | 10 – 31 Oct 65 | 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment pacification operation in "Happy Valley" in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Hard Rock[2] | 26 – 27 Sep 65 | USMC search and destroy operation in I Corps | ||
Operation Hardin Falls[2] | 1 Dec 68 – 28 Feb 69 | 198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation in Quảng Trị Province | ||
Operation Harmon Green[2] | 18 Jun – 1 Jul 68 | 1st and 3rd Battalions, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation in Binh Tuy, Lâm Đồng and Tuyen Duc Provinces | ||
Operation Harrisburg[2] | 7 Mar 68 | 199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation in Biên Hòa Province | ||
Operation Hartle Green[2] | 14 Oct – 24 Nov 69 | 4th Infantry Division security operation in Bình Định and Pleiku Provinces | ||
Operation Harvest[2] | 25 Oct – 2 Nov 68 | 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force and interdiction operation in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Harvest Moon[20][21][22][23][24] | 9 – 20 Dec 65 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, "Lima" and "Echo" 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, and "Golf" Company 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 1st ARVN Regiment, 1st Battalion, 5th ARVN Regiment, 1st Battalion, 6th ARVN Regiment and ARVN 11th Ranger Battalion operation in Quảng Tín Province 37 km NW of Chu Lai in Phuoc Ha and Que Son Valley's | 408 | 45 US 90 ARVN |
Operation Harvest Moon (1967)[2] | 2 Apr 67 | 5th Special Forces Group operation in III Corps | ||
Operation Hat Dich[2] | 17 – 31 Jul 69 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Haverford[2] | 13 Jan – 18 Feb 68 | 198th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation in Gia Định and Long An Provinces | ||
Operation Hawkesbury[25] | 12 – 24 Sep 68 | 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation on the Bien Hoa–Long Khánh Province border | ||
Operation Henderson Hill[26][27] | 23 Oct 68 – 6 Dec 68 | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and clear operations in north-central Quảng Nam Province as a continuation of Operation Mameluke Thrust | 700 | 110 |
Operation Hercules/Operation Drum Head[2] | 26 – 27 Oct 65 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operations in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Herkimer Mountain[2] | 8 May – 17 Jul 69 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation in Quảng Tín Province | ||
Operation Hickory[28][29] | 18–28 May 67 | 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines operation north from Con Thien to the Bến Hải River in Quảng Trị Province | 367 | 142 |
Operation Hickory II[30] | 14 – 16 Jul 67 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, SLF A, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy sweep of the southern half of the DMZ to clear the area of enemy fortifications, mortar and artillery positions | 39 | 4 |
Operation Highland[2][31][32] | 25 Aug – 1 Oct 65 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines route security operation to open Route 19 between Qui Nhơn and An Khe for debarkation and deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division in Bình Định Province. Operation Gibralter was part of this operation | 692 | 21 |
Operation Highrise[33] | Feb 67 | Marines and Army shelling of NVA gun positions in and north of the DMZ | ||
Operation Hines[2] | 1 Feb 69 – 17 Nov 70 | 4th Infantry Division operations. Subordinate operations were the Wayne series (1st Brigade), the Putnam series (2d Brigade) and the Greene series (3d Brigade) | ||
Operation Hoa Xuan[2] | 27 Dec 65 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines search and destroy operation on Hoa Xuan island | ||
Operation Hoang Dieu 101[2] | 17 Dec 70 – 19 Jan 71 | III MAF, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 51st Regiment operation in Quảng Nam Province | 538 | |
Operation Hoang Dieu 103[2] | 3 Feb – 10 Mar 71 | III MAF, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 51st Regiment operation in Quảng Nam province | ||
Operation Hodges Black[2] | 20 Oct – 19 Nov 69 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Homecoming[34] | 12 Feb – 4 Apr 73 | Repatriation of U.S. prisoners of war from North Vietnam | ||
Operation Homestead[35] | 14 Sep 68 | MRF 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Kien Hoa Province that encountered VC boat ambush teams armed with RPG-2 and RPG-7 rocket launchers | ||
Operation Hong Kil Dong | 9 Jul – 26 Aug 67 | Republic of Korea Army Capital Division and White Horse Division operation in Tuy Hòa Province | 638 | 26 |
Operation Hood River[2] | 2 – 13 Aug 67 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Hop Out[2] | 10 – 13 Nov 65 | 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation | ||
Operation Hop Tac[2] | 1 Jun 67 – 7 Feb 68 | 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy and security operation in Dinh Tuong Province | ||
Operation Hop Tac I[36] | 8 Feb – 30 Apr 68 | 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division security operation in Dinh Tuong Province | 345 | 92 |
Operation Hop Tac VII[2] | 8 Apr 67 | 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Dinh Tuong Province | ||
Operation Hop Tac XVI[2] | 2–3 May 67 | 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Dinh Tuong Province | ||
Operation Hop Tap[37] | 1 Sep 64 – mid-65 | ARVN operation in an effort to push government control outward from Saigon into the surrounding six provinces of (Gia Dinh, Bien Hoa, Bình Dương, Hau Nghia, Long An, and Phước Tuy). Forces included the ARVN 5th Division and the Airborne and Marine Brigades. Two regiments of the ARVN 25th Division provided local security along with Regional Forces and Popular Forces, National Police and hamlet militia. Although the operation continued into mid-1965, true pacification of the area was not attained | ||
Operation Hopscotch[2] | 4 – 25 Oct 65 | 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy and security operation in Biên Hòa and Bình Dương Provinces | 12 | |
Operation Hot Foot[2] | 19 Oct 65 | 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in Bình Dương Province | ||
Operation Houston[38] | 26 Feb – 12 Sep 68 | 1st Marine Division and US Army operation in border region of Thừa Thiên and Quảng Nam Provinces, to keep Highway 1 open and provide security for details working on the railroad between Huế and Da Nang. Individual phases detailed below | 702 | 121 |
Operation Houston I[2] | 26 Feb – 30 Apr 68 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry and 2nd Battalion, 502nd Airborne Infantry operation in Thừa Thiên Province | ||
Operation Houston II[2] | 1–31 May 68 | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines operation in Thừa Thiên Province | ||
Operation Houston III[2] | 1 – 30 Jun 68 | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines operation in Thừa Thiên Province | ||
Operation Houston IV[2] | 1 – 25 Jul 68 | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines operation in Thừa Thiên Province | ||
Operation Hue City[39][40] | 1 Feb – 2 Mar 68 | 1st Marines and 5th Marines operation to drive NVA out of Huế (Battle of Huế) during Tet Offensive | 5113 | 142 |
Operation Hughes Black[2] | 2 Dec 69 – 5 Jan 70 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment highway security operation in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Humboldt[2] | 13 – 17 Apr 67 | 3rd Battalion 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Hump[41][42] | 5 – 9 Nov 65 | 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation in northwest Biên Hòa Province | 416 | 48 US |
Operation Hung Quang 174[43] | 6 Oct 68 | 282nd Assault Helicopter Company and 51st ARVN Regiment operation in Quảng Nam Province, I Corps, near the besieged village of Thuong Duc, to relieve pressure on the surrounded Special Forces camp there | ||
Operation Huong Duong[44] | 4 May 64 | ARVN operation in Pleiku Province, II Corps |
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Operation Name | Date Duration | Description – location – Units | VC–NVA KIA's | Allied KIA's |
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Operation Idaho Canyon[45] | 21 Jul – 25 Sep 69 | 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines and 101st Airborne Division operation west of Tam Ky in Quảng Tín Province | 565 | 159 |
Operation Igloo White[46] | Jan 68 – Feb 73 | USAF electronic warfare program to interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail | ||
Operation Imperial Lake[2] | 31 Aug 70 – 12 May 71 | 1st Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion 5th Marines search and clear operation in Quảng Nam Province | 305 | |
Operation Independence[2] | 1 – 9 Feb 67 | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines and 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Indian Scout[2] | 20 Oct – 7 Nov 65 | 1/1 Cavalry security operation in Bình Định Province for the movement of the ROK Capital Division into its Tactical Area of Responsibility | ||
Operation Inferno[2] | 68–69 | USAF operation to start fires by dropping bulk fuel from C-130s in concentrated areas. The operation was eventually deemed cost prohibitive | ||
Operation Innamincka[2] | 7 – 12 Sep 68 | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) and 104th Field Battery cordon and search and reconnaissance in force operation in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Iola[2] | 27 Jan – 3 Feb 67 | 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment security operation along Route 15 for the movement of the 9th Infantry Division from Vũng Tàu to Bear Cat | ||
Operation Irish[2] | 24 May – 24 Jun 69 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation | ||
Operation Iron Fox[12][47] | Jul 71 | 2nd Squadron SAS, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) operation against the VC 274th Regiment | 12 | 1 |
Operation Iron Hand[48] | USAF operation against North Vietnamese SAM installations | |||
Operation Iron Mountain[2][49] | 28 Feb 69 – 31 Mar 71 | 11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation along the Song Tra Khuc River south and west to Song Re River in Quảng Ngãi Province | 4,476 | 340 |
Operation Iron Triangle[2] | 8 – 14 Oct 65 | 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation southwest of Bến Cát District in Bình Dương Province | ||
Operation Iroquois Grove[2][50] | 15 Jun – 25 Sep 69 | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation in NVA Base Area 101 southeast of Quảng Trị City to protect civilians and assist in accelerated pacification program | ||
Operation Ivanhoe[25] | 18 Sep – 2 Oct 71 | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation in northern Phước Tuy Province | 5 | |
Operation Ivory Coast[51] | 21 Nov 70 | Attempted rescue of POWs at Son Tay POW camp, North Vietnam | 50 (est) | |
Operation Ivy[2] | 2 Feb – 8 Mar 71 | 173rd Airborne Brigade reconnaissance operation |
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Operation Jack[11] | 30 Sep – 31 Oct 69 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation in Biên Hòa Province | ||
Operation Jasper Square[52] | 10 – 14 Apr 68 | 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines operation in Go Noi in Quảng Nam Province | 54 | 6 |
Operation Jeb Stuart I[2][53] | 22 Jan – 31 Mar 68 | 1st Cavalry Division and 1st and 2nd Brigades, 101st Airborne Division operation in Quảng Trị Province | 3,268 | 294 |
Operation Jeb Stuart III[54][55] | 17 May 68 – 3 Nov 68 | 1st Cavalry Division operations on the border of Quảng Trị and central Thừa Thiên Provinces | 2114 | 212 |
Operation Jefferson Glenn[2][56] | 5 Sep 70 – 6 Oct 71 | 101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division operation in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces. This was the last major offensive operation involving US ground troops | 2,026 | 60 |
Operation Jingle Bells[2] | 19 – 20 Dec 65 | 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in III Corps | ||
Operation Junction City | 22 Feb – 14 May 67 | 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 in Tây Ninh Province | 1728 | 282 |
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Operation Katum[2] | 29 Sep – 2 Oct 71 | 3/1 Cavalry and 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation for the withdrawal of US personnel from FSB Katum in Tây Ninh Province | ||
Operation Kawela[2] | 10 – 25 Jun 67 | 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in the Iron Triangle in Bình Dương Province | ||
Operation Keepout[2] | 68 | USAF operation to sow anti-personnel mines in the "Parrot's Beak" area Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia | ||
Operation Kenmore[2] | 29 Sep – 11 Oct 67 | 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Kent[2] | 8 – 15 Oct 66 | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Kentucky[2][57][58] | 1 Nov 67 – 28 Feb 68 | 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 in Leatherneck Square between Con Thien, Gio Linh, Cam Lo and Dong Ha | 3,921 | 520 |
Operation Kentucky Cougar[2] | 22 Jun 69 – 31 Jan 70 | 3/1 Cavalry and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation in Bình Long, Gia Định and Tây Ninh Provinces | ||
Operation Kentucky Jumper[2] | 1 Mar – 14 Aug 69 | 101st Airborne Division, 9th Infantry Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment clear and search operation in Thừa Thiên Province | 1,675 | |
Operation Keperra[59] | 26 Jan – 14 Feb 70 | 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation of selected hamlets of Xuyen Moc and the village of Nui Nhon, reconnaissance and ambush operation in the Nui Dinh mountains in the east of Phước Tuy Province | 6 | |
Operation Kern[2] | 1 – 25 Oct 66 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Keystone Blue Jay[2] | 1 Feb – 15 Apr 70 | 1st Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Cardinal[2] | 18 Sep – 15 Dec 69 | 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Eagle[2] | 1 Jul – 31 Aug 69 | 9th Infantry Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Mallard[2] | 1 Dec 71 – 31 Jan 72 | 101st Airborne Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Oriole (Alpha)[2] | 1 May – 30 Jun 71 | Redeployment of three infantry battalions and one air cavalry squadron from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Oriole (Bravo)[2] | 1 July – 31 Aug 71 | Redeployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Oriole (Charlie)[2] | 1 Sep – 30 Nov 71 | Redeployment of the 23rd Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Owl[2] | 1 Feb – 30 Apr 72 | Redeployment of five infantry battalions, two cavalry squadrons and four air cavalry squadron from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Pelican[2] | 1 Sep – 30 Nov 72 | Redeployment of miscellaneous units from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Pheasant[2] | 1 May – 30 Jun 72 | Redeployment of 3/1 Cavalry, 196th Infantry Brigade and four infantry Battalions from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Robin (Alpha)[2] | 1 Jul – 15 Oct 70 | Redeployment of 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and 199th Infantry Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Robin (Bravo)[2] | 16 Oct – 31 Dec 70 | Redeployment of the 4th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division (excl 2nd Brigade) from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Robin (Charlie)[2] | 1 Jan – 30 Apr 71 | Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Keystone Wren[2] | 1 Jul – 31 Aug 72 | Redeployment of two infantry battalions from South Vietnam to the United States | ||
Operation Khung Long[60] | May 66 | ARVN operation in Bình Định Province | 30 | 19 |
Operation Kien Giang 9-1[2][61] | 16 – 24 Nov 67 | 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 in Dinh Tuong Province | 21 | 12 |
Operation King Hit[2] | 10 – 11 Dec 68 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation of An Nhut village in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Kingfisher[62] | 16 Jul – 31 Oct 67 | 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 in the DMZ - Con Thien | 1,117 | 340 |
Operation Kings[2] | 20 – 28 Mar 66 | 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion search and destroy operation 25 km southwest of Da Nang in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Kings Cross[63] | 31 Oct – 12 Dec 69 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation against the VC 274th Regiment along Route 15 | ||
Operation Kingston[64] | 14 Sep – 15 Oct 69 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to locate and engage elements of the VC D445 Battalion near Thua Tich village | ||
Operation Kipapa[2][65] | 31 Aug – 12 Sep 66 | 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation in the Filhol Plantation in Hậu Nghĩa Province | 8 | 6 |
Operation Kittyhawk[66] | 20 Apr 67 – 21 Mar 68 | 9th Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment security and escort operations in Long Khánh District | ||
Operation Klamath Falls[2] | 1 Dec 67 – 8 Jan 68 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in Bình Thuận, Binh Tuy and Lâm Đồng Provinces | ||
Operation Knox[2] | 3 Mar – 3 Apr 67 | Special Forces Project DELTA operation in II Corps | ||
Operation Knox (USMC)[2] | 24 Oct – 4 Nov 67 | 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 11th Marines operation in Thừa Thiên Province | ||
Operation Koko Head[2][67] | 23 Jul – 6 Aug 66 | 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Bình Dương and Hậu Nghĩa Provinces | 6 | |
Operation Kokuliea[2] | 14 – 22 Jul 66 | 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Bình Dương and Hậu Nghĩa Provinces | ||
Operation Kolchak I[2][68] | 26 – 28 Feb 66 | 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province | 5 | |
Operation Kole Kole[2] | 14 May – 7 Dec 67 | 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Bình Dương, Hậu Nghĩa and Tây Ninh Provinces | 645 | |
Operation Kosciusko[2] | 15 – 20 Jun 68 | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation between Nui Thia Vai mountain and Nui Dinh mountain | 2 | |
Operation Kramer White[2] | 16 Oct 69 – 5 Jan 70 | 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment screening operation in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Kudzu[2] | 1 May – 20 Nov 68 | 9th Infantry Division reconnaissance and security operation of Dong Tam Base in Dinh Truong Province | ||
Operation Kudzu II[2] | 20 Nov – 16 Dec 68 | 9th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force operation in Dinh Truong Province | ||
Operation Kunia[2] | 19 May – 7 Dec 67 | 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in the Ho Bo Woods, Bui Loi Woods, Filhol Plantation and the Iron Triangle in Bình Dương and Tây Ninh Provinces |
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Operation Lafayette[2] | 25 Jan – 7 Feb 67 | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines and 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Lahaina[2] | 7 Aug – 1 Sep 66 | 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment pacification operation in Hậu Nghĩa Province | ||
Operation Lake[2] | 6 – 12 Jul 67 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Lam Son I[69] | 62 | ARVN I Corps' operation against VC Do Xa stronghold in Quảng Ngãi | ||
Operation Lam Son II[70][71] | 30 Aug 62 | ARVN and 93rd Transportation Company and 10 CH-34s from the 1st Helicopter Squadron VNAF supported operation deep in the jungles of Quảng Ngãi Province in I Corps | ||
Operation Lam Son 11[72] | 2–5 Jun 66 | 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry and 7th Company, 7th ARVN Regiment operation in Bình Dương Province | ||
Operation Lam Son 45[73] | Jan 67 | ARVN 1st Division operations in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces | ||
Operation Lam Son 46[73] | Feb 67 | ARVN 1st Division operations in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces | ||
Operation Lam Son 48[73] | 4–5 May 67 | ARVN 1st Division operations in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces | ||
Operation Lam Son 54 [74] | 19–27 May 67 | ARVN 1st Division operation up Route 1 north of Gio Linh to the Bến Hải River, launched in conjunction with Operation Beau Charger and Operation Hickory | 342 | 22 |
Operation Lam Son 63[73] | 2 Jun 67 | ARVN 1st Division operations in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces | ||
Operation Lam Son 67[2] | 7 Feb 67 – 31 Mar 68 | 2nd and 3rd Brigades, 1st Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division, 18th Division and VNMC 3rd Battalion security operations in Biên Hòa and Bình Dương Provinces | ||
Operation Lam Son 68[2] | 1 Feb – 10 Mar 68 | 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division and 18th Division search and destroy operation in Biên Hòa and Bình Dương Provinces | ||
Operation Lam Son 87[73] | 20–24 Jul 67 | ARVN 1st Division operations in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces | ||
Operation Lam Son 115 | 18–24 Apr 64 | ARVN 32nd Ranger Battalion operation near Lavang | ||
Operation Lam Son 138[2] | 10 – 20 Oct 67 | two battalions of the ARVN 1st Division operation in the Hai Lang Forest Reserve in Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces in conjunction with the US Operation Medina | ||
Operation Lam Son 166[73] | 26 Dec 67 | ARVN 1st Division operations in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces against the 816th Vietcong Battalion | ||
Operation Lam Son 194[75] | 14–20 March 68 | ARVN 1st Division operation east of Phu Bai tying in with Operation Ford | ||
Operation Lam Son 207[76] | 1 – 15 Apr 68 | ARVN participation in Operation Pegasus | 1,044 | 92 |
Operation Lam Son 216[77] | 19 Apr – 17 May 68 | ARVN 1st Division and 3rd ARVN Airborne Task Force first large operation into the A Shau Valley in conjunction with Operation Delaware, moving through the valley to preempt enemy preparations for an attack on the Huế area and to take advantage of the damage done to the enemy by Operation Pegasus | 869 | 142 |
Operation Lam Son 235[77] | 22 Feb – 2 Mar 66 | 2 Regiments of the ARVN 1st Division search and destroy operation in Quảng Trị Province | 444 | 35 |
Operation Lam Son 245 [78] | 2 Aug 68 – 24 Apr 69 | ARVN 54th Regiment operation in Thừa Thiên Province | 636 | |
Operation Lam Son 255 [79] | Apr 66 | ARVN 1st Division operation in Quảng Tín Province | 33 | |
Operation Lam Son 261 [80] | 11 Sep 68 – 24 Apr 69 | 1st ARVN Regiment operation in Thừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces | 724 | |
Operation Lam Son 271[81] | 16 Oct 68 – 24 Apr 69 | 2nd ARVN Regiment operation in Quảng Trị Province | 603 | |
Operation Lam Son 277 [82] | 22 Apr 69 – 20 Jun 69 | 2nd ARVN Regiment operation in Quảng Trị Province | 541 | |
Operation Lam Son 283 [83] | 21 – 24 Jun 66 | ARVN operation in Quảng Trị Province | 331 | 37 |
Operation Lam Son 290 [83] | 17 Jul 66 | ARVN operation in Quảng Trị Province | 135 | |
Operation Lam Son 318 [83] | 3 Oct – 20 Nov 66 | ARVN operation in Quảng Trị Province | 179 | 38 ARVN, 1 US |
Operation Lam Son 719[84] | 8 Feb – 25 Mar 71 | ARVN armored and airborne invasion of Laos with US airlift and air support along Route 9 to Tchepone to sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail | 2163 | 1529 ARVN KIA, 625 MIA 215 US KIA, 38 MIA |
Operation Lam Son 720[2] | Apr – Aug 71 | ARVN 1st Division and 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation into the A Shau Valley | ||
Operation Lam Son 810[85][86] | 6 – 25 Sep 71 | ARVN operation with US support to disrupt the flow of NVA supplies into northernmost Quảng Trị Province throung the DMZ and neighboring Laos | 175 | 75 |
Operation Lamar Plain[2][87] | 16 May – 13 Aug 69 | 23rd Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation southwest of Tam Ky in Quảng Tín Province | 524 | 478 |
Operation Lancaster I[2][88] | 1 Nov 67 – 20 Jan 68 | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines search and destroy operation to safeguard Route 9 between Cam Lo and in the old Operation Kingfisher area around Ca Lu | 46 | 27 |
Operation Lancaster II[2][26][89] | 21 Jan – 23 Nov 68 | 1st 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 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search-and-clear operation to safeguard Route 9 between Cam Lo and Ca Lu | 1801 | 359 |
Operation Lanikai[2] | 14 Sep 66 – 13 Feb 67 | 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division pacification operation in Long An Province | ||
Operation Lanoke[2] | 25 – 28 Feb 67 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Lard Yar[2] | 14 Oct 67 | Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment operation in III Corps | ||
Operation Lavarack[90] | 30 May – 1 Jul 69 | 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operations north of Nui Dat | 102 | 3 |
Operation Lawrence[2] | 17 Apr 67 | 196th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operation in I Corps | ||
Operation Le Loi I[2] | 8 Dec 68 – 10 Feb 69 | ARVN 1st Ranger Group operation in Quảng Nam Province | 695 | |
Operation Le Loi 9[91] | 23 Jul 64 | ARVN operation 24 km southwest of An Tuc in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Le Loi 15[83] | 21 Mar 66 | ARVN Special Forces operation in Darlac Province | 134 | 10 |
Operation Leap Frog[92] | 68 | Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. military intelligence on likely Vietcong actions | ||
Operation Leaping Lena[93] | 15 May – 1 Oct 64 | ARVN and CIDG, under Special Forces leadership, classified long-range patrolling to provide the groundwork for the formation of a combined American-South Vietnamese special reconnaissance unit capable of conducting the most hazardous and critical missions inside the country as required by MACV and the Vietnamese Joint General Staff | ||
Operation Lee/Operation Lien Ket 64[2] | 3 – 10 Oct 66 | ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 4th Regiment operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Leeds[2] | 16 Oct – 3 Dec 66 | 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation | ||
Operation Leeton[2] | 3 May – 2 Jun 67 | 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Lejeune[2] | 7 – 22 Apr 67 | 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 2/1 Cavalry, 3/1 Cavalry and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Leopard (Vietnam War)[2] | 1 – 7 Jan 70 | A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in Duc Thanh District | ||
Operation Lewis and Clark[2] | 3–15 May 66 | 2/1 Cavalry reconnaissance in force operation from Pleiku to An Khe | ||
Operation Lexington[2] | 17 Apr – 4 May 66 | 2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division saturation patrolling north of the Rung Sat Special Zone as a follow-up to Operation Jackstay | ||
Operation Lexington III[2] | 17 Apr – 9 Jun 66 | 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation in thick mangrove swamp in the Rung Sat Special Zone in Biên Hòa Province | ||
Operation Liberty Canyon[2] | 28 Oct – 20 Nov 68 | Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division to III Corps | ||
Operation Lien Ket 4[2][8] | 28 Jul 65 | 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, ARVN 51st Regiment and VNMC 3rd Battalion first combined land operation in the war | ||
Operation Lien Ket 10[94] | 29 – 31 Oct 65 | 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 6th Regiment ARVN 2nd Division operation against the VC Do Xa base area 20 km west of Chu Lai | ||
Operation Lien Ket 18[95][95][96][97] | 9 – 20 Dec 65 | ARVN participation in Operation Harvest Moon, in Thang Binh, Quảng Tín Province | 75 | 11 |
Operation Lien Ket 26[83][98] | 4 – 7 Mar 66 | One battalion from the 7th Marines and one from the ARVN 2nd Division operation to engage the 21st NVA Regiment 11 km northwest of Quảng Ngãi City, first USMC contact with the NVA | 632 | 83 US, 32 ARVN |
Operation Lien Ket 28[99] | 20 – 25 Mar 66 | 7th Marines and ARVN 2nd Division operation with one Marine and one ARVN battalion landing near An Hoa to encounter the 60th and 90th battalions of the 1st VC Regiment and the 11th Battalion, 21st NVA Regiment | 623 | 99 |
Operation Lien Ket 30[100] | 28 – 30 Mar 66 | 7th Marines and ARVN 5th Regiment, 2nd Division operation to the northwest of Lam Loc | 69 | 11 |
Operation Lien Ket 52[101] | 6 – 22 Aug 66 | 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division and ARVN 2nd Division multi-battalion search and destroy operation 50 km west-northwest of Chu Lai in Quang Tin and Quảng Nam Provinces to locate and destroy the 2nd NVA Division (AKA 620th NVA Division) believed to have moved into the strategic Que Son Valley region | 674 | 23 |
Operation Lien Ket 66[102] | Mar 66 | ARVN 42nd Regiment, 22nd Division, operation in Quảng Ngãi to establish a blocking position to sweep the VC from Route 1 into the mountains at Phù Cũ Pass in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Lien Ket 68[83] | 5 – 8 Nov 66 | ARVN search and destroy operation in Quảng Tín Province | 109 | 64 |
Operation Lien Ket 70[83] | 19 – 27 Nov 66 | ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | 123 | 3 |
Operation Lien Ket 81[83] | 17 – 22 Feb 67 | ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | ||
Operation Lien Ket 414[2] | 25 Aug – 31 Dec 69 | ARVN 4th Regiment operation in Quảng Ngãi Province | 710 | |
Operation Lien Ket 531[2] | 25 Aug – 31 Dec 69 | ARVN 5th Regiment operation in Quảng Tín Province | 542 | |
Operation Lien Lu[103] | 19 – 22 Aug 64 | ARVN operation about 7 miles north of Tây Ninh city | ||
Operation Lightning[2] | 8 – 14 Nov 65 | ROK 2nd Marine Brigade operation in Khánh Hòa Province | ||
Operation Lightning Bug[2] | 66 | USAF air interdiction operations | ||
Operation Lihue[2] | 2–12 May 66 | 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation on Route 22 between Cu Chi and Tây Ninh | ||
Operation Lincoln[104] | 25 Mar – 8 Apr 66 | 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy/reconnaissance in force operation in the vicinity of Plei Me and the Chu Pong Massif in Pleiku and Darlac Provinces against the same NVA units that had participated in the battle of the Ia Drang Valley | 522 | 51 |
Operation Lincoln (I Corps)[2] | 4 – 9 Jan 67 | 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Linebacker I[105] | 9 May – 23 Oct 72 | U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbor to turn back the Easter Offensive | ||
Operation Linebacker II[2] | 18 – 29 Dec 72 | U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbor to force North Vietnam to return to the Paris Peace Talks | 1612 | |
Operation Linn River[2] | 27 Jan – 7 Feb 69 | 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Lion[2] | 5 – 9 Jul 67 | 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation | ||
Operation Lismore[2] | 1–8 May 67 | 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation in Phước Tuy Province | ||
Operation Little Rock[2] | 1 – 4 Oct 66 | 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and ARVN 48th Regiment search and destroy operation in Phước Long Province | ||
Operation Little Sheba[2] | 24 Dec 66 | 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division route and convoy security operation in Biên Hòa Province | ||
Operation Logan Field[106] | 7 – 12 Oct 68 | 1st Battalion 20th Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade and 23rd Infantry Division search and destroy operation in northeast of Quảng Ngãi City | 14 | 13 |
Operation Lonesome End[2] | 14 – 17 Oct 65 | 1/1 Cavalry route and area security operation in Bình Định Province | ||
Operation Long Lance[2] | 3 – 8 Jan 66 | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines search and destroy operation in Quảng Nam Province | ||
Operation Long Phi 971[60] | 21–23 May 66 | ARVN operation in Kiên Giang Province | 224 | 6 |
Operation Long Phi 984[83] | 25 – 27 Aug 66 | ARVN search and destroy operation in Kiên Giang Province | 132 | 30 |
Operation Long Reach[2] | 24 Oct – 26 Nov 65 | First Brigade (Operation All The Way), Second Brigade (Operation Silver Bayonet II) and Third Brigade (Operation Silver Bayonet I) of the First Cavalry Division search and destroy operation and relief of Plei Me CIDG camp in Pleiku Province | ||
Operation Long Reach II[2] | 5 – 26 Dec 69 | 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation in Bình Long Province | ||
Operation Longfellow[2] | 13 Apr – 1 May 66 | 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 42nd Regiment search and destroy operation in Kon Tum Province to search the area west of Route 14 north from Dak To toward Dak Pek in support of Army Engineers repairing and improving Route 14 | ||
Operation Longstreet[2] | 16 Jun 66 | ROK 2nd Marine Brigade engineering security operation in Bình Định and Phú Yên Provinces | ||
Operation Longview[2] | 23 Sep – 1 Oct 66 | 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division route security and clearing operation on Route 16 between Phuoc Vinh and Biên Hòa | ||
Operation Los Angeles[2] | 9 – 10 Mar 66 | 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division route and convoy security operation along Route 13 in Bình Dương Province | ||
Operation Los Banos[2] | 23 Mar – 7 Apr 68 | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division security operation in Biên Hòa Province | ||
Operation Louisiana Lee[2] | 15 Aug – 28 Sep 69 | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation in the A Shau Valley | ||
Operation Lulu[2] | 12 – 14 Mar 69 | 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, 199th Infantry Brigade, ARVN 46th Regiment and 5th Ranger Group clear and search operation in Long An Province | ||
Operation Lunch[107] | 70 | Second phase of Operation Menu | ||
Operation Lyon Valley[2] | 27 Jul – 24 Aug 70 | 5th Marines clear and search operation southwest of Da Nang | 5 | |
Operation Lyre Bird[2] | 1 – 31 Aug 68 | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) land-clearing operation west of Nui Dat, Phước Tuy Province |
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Footnotes[]
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- ↑ "Vietnam War Pacific Stars and Stripes". Flyarmy.org. 2010-07-21. http://www.flyarmy.org/panel/battle/68010400.HTM. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
- ↑ http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=AD388157&Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.carrscompendiums.com/ccSEA/Chronology/MACV_1965.html
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- ↑ "US Marines In Vietnam Vietmanization and Redeployment 1970-1971 PCN 19000309600_2" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080409145106/http://www.marines.mil/news/publications/Documents/US%20Marines%20In%20Vietnam%20Vietmanization%20and%20Redeployment%201970-1971%20PCN%2019000309600_2.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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- ↑ Armored Combat in Vietnam, p.161
- ↑ "8 RAR's BATTLES AND OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM". Bazilbrush.tripod.com. http://bazilbrush.tripod.com/8RAR-BATTLES-OPS.html. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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- ↑ "Operation Hammer - Battle of Binh Ba". 5rar.asn.au. 1969-06-08. http://www.5rar.asn.au/ops/hammer.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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- ↑ "Vietnam War operation HARVEST MOON". Flyarmy.org. 2010-07-21. http://www.flyarmy.org/panel/battle/65120820.HTM. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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- ↑ "Vietnam War operation HENDERSON HILL". Flyarmy.org. 2010-07-21. http://www.flyarmy.org/panel/battle/68102400.HTM. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
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