List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (G–L)

Operation Gadsden

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 Tay Ninh

161

29

Operation Game Warden

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 Garrad Bay

25 Oct – 16 Nov 68

2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Gator

14 Jan 68

1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment operation in IV Corps

Operation Geneva Park

18 Mar 69 – 28 Feb 71

198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation in Quang Tin and Quang Ngai Provinces

2,237

253

Operation Geraldton

15 – 21 Jun 67

2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation east of Đất Đỏ in Phuoc Tuy Province

1

Operation Giant Slingshot

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 Ginger

17 Jul – 7 Aug 69

B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation in Duc Than District

Operation Give Up

6 Dec 65

2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Glen Burnie

10 Jan 67

11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 52nd ARVN Rangers operation in Binh Loc hamlet Long Khánh Province

Operation Golden Dragon II

4 – 21 Jan 71

ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Golden Fleece 196-1

20 – 23 Apr 67

3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment security operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Golden Valley

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 Quang Tin Province

Operation Good Friend II

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 Nhon to secure the area for the arrival of the ROK Capital Division

Operation Goodwood

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 Granite

25 Oct – 6 Nov 67

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

Operation Greeley

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 Leaf

5 – 24 Feb 67

US search and destroy operation in III Corps

Operation Greene Ace

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 Bear

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 Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Greene Bullet

20 Oct – 20 Nov 69

3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Greene Deuce

30 Jan – 17 Mar 70

3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Greene Hurricane

19 Mar – 14 Apr 69

1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Greene Jack (1970)

28 Jul – 16 Aug 70

3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Greene Lion

21 – 22 Apr 69

1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Greene Orange II

2–5 May 69

1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Greene Queen

1 Feb – 6 May 69

2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Darlac Province

Operation Greene Storm

1 Jan – 13 Mar 71

173rd Airborne Brigade operation in Binh Dinh, Phu Bon and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Greene Thunder

31 Jan – 17 Feb 69

1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Greene Tornado

25 – 27 Feb 69

2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Greene Typhoon II

5 May – 21 Jun 69

1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Hall

18 Dec 67 – 5 Jan 68

5th Special Forces Group operation southwest of Cam Ranh Bay

Operation Hammer

6 – 8 Jun 69

5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operations against the NVA 1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment in Bình Ba village

107

1

Operation Hancock I

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 Eagle

3 – 20 Feb – 69

3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation north of Phan Thiet in Binh Thuan Province

654

282

Operation Hancock Flame

27 Sep – 7 Oct 69

3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Binh Thuan Province

Operation Hancock Hawk

16 – 30 Jun 70

3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Binh Thuan Province

Operation Hancock Knight II

23 – 28 Mar 69

3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Lâm Đồng and Tuyen Muc Provinces

Operation Hancock Queen

4 – 22 Mar 67

3rd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Binh Thuan, Binh Tuy and Lâm Đồng Provinces

Operation Hard Rock

26 – 27 Sep 65

USMC search and destroy operation in I Corps

Operation Harmon Green

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 Hartle Green

14 Oct – 24 Nov 69

4th Infantry Division security operation in Binh Dinh and Pleiku Provinces

Operation Harvest Moon

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 Quang Tin Province 37 km NW of Chu Lai in Phuoc Ha and Que Son Valley's

408

45 US 90 ARVN

Operation Hat Dich

17 – 31 Jul 69

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Hawkesbury

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 Hercules/Operation Drum Head

26 – 27 Oct 65

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

Operation Hickory

18–28 May 67

3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines operation north from Con Thien to the Ben Hai River in Quang Tri Province

367

142

Operation Highland

25 Aug – 1 Oct 65

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines route security operation to open Route 19 between Qui Nhon and An Khe for debarkation and deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division in Binh Dinh Province. Operation Gibralter was part of this operation

692

21

Operation Hines

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 Hoang Dieu 101

17 Dec 70 – 19 Jan 71

III MAF, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 51st Regiment operation in Quang Nam Province

538

Operation Hodges Black

20 Oct – 19 Nov 69

2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation in Pleiku Province

Operation Homestead

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 Hood River

2 – 13 Aug 67

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

Operation Hop Tac

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 VII

8 Apr 67

2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operation in Dinh Tuong Province

Operation Hop Tap

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, Binh Duong, Hau Nghia, Long An, and Phuoc 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 Hot Foot

19 Oct 65

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

Operation Houston I

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 Thua Thien Province

Operation Houston III

1 – 30 Jun 68

1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines operation in Thua Thien Province

Operation Hue City

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 Humboldt

13 – 17 Apr 67

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

Operation Hung Quang 174

6 Oct 68

282nd Assault Helicopter Company and 51st ARVN Regiment operation in Quang Nam Province, I Corps, near the besieged village of Thuong Duc, to relieve pressure on the surrounded Special Forces camp there

Operation Idaho Canyon

21 Jul – 25 Sep 69

3rd Battalion 3rd Marines and 101st Airborne Division operation west of Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province

565

159

Operation Imperial Lake

31 Aug 70 – 12 May 71

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

305

Operation Indian Scout

20 Oct – 7 Nov 65

1/1 Cavalry security operation in Binh Dinh Province for the movement of the ROK Capital Division into its Tactical Area of Responsibility

Operation Innamincka

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 Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Irish

24 May – 24 Jun 69

3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation

Operation Iron Hand

USAF operation against North Vietnamese SAM installations

Operation Iron Triangle

8 – 14 Oct 65

173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation southwest of Bến Cát District in Binh Duong Province

Operation Ivanhoe

18 Sep – 2 Oct 71

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

5

Operation Ivy

2 Feb – 8 Mar 71

173rd Airborne Brigade reconnaissance operation

Operation Jack

30 Sep – 31 Oct 69

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

Operation Jeb Stuart I

22 Jan – 31 Mar 68

1st Cavalry Division and 1st and 2nd Brigades, 101st Airborne Division operation in Quang Tri Province

3,268

294

Operation Jefferson Glenn

5 Sep 70 – 6 Oct 71

101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division operation in Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces. This was the last major offensive operation involving US ground troops

2,026

60

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 Tay Ninh Province

1728

282

Operation Katum

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 Tay Ninh Province

Operation Keepout

68

USAF operation to sow anti-personnel mines in the "Parrot's Beak" area Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia

Operation Kent

8 – 15 Oct 66

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

Operation Kentucky Cougar

22 Jun 69 – 31 Jan 70

3/1 Cavalry and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation in Binh Long, Gia Định and Tay Ninh Provinces

Operation Keperra

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 Phuoc Tuy Province

6

Operation Keystone Blue Jay

1 Feb – 15 Apr 70

1st Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States

Operation Keystone Eagle

1 Jul – 31 Aug 69

9th Infantry Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States

Operation Keystone Oriole (Alpha)

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 (Charlie)

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 Pelican

1 Sep – 30 Nov 72

Redeployment of miscellaneous units from South Vietnam to the United States

Operation Keystone Robin (Alpha)

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 (Charlie)

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 Khung Long

May 66

ARVN operation in Binh Dinh Province

30

19

Operation King Hit

10 – 11 Dec 68

9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation of An Nhut village in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Kings

20 – 28 Mar 66

3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Tank Battalion search and destroy operation 25 km southwest of Danang in Quang Nam Province

Operation Kingston

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 Kittyhawk

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 Knox

3 Mar – 3 Apr 67

Special Forces Project DELTA operation in II Corps

Operation Koko Head

23 Jul – 6 Aug 66

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

6

Operation Kolchak I

26 – 28 Feb 66

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

5

Operation Kosciusko

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 Kudzu

1 May – 20 Nov 68

9th Infantry Division reconnaissance and security operation of Dong Tam Base in Dinh Truong Province

Operation Kunia

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 Binh Duong and Tay Ninh Provinces

Operation Lafayette

25 Jan – 7 Feb 67

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

Operation Lake

6 – 12 Jul 67

1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation in Quang Ngai Province

Operation Lam Son II

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 Quang Ngai Province in I Corps

Operation Lam Son 45

Jan 67

ARVN 1st Division operations in Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces

Operation Lam Son 48

4–5 May 67

ARVN 1st Division operations in Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces

Operation Lam Son 63

2 Jun 67

ARVN 1st Division operations in Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces

Operation Lam Son 68

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 Binh Duong Provinces

Operation Lam Son 115

18–24 Apr 64

ARVN 32nd Ranger Battalion operation near Lavang

Operation Lam Son 166

26 Dec 67

ARVN 1st Division operations in Thua Thien and Quang Tri Provinces against the 816th Vietcong Battalion

Operation Lam Son 207

1 – 15 Apr 68

ARVN participation in Operation Pegasus

1,044

92

Operation Lam Son 235

22 Feb – 2 Mar 66

2 Regiments of the ARVN 1st Division search and destroy operation in Quang Tri Province

444

35

Operation Lam Son 255

Apr 66

ARVN 1st Division operation in Quang Tin Province

33

Operation Lam Son 271

16 Oct 68 – 24 Apr 69

2nd ARVN Regiment operation in Quang Tri Province

603

Operation Lam Son 283

21 – 24 Jun 66

ARVN operation in Quang Tri Province

331

37

Operation Lam Son 318

3 Oct – 20 Nov 66

ARVN operation in Quang Tri Province

179

38 ARVN, 1 US

Operation Lam Son 720

Apr – Aug 71

ARVN 1st Division and 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation into the A Shau Valley

Operation Lamar Plain

16 May – 13 Aug 69

23rd Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation southwest of Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province

524

478

Operation Lancaster II

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 Lanoke

25 – 28 Feb 67

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

Operation Lavarack

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 Le Loi I

8 Dec 68 – 10 Feb 69

ARVN 1st Ranger Group operation in Quang Nam Province

695

Operation Le Loi 15

21 Mar 66

ARVN Special Forces operation in Darlac Province

134

10

Operation Leaping Lena

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

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Operation Leeton

3 May – 2 Jun 67

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

Operation Leopard

1 – 7 Jan 70

A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in Duc Thanh District

Operation Lexington

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 Liberty Canyon

28 Oct – 20 Nov 68

Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division to III Corps

Operation Lien Ket 10

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 26

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 Quang Ngai City, first USMC contact with the NVA

632

83 US, 32 ARVN

Operation Lien Ket 30

28 – 30 Mar 66

7th Marines and ARVN 5th Regiment, 2nd Division operation to the northwest of Lam Loc

69

11

Operation Lien Ket 66

Mar 66

ARVN 42nd Regiment, 22nd Division, operation in Quang Ngai 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 70

19 – 27 Nov 66

ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operation in Quang Ngai Province

123

3

Operation Lien Ket 414

25 Aug – 31 Dec 69

ARVN 4th Regiment operation in Quang Ngai Province

710

Operation Lien Lu

19 – 22 Aug 64

ARVN operation about 7 miles north of Tay Ninh city

Operation Lightning Bug

66

USAF air interdiction operations

Operation Lincoln

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 Linebacker I

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 Linn River

27 Jan – 7 Feb 69

1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation in Quang Nam Province

Operation Lismore

1–8 May 67

7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation in Phuoc Tuy Province

Operation Little Sheba

24 Dec 66

1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division route and convoy security operation in Biên Hòa Province

Operation Lonesome End

14 – 17 Oct 65

1/1 Cavalry route and area security operation in Binh Dinh Province

Operation Long Phi 971

21–23 May 66

ARVN operation in Kien Giang Province

224

6

Operation Long Reach

24 Oct – 26 Nov 65

1/1 Cavalry (Operation All The Way), 2/1 Cavalry (Operation Silver Bayonet II) and 3/1 Cavalry (Operation Silver Bayonet I) search and destroy operation and relief of Plei Me CIDG camp in Pleiku Province

Operation Longfellow

13 Apr – 1 May 66

3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 42nd Regiment search and destroy operation in Kontum 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 Longview

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 Banos

23 Mar – 7 Apr 68

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

Operation Lulu

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 Lyon Valley

27 Jul – 24 Aug 70

5th Marines clear and search operation southwest of Danang

5