Names Of Viet Nam Operations
1965-1971
Operation Name |
Date Duration |
Description - location - Units |
VC NVA KIA's |
U.S. KIA's |
Adams |
25 Oct 66 - 2 Apr 67 |
4th Infantry Division operation in Phu Yen Province |
491 |
51 |
Ala Moana |
19 Feb - 14 May 67 |
25th Infantry Division operation in Hua Nghai, Tay Ninh and Binh Duong Provinces |
382 |
. |
Allen Brook |
4 May - 24 Aug 68 |
1st Mar Div operation in southern Quang Nam Province |
1,017 |
240 |
Andover |
1 - 10 Apr 67 |
11 A.C.R. operation in Hua Nghai Province vicinity of village of Tan Hoa |
459 |
. |
Apache Snow |
10 May - 7 Jun 69 |
3rd Mar Div 9th Marines and 101st Airborne Division operation in western Thua Thien Province |
977 |
54 |
Attleboro |
14 Sep - 24 Nov 66 |
196th Inf. Bde., 1st and 4th Infantry Divisions and 173rd Airborne operation in War Zone "C" of Tay Ninh Province |
1,106 |
. |
Barking Sands |
18 May - 7 Dec 67 |
25th Infantry Division operation in Hua Nghai and Binh Duong Provinces |
304 |
. |
Beacon Hill |
20 Mar - 3 Apr 67 |
3rd Mar Div operation in Quang Tri Province |
334 |
. |
Beacon Star Phase II |
26 Apr - 12 May 67 |
3rd Mar Div operation in Quang Tri Province, TOAR vicinity of Khe Sanh |
469 |
. |
Bear Claw |
2 - 14 Jul 67 |
3rd Mar Div operation in Quang Tri Province vicinity of Con Thien, SLF part of operation Buffalo |
424 |
. |
Benton |
12 Aug - 1 Sep 67 |
101st Airborne Division, 196th Infantry Bde. operation in Quang Tin Province |
397 |
45 |
Billings |
20 Jun - 9 Jul 67 |
1st Infantry Division operation in Binh Duong, Phuoc Long and Long Khanh Provinces |
347 |
. |
Blackjack 33 |
27 Apr - 24 May 67 |
5th Special Forces Group operation in Chau Duc Province |
320 |
67 |
Bolling |
19 Sep 67-31 Jan 69 |
1st Cavalry Division and 173 Abn. Bde. operation in Phu Yen Province |
715 |
. |
Buffalo/Beaver Track/Bear Claw |
2-14 Jul 67 |
3rd Mar Div operation with SLF vicinity DMZ Con Thien and Cam Lo |
1,281 |
125 |
Burlington Trail |
8 Apr - 11 Nov 68 |
198th Infanty Bde., operation along border of Quang Tin and Quang Nam Provinces |
1,931 |
. |
Byrd |
26 Aug 66 - 20 Jan 68 |
1 Cavalry economy-of-force operation in Binh Thuan Province |
849 |
23 |
Carentan II |
1 Apr - 17 May 68 |
101st Airborne, 82nd Airborne Divisions operation in lowlands of Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces |
2,100 |
. |
Champaign Grove |
3 - 24 Sep 68 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ngai Province |
378 |
. |
Cochise Green |
30 Mar 68 - 31 Jan 69 |
173rd Airborne Bde operation in Binh Dinh Province |
929 |
94 |
Colorado |
6-21 Aug 66 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Nam/Quang Tin Provinces |
674 |
. |
Complete Victory |
54 days |
. |
. |
54 |
Concordia Square |
9 - 16 May 68 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in Quang Tri Province |
349 |
. |
Coronado I |
1 Jun - 25 Jul 67 |
9 Infantry Division operation vicinity of Rach Nui Canal (XS 8466) in Dinh Tuong Province, IV Corps |
478 |
34 |
Coronado IX |
1 Nov 67 - 18 Jan 68 |
9th Infantry Division operation in Dinh Tuong Province |
349 |
. |
Coronado V |
12 Sep - 10 Oct 67 |
9th Infantry Division operation in Kien Hoa and Dinh Tuong Provinces |
347 |
72 |
Coronado X |
18 Jan - 13 Feb 68 |
9th Infantry Division operation in Kien Hoa, Dinh Tuong and Vinh Long Provinces |
344 |
. |
Crazy Horse* |
16 May - 5 Jun 66 |
1st Cavalry operation in area between Vinh Thanh and Soui Ca Valleys of Binh Dinh Province |
501 |
29 |
Dan Thang 21 |
21 - 29 Oct 65 |
11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation in Pleiku Province |
317 |
. |
Davy Crockett |
4 - 16 May 66 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province |
345 |
156 |
Delaware Valley |
19 Apr - 17 May 68 |
1st Mar Div, 1st Cavalry, 101st Abn, 82nd Abn, 196th Bde, operation into A Shau Valley in western Thua Thien Province |
869 |
. |
DeSoto |
26 Jan - 7 Apr 67 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Ngai Province |
383 |
204 |
Dewey Canyon |
22 Jan-18 Mar69 |
3rd Mar Div 9th Marines operation north of the A Shau Valley in Thua Thien Province |
1,335 |
. |
Double Eagle I |
28 Jan - 28 Feb 66 |
3rd Mar Div operation in Quang Ngai Province |
312 |
120 |
Duong Cua Dan |
17 Mar - 30 Jul 68 |
9th Infantry Division operation along Route 4 |
1357 |
. |
Eagle's Claw |
11 - 28 Feb 66 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province |
340 |
172 |
El Paso II |
2 Jun - 13 Jul 66 |
1st Infantry Division operation against VC 9th Division in Binh Long Province |
855 |
. |
Enterprise |
13 Feb 67 - 11 Mar 68 |
9th Infantry Division operation in Long An Province |
2,107 |
51 |
Fairfax |
30 Nov 66 - 14 Dec 67 |
1st, 4th, 25th Infantry Divisions, 196th Inf. Bde., operation in and around Saigon Capital Military District and Gia Dinh Province |
1,043 |
. |
Fayette Canyon |
15 Dec 68 - 28 Feb 69 |
196th Infantry Bde. operation in Quang Nam Province |
322 |
72 |
Fillmore |
24 Mar - 21 Jul 66 |
101st Airborne Division operation in Phu Yen Province |
373 |
. |
Finney Hill* |
1 Mar - 1 Jul 71 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ngai Province |
781 |
93 |
Francis Marion |
5 Apr - 12 Oct 67 |
4th Infantry Division operation in western highlands of Pleiku Province. |
1,203 |
. |
Frederick Hill* |
18 Mar 69 - 28 Feb 71 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ti and Quang Ngai Provinces |
7,524 |
600 |
Fulton Square |
22 Oct 69 - 18 Jan 70 |
1st Mar Div,101st Airborne, 5th Infantry (Mech) operation in Quang Tri Province |
384 |
. |
Geneva Park* |
18 Mar 69 - 28 Feb 71 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Tin and Quang Ngai Provinces |
2,237 |
253 |
Green River |
19 Jan - 22 Jul 70 |
5th Infantry Division (Mech) operation in Quang Tri Province |
338 |
. |
Hancock Eagle* |
4 Feb - 31 Mar 69 |
101st Airborne Division operation north of Phan Thiet in Binh Thuan Province |
654 |
282 |
Harvest Moon |
9 - 20 Dec 65 |
3rd Mar Div 3rd, 9th & 7th Marines operation in Quang Tin Province 23 miles NW of Chu Lai in Phuoc Ha and Que Son Valley's |
408 |
72 |
Hastings/Deckhouse II |
7 Jul - 3 Aug 66 |
3rd Mar Div operation in Quang Tri Province against NVA 324B Division in area of the DMZ |
882 |
183 |
Hawthorne Dan Tang 61 |
2-21 Jun 66 |
101st Airborne Division operation in Kontum Province |
531 |
. |
Henderson Hill |
24 Oct - 6 Dec 68 |
3rd Mar Div search and clear operation in north-central Quang Nam Province |
700 |
110 |
Hickory I |
16 - 28 May 67 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Tri Province |
367 |
. |
Hop Tac I |
8 Feb - 30 Apr 68 |
9th Infantry Division operation in Dinh Tuong Province |
345 |
92 |
Houston |
26 Feb - 12 Sep 68 |
1st Mar Div operation in border region of Thua Thien and Quang Nam Provinces |
702 |
. |
Hue City |
31 Jan - 25 Feb 68 |
1st MarDiv operation to clear Hue City during Tet Offensive |
5,113 |
110 |
Hump |
5 - 9 Nov 65 |
173rd Airborne Brigade and RAR operation in NW Bien Hoa Province, War Zone "D" |
416 |
. |
Idaho Canyon |
21 Jul - 25 Sep 69 |
1st Mar Div & 101st Airborne operation west of Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province |
565 |
159 |
Imperial Lake |
31 Aug 70 - 12 May 71 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Nam Province |
305 |
. |
Iron Mountain* |
28 Feb 69 - 31 Mar 71 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ngai Province |
4,476 |
340 |
Irving |
2-24 Oct 66 |
1st Cavalry Division/ROK/ARVN operation in Binh Dinh Province |
681 |
. |
Jeb Stuart I |
22 Jan - 31 Mar 68 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in Quang Tri Province |
3,268 |
127 |
Jeb Stuart III |
17 May - 3 Nov 68 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in central Thua Thien Province |
2,114 |
. |
Jefferson Glen |
5 Sep 70 - 8 Oct 71 |
101st Airborne/ARVN operation in Thua Thien Province |
2,026 |
60 |
Kentucky |
1 Nov 67 - 28 Feb 69 |
3rd Mar Div operation in the Con Thien area of the DMZ |
3,921 |
107 |
Kentucky Jumper* |
1 Mar - 14 Aug 69 |
101st Airborne Division operation i Thua Thien Province |
1,675 |
. |
Kingfisher |
16 Jul - 31 Oct 67 |
3rd Mar Div operation in the DMZ |
1,117 |
955 |
Kole Kole |
14 May - 7 Dec 67 |
25th Infantry Division operation in Hoa Nghai Province |
645 |
. |
Lam Son 207 |
15 days |
. |
. |
92 |
Lam Son 216 |
29 Days |
. |
. |
142 |
Lamar Plain |
16 May - 13 Aug 69 |
23rd Infantry and 101 Airborne Divisions operation southwest of Tam Ky in Quang Tin Province |
524 |
478 |
Lancaster II |
21 Jan - 23 Nov 68 |
3 Mar Div search-and-clear operation |
1,801 |
. |
Lien Ket 26 |
5 days |
. |
. |
73 |
Lien Ket 28 |
5 days |
. |
. |
53 |
Lien Ket 52 |
16 days |
. |
. |
23 |
Mac Arthur |
12 Oct 67 - 31 Jan 69 |
4th Infantry Division operations in the western highlands Pleiku and Kontum Provinces |
5,731 |
382 |
Macon |
4 Jul - 27 Oct 66 |
1st Mar Div operation for the An Hoa industrial complex in Quang Nam Province |
507 |
. |
Malheur I |
11 May - 8 Jun 67 |
101st Airborne Division operation in Quang Ngai Province |
392 |
19 |
Malheur II |
8 Jun - 2 Aug 67 |
101st Division operation WNW of Duc Pho, vic., Song Ne Valley and VC Base Area 122 in Quang Ngai Province |
488 |
. |
Mameluke Thrust |
18 May - 23 Oct 68 |
1st Mar Div operation in central Quang Nam Province |
2,728 |
86 |
Masher/White Wing |
24 Jan - 6 Mar 66 |
1st Mar Div & 1st Cavalry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province. USMC operation Double Eagle links in cross border segment |
2,389 |
. |
Mathews |
24 May - 12 Jun 68 |
4th Infantry and 101st Airborne Divisions operation in Kontum Province |
352 |
69 |
McLain |
20 Jan 68 - 31 Jan 68 |
173rd Airborne Bde., reconnaissance-in-force operation in Binh Thuan Province |
1,042 |
. |
Meade River* |
20 Nov 68 - 31 Jan 69 |
1st Mar Div operation in "Dodge City" area of Quang Nam Province |
847 |
352 |
Middlesex Peak |
1 Mar - 1 Jul 71 |
196th and 198th Infantry Brigades operation in centered on coordinate ZC 2020 in Quang Nam Province |
463 |
.. |
Montana Mauler* |
23 Mar - 3 Apr 69 |
1st Mar Div & 5th Infantry Division Mech operation vicinity of Con Thien in Quang Tri Province |
571 |
21 |
Montana Raider |
12 Apr - 14 May 69 |
1st Cavalry Division and 11 A.C.R. operation in Tay Ninh Province |
358 |
. |
Montana Scout* |
29 Mar - 23 Jun 69 |
1st Cavalry Division operation along the southern frontier of War Zone "C" in Tay Ninh Province |
1,570 |
284 |
Montgomery Rendezvous |
8 Jun - 15 Aug 69 |
101st Airborne Division operation in Thua Thien Province |
393 |
. |
Muscatine |
19 Dec 67-10 Jun 68 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ngai Province |
1,129 |
142 |
Nantucket Beach* |
20 Jul 69 - 8 Mar 71 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ngai Province |
630 |
. |
Napolean/Saline |
29 Feb - 12 Sep 68 |
1st Mar Div operation along Cua Viet River in Quang Tri Province |
3,495 |
117 |
Nathan Hale |
19 Jun - 1 Jul 66 |
1st Cavalry and 101st Airborne Divisions operation in Phu Yen Province vicinity of Dong Tre and Tuy Hoa |
459 |
. |
Nevada Eagle |
17 May 68 - 28 Feb 69 |
101st Airborne/82nd Airborne Division operation in Thua Thien Province |
3,299 |
353 |
Oklahoma Hills |
1 Mar - 29 May 69 |
1st Mar Div operation southwest of DaNang in Quang Nam Province |
596 |
. |
Palm Beach |
6 Jan - 31 May 67 |
9th Infantry Division operation in Dinh Tuong Province |
570 |
149 |
Paul Revere |
10 May - 30 Jul 66 |
25th Infantry Division border screening/area control operation in Pleiku Province |
546 |
. |
Paul Revere II |
1-25 Aug 66 |
1st Cavalry operation in Pleiku Province |
809 |
. |
Paul Revere IV |
18 Oct-30 Dec 66 |
4th and 25th Infantry Division operation in Pleiku Province near the border with Cambodia |
977 |
. |
Pegasus |
1-15 Apr 68 |
1st Mar Div, 3rd Mar Div operation along Route 9 to Khe Sanh in Quang Tri Province |
1,044 |
144 |
People's Road |
137 days |
. |
. |
. |
Pershing |
11 Feb 67-19 Jan 68 |
1st Cavalry operation against NVA 610th Division in Binh Dinh Province |
5,401 |
. |
Pershing II |
22 Jan - 29 Feb 68 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province |
614 |
156 |
Pipestone Canyon |
26 May - 7 Nov 69 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Nam Province centered approximately 13 kms west of Hoi An |
488 |
. |
Prairie I/Deckhouse IV |
3 Aug 66 - 31 Jan 67 |
1st Mar Div operation in the Con Thien/Gio Linh areas of the DMZ |
1,397 |
. |
Prairie II |
1 Feb - 18 Mar 67 |
3rd Mar Div operation in the DMZ area Qunag Tri Province |
693 |
129 |
Prairie IV |
20 Apr - 31 May 67 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Tri Province |
489 |
. |
Putnam Tiger |
22 Apr - 22 Sep 69 |
4th Infantry Division operation in Kontum and Pleiku Provinces |
563 |
435 |
Quyet Thang |
11 Mar - 7 Apr 68 |
1st, 9th, and 25th Infantry Divisions/ARVN operation in Saigon and 5 surrounding provinces |
7,645 |
. |
Randolph Glen |
7 Dec 69 - 31 Mar 70 |
101st Airborne Division/ARVN operation on edge of populated lowlands in eastern Thua Thien Province |
670 |
. |
Resolve To Win |
28 days |
. |
. |
172 |
Rice Farmer |
1 Jan - 31 Aug 69 |
9th Infantry Division/ARVN operation in Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces |
1,860 |
. |
Rich |
23 - 27 Oct 68 |
5th Infantry Division (Mech) operation in Quang Tri Province |
308 |
212 |
Sam Houston |
1 Jan-5 Apr 67 |
4th and 25th Infantry Divisions border surveillance operation in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces. Follow-up to Paul Revere IV |
733 |
. |
Saratoga |
8 Dec 67- 11 Mar 68 |
25th Infantry Division operation in area west of Saigon and along the Cambodian border |
3,862 |
215 |
Scotland |
1 Nov 67- 31 Mar 68 |
3rd Mar Div operation in westernmost area of Quang Tri Province, centered in the Khe Sanh area |
1,561 |
. |
Scotland II |
15 Apr 68 - 28 Feb 69 |
1st Mar Div operation centered on the Khe Sanh area of Quang Tri Province |
3,311 |
270 |
Seward |
4 Sep - 25 Oct 66 |
101st Airborne Division operation in Phu Yen Province |
347 |
. |
Shenandoah II |
27 Sep - 19 Nov 67 |
1st Infantry Division operation in Binh Long and Binh Duong Province |
956 |
5 |
Silver Bayonet |
23 Oct - 20 Nov 65 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in Ia Drang Valley of Pleiku Province |
1,771 |
. |
Silver City |
7 - 23 Mar 66 |
Ist Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation in Binh Duong and Long Khanh Provinces |
336 |
107 |
Speedy Express |
1 Dec 68-31 May 69 |
9th Infantry Division operation throughout IV Corps |
10,899 |
. |
Starlite |
18-21 Aug 65 |
3rd Mar Div operation south of Chu Lai in Quang Ngai Province |
700 |
242 |
Strangle I |
21 Jul - 21 Sep 69 |
1st Infantry Division operation in Binh Duong Province |
365 |
. |
Swift |
4-15 Sep 67 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quaang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces |
517 |
183 |
Taylor Common |
6 Dec 68 - 7 Mar 69 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Nam Province |
1,299 |
. |
Texas |
20-24 Mar 66 |
1st & 3rd Mar Div/ARVN combined reaction force operation to retake An Hoa outpost in Quang Ngai Province |
623 |
10 |
Texas |
20-25 Mar 66 |
1st Mar Div operation in Thua Thien Province |
396 |
. |
Texas Star |
1 Apr - 5 Sep 70 |
101st Airborne operation in western Quang Tri and Thua Thien Provinces |
1,728 |
121 |
Thang Phong 14 |
82 days |
. |
. |
63 |
Thang Phong II |
42 days |
. |
. |
349 |
Thayer II |
25 Oct 66 - 12 Feb 67 |
1st Cavalry Division operation in the coastal plains and the Kim Son and Soui Ca Valleys of Binh Dinh Province |
1,757 |
. |
Toan Thang-Phase I |
8 Apr-31 May 68 |
II Field Force operation in Capital Military District around Saigon |
7,645 |
440 |
Truong Cong Dinh |
1 Mar - 30 Jul 68 |
9th Infantry Division/ARVN operation in Dinh Tuong and Kien Tuong Provinces |
1546 |
. |
Union |
21 Apr - 17 May 67 |
1st Mar Div operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces |
965 |
53 |
Union II |
25 May - 5 Jun 67 |
1st Mar Div operation against NVA forces in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces |
701 |
. |
Uniontown |
17 Dec 67 - 8 Mar 68 |
199th Infantry Brigade operation in Bien Hoa Province, encompassing Tet Offensive operations |
922 |
76 |
Unnamed |
26 Jan - 13 Apr 70 |
1st Cavalry operation in the Bu Gia Map area of Phuoc Long Province |
495 |
. |
Unnamed |
28 Apr - 4 May 68 |
101st Airborne Division operation in Thua Thien Province |
314 |
312 |
Unnamed |
1 Jul - 4 Oct 71 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ngai Province |
324 |
. |
Utah |
4-8 Mar 66 |
1st Mar Div/ARVN combined operation in vicinity Quang Ngai city against NVA and Main force VC |
632 |
231 |
Utah |
4-8 Mar 66 |
3rd Mar Div operation in Quang Ngai Province |
358 |
. |
Utah Mesa |
12 Jun - 9 Jul 69 |
3rd Mar Div, 9th Marines & 5th Infantry Division operation in Quang Tri Province |
309 |
572 |
Van Buren |
19 Jan - 21 Feb 66 |
101 Airborne Division/ROK/ARVN rice security operation in Phu Yen Province |
679 |
. |
Vernon Lake II |
2 Nov 68 - 28 Feb 69 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Ngai Province in the Song Re Valley |
455 |
35 |
Virginia Ridge |
1 May - 7 Jun 69 |
1st Mar Div operation in northern Quang Tri Province |
560 |
. |
Washington Green |
15 Apr 69 - 1 Jan 71 |
173rd Airborne Bde., operation in An Lao Valley of Binh Dinh Province |
1,957 |
64 |
Wayne Grey |
1 Mar - 14 Apr 69 |
4th Infantry Division in Kontum Province |
608 |
. |
Wheeler/Wallowa |
11 Nov 67 - 11 Nov 68 |
23rd Infantry Division operation in Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces |
10,020 |
227 |
Wolfe Mountain |
22 Jul 70 - 30 Jan 71 |
5th Infantry Division (Mech) operation in Quang Tri Province |
300 |
. |
Yellowstone |
8 Dec 67 - 24 Feb 68 |
25th Infantry Division operation in War Zone "C" area of Tay Ninh Province |
1,254 |
81 |