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At the beginning of 1967 the United States was engaged in a steadily expanding air and ground war in Southeast Asia. Since its inception in February 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder, the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, had escalated in the number and significance of its targets, inflicting major damage on transportation networks industry, and petroleum refining and storage facilities.
1 Company from each of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation: Quảng Nam Province: Jun 9 – 27: Operation Akron [11] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force operation along encountered elements of the VC 274th Regiment and 5th Division: Route 2: 56: ...
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The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967. [2]: 158 Other units stationed at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp included: 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (December 1970-January 1972) [2]: 145 91st Evacuation Hospital (December 1966-July 1969) [2]: 216 203rd Reconnaissance Airplane Company (October 1967-July 1970)
200th Aviation Company (March 1967–July 1968) [3]: 117, 122 240th Aviation Company (May 1967–December 1971) [3]: 117, 122 135th Aviation Company (January-unknown 1968) 244th Aviation Company (August–December 1971) [3]: 122 56th Transportation Company, 765th Transportation Battalion
Operation Junction City was an 82-day military operation conducted by United States and South Vietnam forces against Viet Cong (VC) forces begun on 22 February 1967 during the Vietnam War. It was the first U.S. combat airborne operation since the Korean War and one of the largest Airmobile operations of the war. [8]
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The plan was for the 147th Marine Brigade to withdraw to the Tân Mỹ Base where they would be picked up by Republic of Vietnam Navy ships. [7] The base was soon swamped with Marines, soldiers and civilians seeking evacuation, however only smaller ships were able to dock at the base and ferry evacuees to larger ships offshore.