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USS Iowa fires a full broadside of nine 16 in/50 and six 5 in/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Naval gunfire support (NGFS), also known as naval surface fire support (NSFS), [1] or shore bombardment, is the use of naval artillery to provide fire support for amphibious assault and other troops operating within their range.
Air and naval gunfire interdiction of lines of communication: southern panhandle of North Vietnam: Jul 22 – 24: Operation Cedar Rapids II [1] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 2nd Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation: Bình Dương Province: Jul 23 – Aug 6: Operation Koko Head [1] [30] 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy ...
Movement of the 101st Airborne Division to South Vietnam: Nov 1 – Jan 18 1968: Operation Coronado IX [1] [10]: 58 9th Infantry Division, US Navy Task Force 117 and 5th Battalion, VNMC operation: Kien Hoa and Dinh Tuong Province: 349: 32 Nov 1 – Jan 20 1968: Operation Lancaster [34]: 722 [9]: 143
The United States Navy, South Vietnamese navy, and the U.S. Coast Guard, operating under the authority of the South Vietnamese government, established a blockade of South Vietnam designated Operation Market Time to prevent infiltrations of personnel, munitions and equipment by the North Vietnamese government.
Date Duration Operation Name Unit(s) – Description Location VC–PAVN KIA (US Sources) Allied KIA(US Sources) Jan 1 – Mar 31: Operation Skysweep [1]: 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation
Oceanview was a U.S. Marine Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) observation post located on the coast some 10 km north of the Cua Viet River in Quang Tri Province and just south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). [1]: 386–7 It was a very isolated spot and could be reached only by Amtrac or helicopter.
US Navy and Republic of Vietnam Navy operation along the coast of North Vietnam to provoke coastal radar installations so electronic intelligence (ELINT) ships could record the resulting transmissions: South China Sea: Jan 5: Unnamed [2] ARVN operation supported by U.S. aircraft to encircle a Viet Cong battalion: Long An province: Jan 18 ...
In mid-July Đông Hà was used by the Marines as a helicopter base and logistics area. Numerous US marine and army units rotated through the base, and several artillery units were based there. During 1968 units of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) made repeated attacks on the base, on one occasion destroying its ammunition dump. During these ...