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Operation Hump was a search and destroy operation initiated by United States and Australian forces on 5 November 1965, during the Vietnam War.. The US-Australian objective was to drive out Viet Cong (VC) unit who had taken up positions on several key hills in War Zone D in an area about 17.5 miles (28.2 km) north of Bien Hoa.
173rd Airborne Brigade operation: Phước Thành Province: Jul 6–10: Unnamed [10]: 3 [11] 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and ARVN 43rd Regiment operation involving multiple air assaults into War Zone "D" just north of the Đồng Nai River: Long Khánh Province: Jul 8 – Aug 19: Operation Than ...
From 3 to 6 May 1965 United States Air Force (USAF) transport aircraft deployed the 173rd Airborne Brigade from Okinawa to Bien Hoa Air Base to secure the air base and surrounding areas and the port of Vũng Tàu. [1] The 173rd established their base on the northeast perimeter of the air base.
Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War from 18 to 24 August 1965. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major general Nguyen Chanh Thi , the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) I Corps commander.
Chu Lai was a United States Marine Corps military base from 1965 to 1970, and a United States Army military base from 1970 to 1971 during the Vietnam War.Roughly 56 miles (90 km) southeast of Đà Nẵng, the base had an airfield to supplement the major base at Đà Nẵng.
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade and ARVN 45th Regiment operation: Quang Duc Province and Phước Long Province: 101: 9 May 2 – 12: Operation Lihue [1] 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation on Route 22: between Cu Chi and Tây Ninh: May 3 – 15: Operation Lewis and Clark [1] 2/1 Cavalry ...
HUBBARDSTON - A new memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War was officially unveiled to the public during the town's Memorial Day observances. The names of more than 200 men and women who served ...
Operation Hump was a search and destroy operation by the 173rd Airborne Brigade, in War Zone D north of Biên Hòa. 1 RAR deployed south of the Đồng Nai River while the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, conducted a helicopter assault on an LZ northwest of the Đồng Nai and Song Be rivers. The operation resulted in 403 VC, 49 U.S. and two ...