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The 2nd Air Division was organized in Saigon at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in October 1962 under the authority of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam to control local USAF operations. From December 1962, it controlled all activities and units in Southeast Asia, initially, USAF tactical forces FARM GATE C/H- 47, B/RB-26, T-28, and U-10 ...
U.S. 2nd Air Division aerial interdiction effort targeted against the infiltration of NVA men and material moving south from North Vietnam: southeastern Laos: May 31 – Jun 3: Unnamed [8]: 17 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team first brigade sized operation in Vietnam, a series of airmobile assaults: near Bien Hoa, Biên Hòa Province: 7
However, the VC largely avoided battle and contact with the sweeping US brigades was light. [4] Major General William E. DePuy, as commander of the US 1st Infantry Division, subsequently planned to lure out the VC by using Charlie Company, 2/16th Infantry as a bait. Once the VC attacked the isolated company, DePuy planned to rush in other rifle ...
On 24 June 1967 a Vietcong (VC) mortar attack on Camp Rainier disabled 29 UH-1 helicopters of the 188th Assault Helicopter Company. [ 4 ] On 4 July 1968 the base was subjected to a heavy People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) rocket and mortar attack followed by probes on the base perimeter resulting in 5 U.S. and 16 PAVN killed.
"Combat service support" as a classification was replaced by "sustainment" with the publication of FM 3–0, Operations in February 2008. [2] In the US Army Sustainment is defined as "the provision of logistics, personnel services, and health service support necessary to maintain operations until successful mission completion".
From 20 to 25 March 1966 the division's 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 5th Regiment participated in Operation Texas with the ARVN 5th Airborne Battalion and elements of the US 1st Marine Division fighting elements of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 21st Regiment and VC 1st Regiment around Hill 141 northwest of Quảng Ngãi. [7]: 120–8
Formed in 1957 as the 82nd Aviation Company and then later reorganized as the 82nd Aviation Battalion in 1960. The battalion became the first combat aviation battalion assigned to a division-sized unit in the U.S. Army. In 1987 the 82nd Aviation Battalion would again reorganized as the 82nd Aviation Brigade. [3]
On 29 April the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Hac Bao (Black Panther) reconnaissance company of the 1st Division made contact with a PAVN force in a hamlet 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Huế. They exchanged small arms fire until elements of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne arrived and cordoned off the area blocking escape routes.