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The Sino-Soviet border conflict was a seven-month undeclared military conflict between the Soviet Union and China in 1969, following the Sino-Soviet split.The most serious border clash, which brought the world's two largest socialist states to the brink of war, occurred near Damansky (Zhenbao) Island on the Ussuri (Wusuli) River in Manchuria.
5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to protect a land clearing team (US), and conduct reconnaissance in force operations to locate and destroy VC main force units in AO (Area Operations) Mindy: between Route 15 (Saigon to Vũng Tàu), Route 2 (Ba Ria to Xuyen Moc) and Route 1: Aug 1 – 14: Operation Platypus (1969) [1] [3]
21–26 June 1969: Operation Left Jab in MR 4; 1–15 July 1969: Operation Off Balance, in MR 2; 28 July – 17 October 1969: Operation Junction City Jr., in MR 3; 6 August – 30 September 1969: Kou Kiet, in MR 2; 13 September 1969 – 25 April 1970: Campaign 139, in MR 2; 20 September 1969 – 9 March 1970: Operation Diamond Arrow, in MR 4
Operation Lam Son 277 was conducted by the ARVN 2nd Regiment, 1st Division in Quảng Trị Province. The operation resulted in 541 PAVN killed. [37] 22 April to 22 September. Operation Putnam Tiger was conducted by the U.S. 4th Infantry Division in western Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces. The operation resulted in 563 PAVN killed. [5]: 294 23 April
The initial phase of Operation Red Hat involved the movement of chemical munitions from a depot storage site to Tengan Pier, eight miles away, and required 1,332 trailers in 148 convoys. The second phase of the operation moved the munitions to Johnston Atoll. [4] The Army leased 41 acres (170,000 m 2) on Johnston Atoll.
The squadron's last operational mission was flown in May 1969. This was the epic operation Heavy Tea. After the failure of the Black Cat Squadron to plant operating sensor pods near the Lop Nur Nuclear Weapons Test Base, the CIA developed a plan to deploy two battery-powered sensor pallets near the base. To deploy the pallets, a Black Bat crew ...
Operation Popeye / Sober Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried out by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War in 1967–1972.
Operation Wayne Grey was an operation carried out by the United States Army, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and supporting elements, on March 1 to April 14, 1969. Its main objective was to cut off lines of communication and supply to the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 24th and 66th Infantry Regiments as well as preventing them from retreating into Cambodia.