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Operation Eagle Pull was the United States military evacuation by air of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 12 April 1975. [1] [2] At the beginning of April 1975, Phnom Penh, one of the last remaining strongholds of the Khmer Republic, was surrounded by the Khmer Rouge and totally dependent on aerial resupply through Pochentong Airport.
In April 1975 Kirk participated in Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon, Vietnam. [1]As part of the U.S. fleet sent to facilitate the evacuation of Americans from South Vietnam, USS Kirk carried out one of the most significant humanitarian missions in U.S. military history.
Okinawa was the command ship of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit in August 1990 as part of a WestPac deployment when it was diverted to the Persian Gulf in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the Gulf War. Helicopters were launched as a diversion during the start of the ground phase of the war.
Operation Babylift [1] Mass evacuation/airlift of orphans from South Vietnam to the United States and other countries: Tan Son Nhut: Apr 12: Operation Eagle Pull [2]: 102–24 Evacuation of US citizens, "at-risk" Cambodians and 3rd country nationals: Phnom Penh: Apr 29 – 30: Operation Frequent Wind [2]: 178–201
12 April 1975 the squadron supported Operation Eagle Pull, the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [35] 29–30 April 1975, 2 of the squadron's HH-53s operating from USS Midway took part in Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of Saigon. [35]: 186 15 May 1975, 7 of the squadron's HH-53s participated in the recapture of the SS Mayaguez.
With the situation in Cambodia worsening for the American-backed government, the US planned for the evacuation of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, dubbed Operation Eagle Pull. ARG Alpha, supporting the operation, remained at sea for over a month and supported the evacuation on 12 April 1975. [12] This was followed by Operation Frequent Wind, the ...
The following day, 29 April 1975, Operation Frequent Wind, the evacuation of South Vietnam, began, Vancouver reprising her operations during Eagle Pull, utilizing her embarked helicopters and marines. "Operations lasted all day and through the night with helicopters full of evacuees landing on any flight deck they could find clear," an observer ...
The 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines (3/9) is an infantry battalion of the United States Marine Corps.Formed during World War I it served until the early 1990s when it was redesignated as 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines (3/4) during a realignment and renumbering of the Marine Corps' infantry battalions, following the deactivation of the 9th Marine Regiment.