This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1969, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies.
Date Duration | Operation Name | Unit(s) – Description | Location | VC - PAVN KIA (US Sources) | Allied KIA(US Sources) |
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Jan 1 – Mar 31 | Operation Skysweep[1] | 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | |||
Jan 1 – Aug 31 | 9th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Regiment operation | Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces | 1,860 | ||
Jan 1 – Dec 31 | ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division and 21st Division clear and search operations | 37,874 | |||
Jan 2 | Operation Barrier Reef[2] | ||||
Jan 2 – 4 | Operation Tiger Balm[3] | 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit cordon and search operation | |||
Jan 3 – 7 | Operation Water Trap[4] | Mobile Riverine Force 9th Infantry cordon and search operation | |||
Jan 5 – 17 | 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operations | along the Saigon River | |||
Jan 10 – 18 | 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment cordon and search operation | ||||
Jan 13 – Feb 9 | Operation Bold Mariner[5] (part of Operation Game Warden) | HMM-362, SLF-A, ARVN 2nd Division, 2/26th Marines, HMM-164 cordon, search, and sweep operation was the largest amphibious assault of the war | 239 | 5 | |
Jan 15 – 20 | 198th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 26 Marines and ARVN joint operation to remove Vietnamese refugees from the area before pushing forward to root out VC troops and fortifications | ||||
Jan 20 – 23 | |||||
Jan 22 – Feb 3 | 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 2nd Division operation | ||||
Jan 22 – Mar 18 | 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and ARVN 2nd Regiment offensive against PAVN communication lines in Laos | 1,667 | 130 USMC | ||
Jan 24 – Feb 28 | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division reconnaissance in force operation | ||||
Jan 27 | 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation | ||||
Jan 27 – Feb 7 | 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation | ||||
Jan 29 – Feb 9 | Operation Sherman Peak[6] | 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation | 1 | ||
Jan 31 – Feb 8 | 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Jan 31 – Feb 12 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Jan 31 – Feb 17 | 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces | |||
Jan 31 – Feb 25 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Jan 31 – Mar 3 | 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation | ||||
Jan 31 – Mar 16 | 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 3rd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment; 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Feb 1 – May 6 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Feb 1 – Nov 17 1970 | 4th Infantry Division operations. Subordinate operations were the Wayne series (1st Brigade), the Putnam series (2d Brigade) and the Greene series (3d Brigade) | ||||
Feb 2 – 7 | 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Feb 3 – 20 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | 654 | 282 | ||
Feb 3 – Apr 16 | 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation | ||||
Feb 4 – 12 | 199th Infantry Brigade cordon and search operation | ||||
Feb 4 – Apr 19 | 3/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation | 600 | |||
Feb 7 – Mar 12 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Feb 10 – 28 | 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment and 1st & 3rd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces | |||
Feb 13 – 16 | 199th Infantry Brigade cordon and search operation | ||||
Feb 14 – Mar 28 | 1st Cavalry Division operation | ||||
Feb 16 – Oct 31 | 25th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operations | Bình Dương, Gia Dinh, Hậu Nghĩa, Long An and Tây Ninh Provinces | 41,803 | 1,533 | |
Feb 17 – Apr 2 | Operation Federal[7] | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation | |||
Feb 20 – Mar 3 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation | ||||
Feb 24 – Mar 10 | ARVN 2nd Division operation | 777 | |||
Feb 25 – 27 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Feb 27 – May 8 | |||||
Feb 27 – Jun 20 | ARVN 1st Ranger Group operation | 688 | |||
Feb 28 – Apr 2 | 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation | ||||
Feb 28 – Mar 31 1971 | Operation Iron Mountain[8] | 11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation | 4,476 | 340 | |
Feb 28 – May 8 | 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation | ||||
Mar 1 - 9 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force | 11 | 3 | ||
Mar 1 – Apr 14 | Operation Wayne Grey[9] | 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | 608 | ||
Mar 1 – Aug 14 | 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment, 1st Division clear and search operation | 317 | 61 | ||
Mar 4 – 25 | 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search | ||||
Mar 6 | 173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation | ||||
Mar 10 – Apr 8 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force | east of Long Binh base | 2 | ||
Mar 11 | 173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation | ||||
Mar 12 – 14 | 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, 199th Infantry Brigade, ARVN 46th Regiment and 5th Ranger Group clear and search operation | ||||
Mar 15 – May 2 | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 12th Marines reconnaissance in force operation along the Laotian border | 157 | 21 | ||
Mar 16 – Apr 15 | 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search | ||||
Mar 16 – Apr 15 | 173rd Airborne Brigade and 4th Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation | ||||
Mar 16 – Apr 29 | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force | ||||
Mar 17 | USAF air support for Royal Lao Army counteroffensive | ||||
Mar 17 – 29 | Operation Atlas Wedge[10] | 1st Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 1/4th Cavalry operation. After making contact, the PAVN were defeated with the "pile on" tactics using air strikes, air and armored cav, Rome Plows, and infantry | 421 | ||
Mar 18 – May 2 | Operation Breakfast[11] | eastern Cambodia | |||
Mar 18 – May 28, 1970 | Cambodia | ||||
Mar 18 – Feb 28 1971 | Operation Frederick Hill[12] | 196th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 5th Regiment clear and search operation | Quang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces | 7,524 | 600 |
Mar 18 – Feb 28 1971 | 198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation | Quang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces | 2,237 | 253 | |
Mar 19 – Apr 14 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Mar 20 – 31 | ARVN 4th Regiment operation | 592 | |||
Mar 23 – 28 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | Lâm Đồng and Tuyen Muc Provinces | |||
Mar 23 – 31 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Mar 23 – Apr 3 | 3rd Marine Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 2nd Regiment reconnaissance in force operation | 571 | 21 | ||
Mar 23 – Apr 7 | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division security operation | ||||
Mar 25 | 1/1 Cavalry clear and search operation | ||||
Mar 29 – Jun 23 | Operation Montana Scout[13] | 1st Cavalry Division operation along the southern frontier of War Zone "C" | 1,570 | 284 | |
Mar 31 – May 29 | 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 26th Marines and ARVN 51st Regiment clear and search operation | 596 | 44 | ||
Apr – May 70 | US Navy Swift Boats, River Division 543 PBRs, Vietnamese Coastal Group 14 junks, and River Assault Group 32 operation to clear and keep open the Cua Dai River for commercial and fishing activities | Cua Dai River | |||
Apr 2 – 10 | Operation Overland | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation | |||
Apr 3 – 7 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Apr 6 – 20 | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation | 162 | 16 | ||
Apr 7 – 15 | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division clear and search operation | ||||
Apr 10 | 1st Infantry Division security operation | ||||
Apr 11 – 15 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation | ||||
Apr 12 – 18 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ambush and reconnaissance operations | 1 | |||
Apr 12 – May 2 | 3 | ||||
Apr 12 – May 14 | Operation Montana Raider[14] | 358 | |||
Apr 13 – 19 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security for land-clearing operation | ||||
Apr 13 – Oct 18 | 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment clear and search operation | Bình Định and Pleiku Provinces | |||
Apr 14 – 27 | 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Apr 15 – Jan 1 1971 | 173rd Airborne Brigade pacification operation | 1,957 | 64 | ||
Apr 17 – May 1 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Apr 17 – May 1 | 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation | ||||
Apr 18 – Dec 31 | ARVN 22nd Division operation | 507 | |||
Apr 18 – Dec 31 | ARVN 23rd Regiment operation | 746 | |||
Apr 21 – 22 | 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Apr 22 – Jun 20 | Operation Lam Son 277 | 2nd ARVN Regiment operation | 541 | ||
Apr 22 – Sep 22 | 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 3rd Battalions, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment operation | Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces | 563 | 435 | |
Apr 23 – Jun 15 | Operation Massachusetts Bay[15] | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division patrolling and ambushes provided security and denied access to rice producing area to PAVN/VC | |||
Apr 24 – May 15 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation | Ruong Ruong Valley, Thừa Thiên and Quảng Nam Provinces | |||
Apr 30 – May 14 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation | ||||
May 1 – 31 | B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification and reconnaissance operation | Duc Thanh District | |||
May 1 – 16 July | 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines and 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division clear and search operation | 560 | |||
May 2 – 5 | 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
May 2 – 13 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ambush operations | 10 | |||
May 5 – 20 | Operation Daring Rebel[16] | ARVN 2nd Division, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade, U.S. forces operation mounted to seek out and destroy Vietcong rest camps | 105 | 2 | |
May 5 – Jun 21 | 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
May 5 – Aug 4 | 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
May 8 – Jun 15 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment pacification operation | ||||
May 8 – Jul 17 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation | ||||
May 10 – Jun 7 | Operation Apache Snow[17] | 9th Marines and 101st Airborne Division operation | 977 | 54 | |
May 13 – 22 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance operations to prevent attacks by VC 5th Division on Long Binh base | 1 | |||
May 15 – Jun 7 | ARVN 42nd Regiment and 22nd Ranger Group operation | 945 | |||
May 15 – Jun 21 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation | ||||
May 16 – Aug 13 | 23rd Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation | 524 | 116 | ||
May 18 – Jun 30 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
May 22 – Jun 1 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operations | ||||
May 24 – Jun 24 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation | ||||
May 29 – Jun 23 | 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines operation | ||||
May 26 – Nov 7 | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and ROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operation | 852 | 71 | ||
May 30 – Jul 1 | 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operations | 102 | 3 | ||
Jun – Jul | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security operations | Đất Đỏ District | 7 | ||
Jun 6 – 8 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operations against the PAVN 1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment | Bình Ba village | 107 | 1 | |
Jun 7 – 8 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operations against the VC Châu Đức District Unit Company | Hoa Long village | |||
Jun 8 – Aug 15 | Operation Montgomery Rendezvous[18] | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division clear and search operation | 393 | 70 | |
Jun 12 – Jul 9 | 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation | 309 | |||
Jun 15 – Sep 25 | 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation to protect civilians and assist in accelerated pacification program | PAVN Base Area 101 southeast of Quảng Trị City | 134 | 13 | |
Jun 21 – Aug 5 | 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Jun 22 – Jan 31 1970 | 3/1 Cavalry and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation | Binh Long, Gia Định and Tây Ninh Provinces | |||
Jun 23 – Jul 1 | 101st Airborne Division clear and search operation | ||||
Jun 26 | Operation Sea Float/Solid Anchor/Tran Hung Dao III[19] | ||||
Jun 29 – Aug 30 | 9th Marine Regiment redeployment from South Vietnam to Okinawa | n/a | n/a | ||
Jun 29 – Jul 17 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation | 4 | |||
Jun 30 – Jul 3 | 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation | ||||
Jul – Mar 70 | Operation Dong Tien[20] | 1st Infantry Division support for Vietnamization program | |||
Jul 3 – Sep 21 | 2nd Battalion 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion 4th Marines clear and search and security operations | 23 | 10 | ||
Jul 5 | |||||
Jul 12 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division search and clear operation | ||||
Jul 12 – Aug 15 | 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Battalion, 502nd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Jul 14 – Aug 15 | 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force, ambush, patrolling and village security operation | Đất Đỏ and Long Điền Districts | 10 | ||
Jul 15 – 30 | 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation | ||||
Jul 15 – 31 | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division operation | ||||
Jul 16 – Sep 25 | 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation | 40 | 1 | ||
Jul 17 – 31 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force | ||||
Jul 17 – Aug 7 | B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation | ||||
Jul 20 – Aug 13 | 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marines and ARVN 21st and 37th Ranger Battalions clear and search operation | Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces | |||
Jul 20 – Mar 8 1971 | 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation | 630 | |||
Jul 21 – 26 | |||||
Jul 21 – Sep 21 | Operation Strangle[21] | 1st Infantry Division operation | 365 | ||
Jul 21 – Sep 25 | 3rd Marine Regiment operation | 565 | 159 | ||
Jul 28 | Operation Nutcracker[22] | 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation against VC 268th Regiment | |||
Jul 29 | Operation Double Shift[23] | 105 US and Vietnamese riverine craft were concentrated to protect against enemy threats to Tây Ninh city | |||
Jul 29 – Aug 30 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to protect a land clearing team (US), and conduct reconnaissance in force (RIF) operations to locate and destroy VC main force units in AO (Area Operations) Mindy | ||||
Aug 1 – 14 | |||||
Aug 4 – Oct 16 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Aug 8 – Sep 28 | 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation | ||||
Aug 14 – Sep 28 | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment search and clear operation | ||||
Aug 14 – Sep 28 | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Aug 15 – Sep 15 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force and pacification operation | ||||
Aug 15 – Sep 28 | 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division clear and search and rice harvest security operation | ||||
Aug 15 – Sep 28 | 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation | ||||
Aug 18 – Sep 24 | 5th Special Forces Group and 3rd Mike Force reconnaissance in force operation | ||||
Aug 25 – Dec 31 | ARVN 4th Regiment operation | 710 | |||
Aug 25 – Dec 31 | ARVN 5th Regiment operation | 542 | |||
Aug 29 – Sep 30 | Operation Burnham | 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC), 199th Infantry Brigade and Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force reconnaissance and land-clearing operation | |||
Sep 3 – Oct 4 | B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation | ||||
Sep 7 | ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and 1st Battalion, 26th Marines amphibious assault | Barrier Island, 55 km south of Da Nang. | |||
Sep 10 – Oct 11 | 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Sep 14 – Oct 15 | near Thua Tich village | ||||
Sep 18 – Dec 15 | 3rd Marine Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States | ||||
Sep 21 – Oct 28 | 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation | ||||
Sep 27 – Oct 7 | 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Sep 28 – Dec 6 | 101st Airborne Division clear and search operation | ||||
Sep 29 – Nov 8 | |||||
Sep 29 – Dec 31 | ARVN 32nd Regiment operation | 721 | |||
Sep 30 – Oct 31 | 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation | ||||
Oct 1 – 5 | 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation | ||||
Oct 5 – Dec 4 | 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Oct 14 – Nov 24 | 4th Infantry Division security operation | ||||
Oct 14 – Nov 30 | 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) ambush and reconnaissance operation | ||||
Oct 16 – Jan 6 1970 | 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry security operation | 52 | 2 | ||
Oct 16 – Jan 30 1970 | 1st and 2nd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment clear and search operation | Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces | |||
Oct 18 – Jan 4 1970 | 1st and 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment pacification and security operations | Bình Định and Pleiku Provinces | |||
Oct 20 – Nov 19 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Oct 20 – Nov 20 | 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment operation | ||||
Oct 21 – 24 | 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation | ||||
Oct 22 | US operation | ||||
Oct 22 – Jan 18 1970 | ARVN 1st Division, 101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation | 339 | 28 | ||
Oct 31 – Dec 12 | |||||
Nov 1 – Jan 18 1970 | 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment clear and search operation | ||||
Nov 1 – Apr 10 1970 | Operation Commando Hunt II[24] | USAF dry season area interdiction campaign in Laos | |||
Nov 1 – May 1 | Operation Toan Thang IV[25] | 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operations to prevent PAVN/VC movement and operations | 14,479 | 685 | |
Nov 11 – Dec 29 | 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division pacification operation | ||||
Nov 11 – Dec 30 | |||||
Nov 12 – Dec 28 | ARVN 23rd Regiment operation | 1012 | |||
Nov 14 – 17 | 5th Special Forces Group and 3rd Mike Force reconnaissance in force operation | ||||
Nov 21 – 29 | 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment security operation | ||||
Nov 24 – 27 | 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation | ||||
Nov 24 – 28 | 199th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 18th Division clear and search operation | ||||
Nov 24 – Jan 30 1970 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment highway security operation | ||||
Nov 28 – Dec 28 | 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) ambush and reconnaissance operation | ||||
Dec 2 – Jan 5 1970 | 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment highway security operation | ||||
Dec 5 – 26 | 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation | ||||
Dec 7 – Mar 31 1970 | 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation on edge of populated lowlands | 670 | |||
Dec 10 – Jan 10 1970 | Operation Atherton[26] | 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to drive the elements of VC 274th Regiment into the border area, by reconnaissance in force, to ambush locations in the east | along the Long Khánh Province/Phước Tuy Province borders | ||
Dec 14 – 24 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operations | ||||
Dec 22 – 24 | A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation | ||||
Dec 27 – Feb 16 1970 | 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search | Duc Trung, Bình Ba and Duc My villages | |||
. Thomas J. Cutler. Brown Water, Black Berets: Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam. U.S. Naval Institute. 2000. 978-1-55750-196-7. 313.