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Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 27
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Operation Harvest Moon was a combined U.S. Marine Corps - ARVN operation conducted in the Song Ly Ly valley of Quang Tin Province on 8-18 December 1965. In the first two days of the operation, two crack Vietnamese battalions, the 11th Rangers and the 1st Bn, 5th Regiment, were battered by the Viet Cong into ineffectiveness. The 5th Regiment headquarters was overrun. The USMC plan for ground and air support for the ARVN units in the initial phase of the operation broke down completely. Amid some bitterness, the commander, I Corps, withdrew from the combined operation and operated independently after the first two days. During the early hours of the operation, the Marine ground - air control unit became missing in action resulting in a breakdown of the planned system for air support. U.S. Air Force forward air controllers, who were denied access to planning for the operation, saved the day when they took over control of air strikes and led retreating ARVN units to safety on the 8th and 9th of December. There were two distinct Direct Air Support Centers working during the operation with a dangerous lack of coordination and control of air strikes in the early phase. While there was a favorable kill ratio, the operation left much to be desired, particularly in its planning stages and its opening days. Air Force forward air controllers, who knew the operational area intimately, were not called upon to support ARVN or Marine units until an emergency developed. The Air Liaison Officer with the 2d ARVN Division, the element involved in the operation, sought access to planning sessions without success. This study covers the initial phases of Operation Harvest Moon and particularly the first two days which were critical. It seeks not only to portray the substantial USAF role but to study an operation which had two distinct systems for air control in operation.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 27
Book Description
Operation Harvest Moon was a combined U.S. Marine Corps - ARVN operation conducted in the Song Ly Ly valley of Quang Tin Province on 8-18 December 1965. In the first two days of the operation, two crack Vietnamese battalions, the 11th Rangers and the 1st Bn, 5th Regiment, were battered by the Viet Cong into ineffectiveness. The 5th Regiment headquarters was overrun. The USMC plan for ground and air support for the ARVN units in the initial phase of the operation broke down completely. Amid some bitterness, the commander, I Corps, withdrew from the combined operation and operated independently after the first two days. During the early hours of the operation, the Marine ground - air control unit became missing in action resulting in a breakdown of the planned system for air support. U.S. Air Force forward air controllers, who were denied access to planning for the operation, saved the day when they took over control of air strikes and led retreating ARVN units to safety on the 8th and 9th of December. There were two distinct Direct Air Support Centers working during the operation with a dangerous lack of coordination and control of air strikes in the early phase. While there was a favorable kill ratio, the operation left much to be desired, particularly in its planning stages and its opening days. Air Force forward air controllers, who knew the operational area intimately, were not called upon to support ARVN or Marine units until an emergency developed. The Air Liaison Officer with the 2d ARVN Division, the element involved in the operation, sought access to planning sessions without success. This study covers the initial phases of Operation Harvest Moon and particularly the first two days which were critical. It seeks not only to portray the substantial USAF role but to study an operation which had two distinct systems for air control in operation.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 72
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Project CHECO was established in 1962 to document and analyze air operations in Southeast Asia. Over the years the meaning of the acronym changed several times to reflect the escalation of operations: Current Historical Evaluation of Counterinsurgency Operations, Contemporary Historical Evaluation of Combat Operations and Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations. Project CHECO and other U.S. Air Force Historical study programs provided the Air Force with timely and lasting corporate insights into operational, conceptual and doctrinal lessons from the war in SEA.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 64
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Project CHECO was established in 1962 to document and analyze air operations in Southeast Asia. Over the years the meaning of the acronym changed several times to reflect the escalation of operations: Current Historical Evaluation of Counterinsurgency Operations, Contemporary Historical Evaluation of Combat Operations and Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations. Project CHECO and other U. S. Air Force Historical study programs provided the Air Force with timely and lasting corporate insights into operational, conceptual and doctrinal lessons from the war in SEA.
Author: Marine Corps University History Division Publisher: ISBN: 9781974220496 Category : Languages : en Pages : 58
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The U.S. Marine Corps' war in Vietnam was a mixtureof large-scale conventional battles against mainViet Cong and North Vietnamese Army (NVA)units and smaller pacification operations designed to securethe South Vietnamese population from Communist insurgents.During the latter half of 1965, Marine forces foughtrepeated engagements against large Viet Cong units, mostnotably the 1st Viet Cong Regiment. The first battle, a fight inAugust to secure the area around Chu Lai called OperationStarlite, inflicted significant casualties upon this force. However,within just a few months, the Communist unit reconstituteditself, forcing the Marines to launch another operationto destroy the formation in December. The Marines codenamedthis action Operation Harvest Moon.Operation Harvest Moon has largely been overlooked inhistories of the Vietnam War. While Operation Starlite wasconsidered a major success and a clear demonstration of thesuperiority of America's conventional military forces comparedto the Viet Cong, Harvest Moon was less decisive.The following year, the Marine Corps' attention also beganto shift north toward the demilitarized zone (DMZ) as moreregular North Vietnamese combat forces put pressure on theMarines' area of operations. Consequently, the battle wasovershadowed by larger engagements.Nevertheless, the operation was important for a numberof reasons. Harvest Moon was the Marines' last large-scale,conventional operation of 1965 in Vietnam. Fought in thevalleys and hills between the city of Tam Ky and the inlandoutpost of Hiep Duc, it was the largest combined operationbetween Marine units and the South Vietnamese militaryto that date. Perhaps most importantly, the battle demonstratedmany of the frustrations and problems faced by allthe American forces in South Vietnam as they tried to defeatthe Viet Cong-led insurgency. The disparity in the fightingabilities between the Marines and South Vietnamese Armyunits hindered combat effectiveness. The lack of coordinationbetween the two forces, and between the Marine Corpsand U.S. Air Force, also led to heavy losses on the allied side.Enjoying logistical support from North Vietnam, the 1st VietCong Regiment was able to defeat South Vietnamese forceswhile largely evading American units.
Author: Ian Horwood Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 1437923828 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 210
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Explores the rivalry between the armed services of the U.S. relating to the employment of tactical airpower during the Vietnam War. Not being an American, Horwood is able to put a fresh perspective on this complex issue. This study focuses on tactical airpower in S. Vietnam between 1961 and 1968. Horwood avoids a lengthy discussion of the air war over N. Vietnam, focusing instead on the combat operations in the South. He examines a number of issues which are relevant to the use of airpower in irregular warfare: command and control of airpower, the use of airpower at the tactical and the operational-strategic level of war, the role of helicopters, and different service understandings of the proper role of airpower in a counterinsurgency.
Author: John Schlight Publisher: Department of the Air Force ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 430
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United States Air Force in Southeast Asia. Documents the Air Force's support of the ground war in South Vietnam from 1965 to early 1968. Includes sections on the air campaign conducted during the Communists' siege of the Marine camp of Khe Sanh. Also contains several appendices, a glossary, and bibliographical notes.
Author: Brian D. Laslie Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 1442274352 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 273
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The first comprehensive treatment of the air wars in Vietnam. Filling a substantial void in our understanding of the history of airpower in Vietnam, this book provides the first comprehensive treatment of the air wars in Vietnam. Brian Laslie traces the complete history of these air wars from the beginning of American involvement until final withdrawal. Detailing the competing roles and actions of the air elements of the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force, the author considers the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war. He also looks at the air war from the perspective of the North Vietnamese Air Force. Most important for understanding the US defeat, Laslie illustrates the perils of a nation building a one-dimensional fighting force capable of supporting only one type of war. ,
Author: Moyers S. Shore Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 157
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The Battle for Khe Sanh is a book by Moyers S. Shore. During the Vietnam War a battle was conducted in the Khe Sanh area of northwestern Vietnam, and this work presents equipment and tactics of US forces and how they fought VC forces.
Author: Ian Horwood Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 210
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This study focuses on tactical airpower in south Vietnam between 1961-1968. Some of the issues examined are command and control of airpower, the use of airpower at the tactical and the operational-strategic level of war, the role of helicopters, and different service understandings of the proper role of airpower in a counterinsurgency.
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Author: Ian Horwood
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Author: Ian Horwood