List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1969)

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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)
Jan 1 – Mar 31 [1] 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation
Jan 1 – Aug 31 [1] 9th Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Regiment operation Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces 1,860
Jan 1 – Dec 31 [1] ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division and 21st Division clear and search operations IV Corps 37,874
Jan 2 [2] Fourth and last interdiction barrier in the Mekong Delta established with naval patrols operating on the LaGrange-Ong Long Canal from, Tuyen Nhon on the Vam Co Tay River to Mekong Delta
Jan 2 – 4 [1][3] 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 1st Australian Civil Affairs Unit cordon and search operation Phước Tuy Province
Jan 3 – 7 [4] Mobile Riverine Force 9th Infantry cordon and search operation , Mỹ Tho River, south of Dong Tam Base Camp
Jan 5 – 17 [1] 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operations along the Saigon River
Jan 10 – 18 [1] 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment cordon and search operation Bình Dương Province
Jan 13 – Feb 9 Operation Bold Mariner[5]: 300  (part of Operation Game Warden) HMM-362, SLF-A, ARVN 2nd Division, , HMM-164 cordon, search, and sweep operation was the largest amphibious assault of the war Batangan Peninsula, Quảng Ngãi Province 239 5
Jan 15 – 20 [1][5]: 101  198th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Battalion, and ARVN joint operation to remove Vietnamese refugees from the area before pushing forward to root out VC troops and fortifications Batangan Peninsula, Quảng Tín Province
Jan 20 – 23 [1][3] 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance operation in Phước Tuy Province
Jan 22 – Feb 3 [1] 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and ARVN 2nd Division operation Bình Dương Province
Jan 22 – Mar 18 Operation Dewey Canyon[1][5]: 33–51  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 north of the A Shau Valley in Thừa Thiên Province 1,667 130 USMC
Jan 24 – Feb 28 [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division reconnaissance in force operation Thừa Thiên Province
Jan 27 [1] 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operation
Jan 27 – Feb 7 [1][5]: 91  1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operation Quảng Nam Province
Jan 29 – Feb 9 [1][6] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation north of the A Shau Valley, Quảng Trị Province 1
Jan 31 – Feb 8 [1] 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Jan 31 – Feb 12 [1] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Lâm Đồng Province
Jan 31 – Feb 17 [1] 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, and 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces
Jan 31 – Feb 25 [1] 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Darlac Province
Jan 31 – Mar 3 [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Jan 31 – Mar 16 [1] 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 Kon Tum Province
Feb 1 – May 6 [1] 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Darlac Province
Feb 1 – Nov 17 1970 [1] 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 [1] 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Feb 3 – 20 Operation Hancock Eagle[1][2] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation north of Phan Thiết, Bình Thuận Province 654 282
Feb 3 – Apr 16 [1] 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Feb 4 – 12 [1] 199th Infantry Brigade cordon and search operation Gia Định Province
Feb 4 – Apr 19 [1] 3/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation Biên Hòa Province 600
Feb 7 – Mar 12 [1] 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Feb 10 – 28 [1] 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 [1] 199th Infantry Brigade cordon and search operation Gia Định Province
Feb 14 – Mar 28 [1] 1st Cavalry Division operation Hậu Nghĩa Province
Feb 16 – Oct 31 Operation Toan Thang III[1] 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 [3][7] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operation Biên Hòa Province
Feb 20 – Mar 3 [1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation
Feb 24 – Mar 10 [1] ARVN 2nd Division operation Quảng Ngãi Province 777
Feb 25 – 27 [1] 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Feb 27 – May 8 Operation Purple Martin[1][5]: 57–8  1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines clear and search operation. Originally Quảng Trị Province
Feb 27 – Jun 20 [1] ARVN 1st Ranger Group operation Quảng Nam Province 688
Feb 28 – Apr 2 [1] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Feb 28 – Mar 31 1971 Operation Iron Mountain[1][8] 11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation along the Song Tra Khuc River south and west to Song Re River, Quảng Ngãi Province 4,476 340
Feb 28 – May 8 Operation Massachusetts Striker[1] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation A Shau Valley
Mar 1 - 9 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force west of Nui Dat 11 3
Mar 1 – Apr 14 Operation Wayne Grey[1][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 Kon Tum Province 608
Mar 1 – Aug 14 Operation Kentucky Jumper[1] 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment, 1st Division clear and search operation Thừa Thiên Province 317 61
Mar 4 – 25 [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search Bình Định Province
Mar 6 [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Mar 10 – Apr 8 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force east of Long Binh base 2
Mar 11 [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Mar 12 – 14 [1] 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, 199th Infantry Brigade, ARVN 46th Regiment and 5th Ranger Group clear and search operation Long An Province
Mar 15 – May 2 Operation Maine Crag[1][5]: 63–4  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 west of Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị Province 157 21
Mar 16 – Apr 15 [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search Bình Định Province
Mar 16 – Apr 15 [1] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 4th Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry clear and search operation Phú Yên Province
Mar 16 – Apr 29 [1] 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force Quảng Trị Province
Mar 17 [1] USAF air support for Royal Lao Army counteroffensive Plain of Jars
Mar 17 – 29 Operation Atlas Wedge[10]: 28  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, , and infantry Michelin Rubber Plantation near Dầu Tiếng 421
Mar 18 – May 2 Operation Breakfast[11]: 13  the first phase of secret B-52 bombing of eastern Cambodia; the start of a four-year bombing campaign that drew Cambodia into the Vietnam War eastern Cambodia
Mar 18 – May 28, 1970 Operation Menu[11]: 13  US Strategic Air Command secret bombing of Cambodia Cambodia
Mar 18 – Feb 28 1971 Operation Frederick Hill[1][12]: 290  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 Operation Geneva Park[1] 198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operation Quang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces 2,237 253
Mar 19 – Apr 14 [1] 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Mar 20 – 31 [1] ARVN 4th Regiment operation Quảng Ngãi Province 592
Mar 23 – 28 [1] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Lâm Đồng and
Mar 23 – 31 [1] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Thuận Province
Mar 23 – Apr 3 Operation Montana Mauler[1][12]: 287  3rd Marine Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 2nd Regiment reconnaissance in force operation vicinity of Con Thien, Quảng Trị Province 571 21
Mar 23 – Apr 7 [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division security operation Biên Hòa Province
Mar 25 [1] 1/1 Cavalry clear and search operation Quảng Nam Province
Mar 29 – Jun 23 [13] 1st Cavalry Division operation along the southern frontier of War Zone "C" Tây Ninh Province 1,570 284
Mar 31 – May 29 Operation Oklahoma Hills[1][5]: 109–17  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 Happy Valley, Quảng Nam Province 596 44
Apr – May 70 [2] 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 for commercial and fishing activities
Apr 2 – 10 [3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation borders of Biên Hòa Province, Long Khánh Province and Phước Tuy Province
Apr 3 – 7 [1] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Lâm Đồng Province
Apr 6 – 20 [1][5]: 117–8  1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation Quảng Nam Province 162 16
Apr 7 – 15 [1] 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division clear and search operation Valley, Quảng Trị Province
Apr 10 [1] 1st Infantry Division security operation near Saigon
Apr 11 – 15 [3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation Biên Hòa Province
Apr 12 – 18 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ambush and reconnaissance operations west of Nui Dat 1
Apr 12 – May 2 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation against the VC D445 Battalion south of Xuyên Mộc, Phước Tuy Province 3
Apr 12 – May 14 [14]: 154  1st Cavalry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operations from Dầu Tiếng to on a series of coordinated search operations designed to destroy the PAVN support and supply facilities along Route 13 Tây Ninh Province 358
Apr 13 – 19 [1][3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security for land-clearing operation Phước Tuy Province
Apr 13 – Oct 18 [1] 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 [1] 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Apr 15 – Jan 1 1971 Operation Washington Green[9] 173rd Airborne Brigade pacification operation An Lao Valley, Bình Định Province 1,957 64
Apr 17 – May 1 [1] 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Apr 17 – May 1 [1][3] 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation Phước Tuy Province
Apr 18 – Dec 31 [1] ARVN 22nd Division operation Bình Định Province 507
Apr 18 – Dec 31 [1] ARVN 23rd Regiment operation 746
Apr 21 – 22 [1] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Apr 22 – Jun 20 [9] 2nd ARVN Regiment operation Quảng Trị Province 541
Apr 22 – Sep 22 [9] 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 [15] 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division patrolling and ambushes provided security and denied access to rice producing area to PAVN/VC Base Area 101 and the districts of Quảng Trị Province
Apr 24 – May 15 [1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation , Thừa Thiên and Quảng Nam Provinces
Apr 30 – May 14 [1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Darlac Province
May 1 – 31 [1][3] B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification and reconnaissance operation
May 1 – 16 July Operation Virginia Ridge[1][5]: 66  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 DMZ 560
May 2 – 5 [1] 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
May 2 – 13 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment ambush operations around 10
May 5 – 20 [16] ARVN 2nd Division, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade, U.S. forces operation mounted to seek out and destroy Vietcong rest camps Barrier Island, 24 km south of Da Nang 105 2
May 5 – Jun 21 [1] 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
May 5 – Aug 4 [1] 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
May 8 – Jun 15 [1][3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment pacification operation Phước Tuy Province
May 8 – Jul 17 [1][5]: 159–60  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][5]: 67–8  9th Marines and 101st Airborne Division operation A Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên Province 977 54
May 13 – 22 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance operations to prevent attacks by VC 5th Division on Long Binh base Xuan Loc 1
May 15 – Jun 7 [1] ARVN 42nd Regiment and 22nd Ranger Group operation –Đắk Tô region of II Corps 945
May 15 – Jun 21 [1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Pleiku Province
May 16 – Aug 13 Operation Lamar Plain[1] 23rd Infantry Division, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation southwest of Tam Ky, Quảng Tín Province 524 116
May 18 – Jun 30 [1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
May 22 – Jun 1 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operations around and
May 24 – Jun 24 [1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation
May 29 – Jun 23 [1][5]: 69–71  2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines operation southwest of Ca Lu, Quảng Trị Province
May 26 – Nov 7 Operation Pipestone Canyon[1][5]: 174  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 13 km west of Hội An, 852 71
May 30 – Jul 1 [3] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operations north of Nui Dat 102 3
Jun – Jul [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security operations Đất Đỏ District 7
Jun 6 – 8 Operation Hammer[3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operations against the PAVN 1st Battalion, 33rd Regiment Bình Ba village 107 1
Jun 7 – 8 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operations against the VC Châu Đức District Unit Company village
Jun 8 – Aug 15 Operation Montgomery Rendezvous[18] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division clear and search operation A Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên Province 393 70
Jun 12 – Jul 9 Operation Utah Mesa[5]: 69  1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation vicinity of Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị Province 309
Jun 15 – Sep 25 [1][5]: 77  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 [1] 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Jun 22 – Jan 31 1970 [1] 3/1 Cavalry and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation Binh Long, Gia Định and Tây Ninh Provinces
Jun 23 – Jul 1 [1] 101st Airborne Division clear and search operation Thừa Thiên Province
Jun 26 Operation Sea Float//[19] Joint US/Vietnamese attempt to inject an allied presence into An Xuyen Province, 175 miles southwest of Saigon to penetrate areas traditionally controlled by the VC and to extend allied control over the strategic Nam Can region of the Cà Mau Peninsula An Xuyen Province
Jun 29 – Aug 30 Operation Keystone Eagle[1] 9th Marine Regiment redeployment from South Vietnam to Okinawa n/a n/a
Jun 29 – Jul 17 [1][3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation Long Khánh Province 4
Jun 30 – Jul 3 [1][5]: 193  1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation Quảng Nam Province
Jul – Mar 70 [20] 1st Infantry Division support for Vietnamization program
Jul 3 – Sep 21 [1][5]: 159–64  2nd Battalion 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion 4th Marines clear and search and security operations around Vandegrift Combat Base 23 10
Jul 5 [3] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) and 1st Armoured Regiment road clearing operation along between Ba Ria and Phú Mỹ
Jul 12 [5]: 159–60  1st Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division search and clear operation between Mai Loc and , Quảng Trị Province
Jul 12 – Aug 15 [1] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Battalion, 502nd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Quảng Nam and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Jul 14 – Aug 15 [1][3] 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 [1] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Jul 15 – 31 [1] 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division operation Pleiku Province
Jul 16 – Sep 25 [1][5]: 159–62  1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operation northeast of Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị Province 40 1
Jul 17 – 31 [1][3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force Phước Tuy Province
Jul 17 – Aug 7 [1][3] B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation
Jul 20 – Aug 13 [1][5]: 194–6  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 Operation Nantucket Beach[1] 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation Batangan Peninsula, Quảng Ngãi Province 630
Jul 21 – 26 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to locate and engage elements of the VC D445 Battalion near Xuyen Moc
Jul 21 – Sep 21 [21] 1st Infantry Division operation Bình Dương Province 365
Jul 21 – Sep 25 Operation Idaho Canyon[5]: 141–9  3rd Marine Regiment operation north-central Quảng Trị Province 565 159
Jul 28 [22] 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation against VC 268th Regiment
Jul 29 [23] 105 US and Vietnamese riverine craft were concentrated to protect against enemy threats to Tây Ninh city north of
Jul 29 – Aug 30 Operation Camden II[3] 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 between (Saigon to Vũng Tàu), (Ba Ria to Xuyen Moc) and Route 1
Aug 1 – 14 [1][3] B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment interdiction of VC movement across Phước Tuy Province
Aug 4 – Oct 16 [1] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Aug 8 – Sep 28 [1] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation Thừa Thiên Province
Aug 14 – Sep 28 [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment search and clear operation A Shau Valley and Đa Krông Valley in Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Aug 14 – Sep 28 [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment clear and search operation A Shau and Đa Krông Vallies, Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Aug 15 – Sep 15 [1][3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force and pacification operation Đất Đỏ and Xuyên Mộc Districts, Phước Tuy Province
Aug 15 – Sep 28 [1] 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division clear and search and rice harvest security operation Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Aug 15 – Sep 28 [1] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation A Shau Valley
Aug 18 – Sep 24 [1] 5th Special Forces Group and 3rd Mike Force reconnaissance in force operation Phước Long Province
Aug 25 – Dec 31 [1] ARVN 4th Regiment operation Quảng Ngãi Province 710
Aug 25 – Dec 31 [1] ARVN 5th Regiment operation Quảng Tín Province 542
Aug 29 – Sep 30 Operation Burnham[1][3] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC), 199th Infantry Brigade and reconnaissance and land-clearing operation Phước Tuy Province
Sep 3 – Oct 4 [1][3] B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation
Sep 7 [1][5]: 91  ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and 1st Battalion, 26th Marines amphibious assault Barrier Island, 55 km south of Da Nang.
Sep 10 – Oct 11 [1] 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Sep 14 – Oct 15 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to locate and engage elements of the VC D445 Battalion near village
Sep 18 – Dec 15 Operation Keystone Cardinal[1] 3rd Marine Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States
Sep 21 – Oct 28 [1] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Sep 27 – Oct 7 [1] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Thuận Province
Sep 28 – Dec 6 [1] 101st Airborne Division clear and search operation Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Sep 29 – Nov 8 [1][5]: 172  3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation to screen the deployment of the 4th Marines Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Sep 29 – Dec 31 [1] ARVN 32nd Regiment operation An Xuyen Province 721
Sep 30 – Oct 31 [3] 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation Biên Hòa Province
Oct 1 – 5 [1] 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Oct 5 – Dec 4 [1] 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operation Thừa Thiên Province
Oct 14 – Nov 24 [1] 4th Infantry Division security operation Bình Định and Pleiku Provinces
Oct 14 – Nov 30 [1][3] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) ambush and reconnaissance operation Phước Tuy Province
Oct 16 – Jan 6 1970 [1] 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry security operation along 52 2
Oct 16 – Jan 30 1970 [1] 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 [1] 1st and 3rd Battalions, 8th Infantry Regiment pacification and security operations Bình Định and Pleiku Provinces
Oct 20 – Nov 19 [1] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Pleiku Province
Oct 20 – Nov 20 [1] 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment operation Pleiku Province
Oct 21 – 24 [1] 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin Mountain) in Tây Ninh Province
Oct 22 [1] US operation Quảng Trị Province
Oct 22 – Jan 18 1970 Operation Fulton Square[5]: 170  ARVN 1st Division, 101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation Quảng Trị Province 339 28
Oct 31 – Dec 12 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation against the VC 274th Regiment along
Nov 1 – Jan 18 1970 [1] 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Định Province
Nov 1 – Apr 10 1970 [24] USAF dry season area interdiction campaign in Laos
Nov 1 – May 1 Operation Toan Thang IV[1][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 III Corps and IV Corps 14,479 685
Nov 11 – Dec 29 [1] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division pacification operation Darlac Province
Nov 11 – Dec 30 [1] 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, and 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Darlac Province
Nov 12 – Dec 28 [1] ARVN 23rd Regiment operation 1012
Nov 14 – 17 [1] 5th Special Forces Group and 3rd Mike Force reconnaissance in force operation Island southeast of Nha Trang
Nov 21 – 29 [1] 2nd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment security operation Biên Hòa Province
Nov 24 – 27 [1] 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation III Corps
Nov 24 – 28 [1] 199th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 18th Division clear and search operation Long Khánh Province
Nov 24 – Jan 30 1970 [1] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment highway security operation Pleiku Province
Nov 28 – Dec 28 [1][3] 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) ambush and reconnaissance operation Phước Tuy Province
Dec 2 – Jan 5 1970 [1] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment highway security operation Bình Định Province
Dec 5 – 26 [1] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation Bình Long Province
Dec 7 – Mar 31 1970 Operation Randolph Glen[1] 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operation on edge of populated lowlands eastern Thừa Thiên Province 670
Dec 10 – Jan 10 1970 [3][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 [1][3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operations Phước Tuy Province
Dec 22 – 24 [1][3] A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment pacification operation , Phước Tuy Province
Dec 27 – Feb 16 1970 [3] 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search , Bình Ba and villages

See also[]

  • List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1970)

References[]

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