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Code words – a single classified word (e.g. BYEMAN) which identifies a specific special access program or portion. A list of several such code words can be seen at Byeman Control System. Exercise terms – a combination of two words, normally unclassified, used exclusively to designate an exercise or test [1]
Date duration Operation name Unit(s) – description Location VC–PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs 1965–72: Operation Footboy [1]: MACVSOG covert operations in North Vietnam and North Vietnamese waters for the purpose of collecting intelligence, conducting psychological warfare operations, and other activities to create dissension among the populace, and for diversion of North Vietnamese resources
The heavily armored, 90 mm gun M48A3 'Patton' tank saw extensive action during the Vietnam War and over 600 were deployed with U.S. forces. They played an important role in infantry support though there were a few tank versus tank battles. The M67A1 flamethrower tank (nicknamed the Zippo) was an M48 variant used in Vietnam. The use of this ...
Member of a Viet Cong Main Force Unit. They shared common arms, procedures, tactics, organization and personnel with the PAVN. VC and PAVN battle tactics comprised a flexible mix of guerrilla and conventional warfare battle tactics used by Viet Cong (VC) and the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) to defeat their U.S. and South Vietnamese (GVN/ARVN) opponents during the Vietnam War.
John M. Carland (2000), Combat Operations, 430 pages. Marvin E. Gettleman (1995), Vietnam and America, 560 pages. William Rosenau (2001), Special operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets, 60 pages. Lyndon Baines Johnson (1971), The vantage point, 636 pages. Mike McKinney (2003), Chariots of the Damned, 256 pages.
Rolling Thunder (1967–68) — Bombing of North Vietnam. Sealords (1968) — Mekong Delta and inland waterways campaign by the U.S. Navy in Vietnam. Starlite (1965) — United States Marine Corps actions near Chu Lai. Sunrise (1962) — Relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around Saigon to "strategic hamlets."
Using the codes eases coordination and improves understanding during multiservice operations. The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel ...
V. Vietnam War patrol vessels of the United States (1 C, 48 P) Categories: Vietnam War naval ships by country. Vietnam War ships of the United States. Naval ships of the United States. Military units and formations of the United States in the Vietnam War. Ships of the United States by conflict. United States Navy in the Vietnam War.