Campaign Series: Vietnam is a new turn-based, tactical/operational war game that focuses on the Indochina War, Vietnam Civil War and the first years of US involvement in Vietnam with over 100 historical scenarios.
In a speech titled "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence", his strongest antiwar declaration up to that time, Martin Luther King Jr. denounced U.S. involvement in Vietnam in a gathering at the Riverside Church in New York City.
21 Mar.-5 May
Operation BENNING/TRAIL BOSS, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Binh Dinh Province.
25 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation LINCOLN begins. The 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and the 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division will conduct a spoiling operation in Pleiku Province along the Cambodian border between Duc Co and the Chu Pong Massif and between the Chu Pong Massif and the Pleiku/Darlac border to prevent enemy attacks on allied installations in the Province.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
26 Mar.-6 Apr.
Operation JACKSTAY begins. The SLF with 1/5 Marines as BLT will join USN TF 116 and the 4th and 5th VNMC Battalions to mount a search and destroy operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone, performing an amphibious assault on Can Gio and then clearing the Long Tau Shipping Channel.
26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.
27 Mar.-5 May
Operation HAMILTON II/BUCHANAN II, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation along Highway 19.
28 Mar.-5 Apr.
Operation CIRCLE PINES kicks off. The 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and the 7th ARVN Regiment will conduct a search & destroy operation to clear the Filhol Plantation. The target is the VC Regiment 165A.
30 Mar.-15 Apr.
The 2d and 3d Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division with 1RAR opconed are alerted to conduct Operation ABILENE/7-66. The area of operation is the May Tao Secret Zone east of the Courtenay Plantation in Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, home of the 5th VC Division.
1-7 Apr.
Operation YORK, 1/28 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ
1-11 Apr.
Operation ORANGE, 1/3 Marines search and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
The U.S. National Security Council met again to consider U.S. intervention at Điện Biên Phủ. The Army, including Army Chief of Staff General Matthew Ridgway, was negative, stating that U.S. intervention would require 7 army divisions and heavy air support.
21 Mar.-5 May
Operation BENNING/TRAIL BOSS, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Binh Dinh Province.
25 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation LINCOLN begins. The 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and the 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division will conduct a spoiling operation in Pleiku Province along the Cambodian border between Duc Co and the Chu Pong Massif and between the Chu Pong Massif and the Pleiku/Darlac border to prevent enemy attacks on allied installations in the Province.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
26 Mar.-6 Apr.
Operation JACKSTAY begins. The SLF with 1/5 Marines as BLT will join USN TF 116 and the 4th and 5th VNMC Battalions to mount a search and destroy operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone, performing an amphibious assault on Can Gio and then clearing the Long Tau Shipping Channel.
26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.
27 Mar.-5 May
Operation HAMILTON II/BUCHANAN II, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation along Highway 19.
28 Mar.-5 Apr.
Operation CIRCLE PINES kicks off. The 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and the 7th ARVN Regiment will conduct a search & destroy operation to clear the Filhol Plantation. The target is the VC Regiment 165A.
30 Mar.-15 Apr.
The 2d and 3d Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division with 1RAR opconed are alerted to conduct Operation ABILENE/7-66. The area of operation is the May Tao Secret Zone east of the Courtenay Plantation in Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, home of the 5th VC Division.
1-7 Apr.
Operation YORK, 1/28 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ
1-11 Apr.
Operation ORANGE, 1/3 Marines search and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
Operation Kahuku was a U.S. 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment and ARVN 49th Regiment search and destroy operation west of Cu Chi. The three-day operation resulted in 26 killed.
21 Mar.-5 May
Operation BENNING/TRAIL BOSS, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Binh Dinh Province.
25 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation LINCOLN begins. The 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and the 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division will conduct a spoiling operation in Pleiku Province along the Cambodian border between Duc Co and the Chu Pong Massif and between the Chu Pong Massif and the Pleiku/Darlac border to prevent enemy attacks on allied installations in the Province.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
26 Mar.-6 Apr.
Operation JACKSTAY begins. The SLF with 1/5 Marines as BLT will join USN TF 116 and the 4th and 5th VNMC Battalions to mount a search and destroy operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone, performing an amphibious assault on Can Gio and then clearing the Long Tau Shipping Channel.
26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.
27 Mar.-5 May
Operation HAMILTON II/BUCHANAN II, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation along Highway 19.
30 Mar.-15 Apr.
The 2d and 3d Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division with 1RAR opconed are alerted to conduct Operation ABILENE/7-66. The area of operation is the May Tao Secret Zone east of the Courtenay Plantation in Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, home of the 5th VC Division.
1-7 Apr.
Operation YORK, 1/28 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ
1-11 Apr.
Operation ORANGE, 1/3 Marines search and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
New Operations today in 1966:
6-8 Apr.
Operation KAHUKU, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 49th ARVN Regiment search and destroy West of Cu Chi.
Two days in, Operation Francis Marion was conducted by the 4th Infantry Division, 173rd Airborne Brigade, ARVN 23rd Division and the 42nd Regiment, 22nd Division in Pleiku, Darlac and the Kon Tum Provinces. The six-month operation resulted in 1,530 PAVN, 300 U.S., and 100 ARVN killed.
21 Mar.-5 May
Operation BENNING/TRAIL BOSS, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Binh Dinh Province.
25 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation LINCOLN begins. The 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and the 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division will conduct a spoiling operation in Pleiku Province along the Cambodian border between Duc Co and the Chu Pong Massif and between the Chu Pong Massif and the Pleiku/Darlac border to prevent enemy attacks on allied installations in the Province.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
26 Mar.-6 Apr.
Operation JACKSTAY begins. The SLF with 1/5 Marines as BLT will join USN TF 116 and the 4th and 5th VNMC Battalions to mount a search and destroy operation in the Rung Sat Special Zone, performing an amphibious assault on Can Gio and then clearing the Long Tau Shipping Channel.
26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.
27 Mar.-5 May
Operation HAMILTON II/BUCHANAN II, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation along Highway 19.
30 Mar.-15 Apr.
The 2d and 3d Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division with 1RAR opconed are alerted to conduct Operation ABILENE/7-66. The area of operation is the May Tao Secret Zone east of the Courtenay Plantation in Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, home of the 5th VC Division.
1-7 Apr.
Operation YORK, 1/28 (1st Infantry) search and destroy in III CTZ
1-11 Apr.
Operation ORANGE, 1/3 Marines search and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
6-8 Apr.
Operation KAHUKU, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 49th ARVN Regiment search and destroy West of Cu Chi.
Operation Lejeune was an operation conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province, lasting from 7 to 22 April 1967. The VC generally avoided the US forces with only one major engagement on 16 April.
21 Mar.-5 May
Operation BENNING/TRAIL BOSS, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Binh Dinh Province.
25 Mar.-8 Apr.
Operation LINCOLN begins. The 1st and 3d Brigades, 1st Cavalry Division and the 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division will conduct a spoiling operation in Pleiku Province along the Cambodian border between Duc Co and the Chu Pong Massif and between the Chu Pong Massif and the Pleiku/Darlac border to prevent enemy attacks on allied installations in the Province.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.
27 Mar.-5 May
Operation HAMILTON II/BUCHANAN II, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation along Highway 19.
30 Mar.-15 Apr.
The 2d and 3d Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division with 1RAR opconed are alerted to conduct Operation ABILENE/7-66. The area of operation is the May Tao Secret Zone east of the Courtenay Plantation in Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, home of the 5th VC Division.
1-11 Apr.
Operation ORANGE, 1/3 Marines search and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
6-8 Apr.
Operation KAHUKU, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, 49th ARVN Regiment search and destroy West of Cu Chi.
New Operations today in 1966:
8-10 Apr.
Operation IOWA, 3/1, 2/4 Marines search and destroy in Quang Tin Province.
A platoon of U.S. Marines blocked the passage of a convoy of pro-Buddhist ARVN soldiers en route to take over Da Nang Air Base. The armed confrontation was resolved after negotiations between the two sides. Over the next few days the tense situation in Da Nang and Huế quieted down, although control of the two cities was still contested between the government and the Buddhists.
The Buddhist uprising causes debate within the Johnson Administration with George Ball recommending a halt to further troop deployments and a scaling back of operations and bombing of the North, while other advisers recommend continuing the current incremental approach.
21 Mar.-5 May
Operation BENNING/TRAIL BOSS, 1st Cavalry Division security operation in Binh Dinh Province.
26 Mar.-23 Sep.
Operation SU BOK, battalion-size operation by elements of the ROK Marine Brigade and Capital Division in Binh Dinh Province.
26 Mar.-21 Jul.
Operation FILLMORE starts. The 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 2d ROK Marine Brigade and the 47th ARVN Regiment will continue search and destroy and rice harvest security operations in Phu Yen Province in an area centered 10km west-southwest of Tuy Hoa.
27 Mar.-5 May
Operation HAMILTON II/BUCHANAN II, 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division security operation along Highway 19.
30 Mar.-15 Apr.
The 2d and 3d Brigade of the 1st Infantry Division with 1RAR opconed are alerted to conduct Operation ABILENE/7-66. The area of operation is the May Tao Secret Zone east of the Courtenay Plantation in Phuoc Tuy and Long Khanh Provinces, home of the 5th VC Division.
1-11 Apr.
Operation ORANGE, 1/3 Marines search and destroy in Quang Nam Province.
8-10 Apr.
Operation IOWA, 3/1, 2/4 Marines search and destroy in Quang Tin Province.
On 10 April 1965 Task Force Alpha of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines was landed by helicopter from Danang Air Base to secure Phu Bai airfield and the surrounding area. On 13 April a detachment of ten UH-34D helicopters from HMM-162 was established at Phu Bai. On 14 April Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines replaced Task Force Alpha at Phu Bai.
